Speech Therapy After Stroke – at Home in Melbourne

Coming home after a stroke is a big step, and communication or swallowing changes can make everyday life harder. I provide speech therapy at home, in the community or via telehealth, so you can keep working on the things that matter to you in the places you actually use them.

Communication and swallowing changes after stroke

  • Aphasia: difficulty finding words, understanding conversations, reading or writing

  • Dysarthria: speech that sounds slurred, slow or weak

  • Apraxia of speech: difficulty planning the movements for speech

  • Cognitive-communication changes: attention, memory or organisation affecting conversations

  • Swallowing changes (dysphagia): see swallowing assessment

How therapy at home works

  1. Assessment. I work out your strengths and what's changed.

  2. Goals that matter to you. Making a phone call, ordering at a café, chatting with the grandkids, returning to work.

  3. Evidence-based therapy. Practised in real settings, with activities you can keep doing between sessions.

  4. Support for family. Communication partner strategies so the people closest to you know how to help.

  5. Regular review. Recovery looks different for everyone, and I'll always give you honest advice about what to expect.

You'll see the same clinician every time, which means continuity from your first session onwards.

From hospital to home

My background is in acute and rehabilitation hospitals, working with people after stroke and brain injury. I understand hospital discharge recommendations and can work alongside your GP, community rehab team and other therapists.

Brain injury

I also support adults with communication and swallowing changes after traumatic or acquired brain injury.

Funding

NDIS (more), Support at Home (more), Medicare with a GP Chronic Condition Management Plan, and private.

  • Many people keep working on communication goals long after a stroke. I'll assess where you're at and talk honestly about what's realistic.

  • Yes. Family and carers are often part of sessions, and learning strategies together helps them carry over into everyday life.

  • For many goals, yes. We can also combine home visits and telehealth.

Stroke speech therapy FAQs

Book a free 15-minute phone chat. No referral needed.

· or call 0435 588 508

Discharge planner or referrer? Make a referral.

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