Our Team

Sarah is the founder of Connect Allied Health and has around 15 years’ experience as a speech pathologist, working with both paediatric and adult clients across a range of settings including homes, schools, hospitals, early learning centres, residential aged care facilities, clinic, and rural/remote locations.

Sarah has extensive experience in dysphagia management (swallowing impairment), rehabilitation relating to speech, language and swallow function, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) following a range of medical conditions including cerebrovascular accident (stroke), traumatic brain injury, cognitive impairment, neurological conditions, and more. 

Sarah is also experienced and passionate about working with children, supporting the development of speech and language, social communication, feeding skills, and more, to help children reach their full potential. 

Sarah completes dual Autism diagnostic assessments for both paediatric and adult clients alongside psychologists and is an experienced positive behaviour practitioner. Sarah has also completed the Graduate Certificate in Positive Behaviour Support at Flinders University and supports children and adults who display behaviours of concern to improve quality of life.   

Sarah believes in a holistic and client-centred approach, where interventions are tailored to suit individual needs. Sarah enjoys supporting new graduate and early career speech pathologists, positive behaviour support practitioners, and allied health clinicians to further develop their clinical skills and seeing them achieve their professional goals. 

Sarah is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist, and current member of both Speech Pathology Australia and Behaviour Support Practitioners Australia.