Meet the Team
Meet our small, energetic team, where every client gets personalised attention and care. With a passionate Speech Pathologist and a motivated Allied Health Assistant training in speech pathology, we make therapy engaging, effective, and fun — no large caseloads, just focused support that helps your child thrive.
Leah McManus
Speech Pathologist
Leah is a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist, accredited by Speech Pathology Australia. She assesses and treats speech, language, literacy and fluency difficulties for toddlers through to teenagers. Leah has 15 years of healthcare experience and has worked as a university lecturer and clinical educator, where she helped budding speech pathologists blossom into professional clinicians.
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Leah has managed improvement, research and strategy functions in public health departments across NSW and the ACT. She is committed to delivering evidence-based and innovative clinical services.
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​Leah has a young family and understands the juggle of managing multiple schedules and financial commitments. She finds joy in making therapy stress free, affordable and accessible to all.
Holly Rydquist
Allied Health Assistant
Holly is a speech pathologist in training, and is completing a Bachelor of Speech Pathology at Western Sydney University. She also works as an Assistant in Nursing and brings valuable experience from public healthcare settings.
Holly supports clients through individual 1:1 sessions in schools, early learning centres and in the home. She is known for her patient, kind and supportive approach, and enjoys building strong, trusting relationships with children and families to help clients achieve their communication goals.
