MV Speech Pathology
MV SP Services
MV Speech Pathology provides paediatric speech pathology services for children aged 2-10 years old. Led by Mia, we focus on supporting children in meeting their individual speech, language and communication needs, helping each child develop their communication skills.
Every child deserves the opportunity to reach their full potential. At MV Speech Pathology, we are committed to helping you unlock your child's full potential and discover the power of communication.
Mobile Service
MV Speech Pathology offers flexible, in-person therapy sessions at a location that suits you—whether at home, school, preschool, or childcare. We aim to make therapy as convenient and comfortable as possible for your child and family.
FAMILY-CENTRED APPROACH
MV Speech Pathology build strong relationships with both children and their families. We always keep your child's perspectives in focus and take the time to understand what matters most to you to ensure therapy aligns with your wishes.
By recognising your values and expectations, we ensure that therapy is important and meaningful to you.
We work closely with GPs, paediatricians, teachers, and other professionals involved in your child's care to create a holistic approach that supports your child’s development, and achieve the best possible outcomes.
location
MV Speech Pathology services the metropolitan Sydney and Inner West area.
MV Speech Pathology also offers speech pathology support to children in the Greater Western Sydney region as well as in Adelaide, SA.
personaliseD, POSITIVE & ENGAGING INTERVENTION
We ensure therapy is child-led, engaging, and tailored to your child's unique interests and communication needs. By creating a fun, positive and motivating environment for your child, we enable them to reach their individual goals.
Telehealth
When in-person therapy sessions are not feasible, MV Speech Pathology offer online therapy sessions, ensuring that your child receives the support they need in a way that works for your family.
evidence-baseD Practice
MV Speech Pathology provides quality and comprehensive speech and language assessment and intervention using evidence-based speech pathology practices. This allows us to see progress, improve children's communication skills, and achieve the most effective outcomes.
We stay up-to-date with the latest research through regular professional development, ensuring that your child’s intervention remains effective, current, and focused on achieving their goals.
ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION
MV Speech Pathology provides speech pathology assessment to investigate communication concerns and establish your child's communication skills, including areas of strengths and areas for improvement. This allows us to offer the right supports to address any existing communication difficulties, delays, or disorders.
Following the assessment, we will discuss the findings with you and outline the next steps as well provide tailored recommendations, and offer an intervention plan to help meet your child's communication needs and goals based on the assessment findings.
At MV Speech Pathology, we focus on conducting thorough oral language and speech assessment to help children in developing these essential skills, including:
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Oral Language: This refers to a person's listening, understanding, and talking skills. Oral language includes both receptive language (understanding spoken words, sentences, stories, questions, instructions) and expressive language (using using a wide range of different words (vocabulary), using sentences that are grammatically and structurally correct (grammar), telling stories, and responding to questions.
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Speech: This refers to a person's pronunciation and clarity. Speech involves the ability to correctly produce speech sounds in words, so that people can clearly understand what is being said.
Strong oral language and speech skills in the early years of a child's life are part of the foundational skills in order to successfully learn to read and write. Difficulties in these areas can affect literacy, learning, social interactions, behaviour, and overall well-being, impacting engagement and participation at school, home, and within the community as well as activities of daily living and mental health.
If you have concerns about your child’s speech or language development, or seeking support to speech pathology services, please don’t hesitate to contact us so we can help you.
About MV
Mia Villani is an enthusiastic and deeply committed speech pathologist with a strong passion in helping meet children's speech, language and communication needs, as well as their personalised goals to enhance their everyday life.
Mia began her career providing speech pathology services across rural and remote South Australia, as well as metropolitan Adelaide, where she worked in the educational setting. She has coached families, educators, and support workers in delivering evidence-based speech and language intervention programs. Mia has taken on many capacity-building projects in schools and preschools. Mia's collaborative work with schools and preschools has strengthened inclusion for students with oral language difficulties, supporting students language learning and literacy skills. This has enhanced students engagement and participation in the classroom and access to the school curriculum. She has delivered multiple workshops and professional development training sessions for caregivers, educators and stakeholders in education and not-for-profit sectors too.
Mia also brings valuable knowledge and experience from her role in private practice, where she delivers tailored paediatric speech pathology services to children located in both Adelaide and Sydney. She is well-practiced in providing differential diagnoses and treatment of a wide range of childhood communication difficulties, disorders and delays. Mia has supported many children with speech and language delays, disorders, complex communication needs and those presenting with developmental differences, including, global developmental delays, intellectual impairments, specific learning disorders, Autism, ADHD, as well as trauma backgrounds. She has also worked with many children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal children and their families and those learning English as an additional language. Her experience with these populations enables her to provide culturally sensitive and individualised therapy to meet the specific needs of each child. Mia is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every child, regardless of background or complexity, has the opportunity to thrive.
Mia's approach is holistic and comprehensive, viewing each child as a whole to support their developmental needs and overall well-being. Mia’s involvement in multi-disciplinary teams has been extensive, working alongside, special educators, psychologists, behaviour support coaches, social workers, Aboriginal educators, hearing educators and occupational therapists to provide well-rounded care and address different areas of need. Mia's collaboration with external service providers has facilitated the evaluation of children’s needs and enabled the implementation of necessary supports. Mia is a strong advocate for working collaboratively with her client's family and alongside other health professionals as a team.
Mia is committed to staying updated with the latest research in her areas of practice. She has received professional training from highly respected professors in the paediatric speech pathology field of phonological speech sound disorders and oral language and oral narrative assessment and development. Mia is trained in Key Word Sign and in sensory integration strategies and fostering open dialogue around sensitive topics.
Mia is an experienced clinician in providing assessment and treatment of complex childhood speech sound disorders. She is most passionate about delivering direct speech intervention to children aged 3 to 7 years. This includes, helping children speak correctly and with clarity so that others can clearly understand them.
Clinical Areas of Special Interest
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Speech Sound Disorder and Speech Sound Delay (such as, phonological speech disorder or delay, inconsistent speech disorder, childhood apraxia of speech, motor speech disorder or delay)
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Early Language Intervention (such as, late talkers)
Clinical Areas of Experience
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Speech Sound Disorder and Delay (as above)
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Early Language Intervention (such as, late talkers)
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Developmental Language Disorder
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English as an Additional Language / Dialect (EALD)
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Language and Literacy Learning Difficulties
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Complex Communication Needs
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Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Certified Practising Speech Pathologist
Bachelor of Speech Pathology
(Flinders University, 2018)
Member of Speech Pathology Australia
Fees and Funding
MV Speech Pathology accepts full fee payment as well as the following funding and rebate options:
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a referral to see a speech pathologist?
No, a referral is not required, but if you plan to claim a Medicare rebate, you will need a referral from your doctor. For more information on Medicare rebates, refer to the Funding and Fees section for more information.
Is my child too young to see a speech pathologist?
No, it's never too early! Early intervention is crucial for communication development in the first five years of a child's life.
A speech pathology assessment can identify difficulties early on, and provide essential support to help your child reach their full potential.
SHOULD I 'wait and see' if MY Child CATCHES UP TALKING?
Do not wait. If you or others involved in your child's care have concerns about your child’s communication skills, or if your child has not reached typical communication milestones for their age, seek support early, as this could indicate possible underlying issues and the need for early intervention. Click Communication Milestone Poster to view the 0-5 communication milestones. A speech pathology assessment will determine if your child will benefit from early intervention, and provide you with the right support for your child.
WHAT OTHER TYPES OF SERVICES DO YOU PROVIDE?
We offer a growing range of speech pathology support, including consultations, professional training, workshops, and sessions for families, staff, preschools, schools, and organisations. We work with you to meet your specific needs.
HOW MUCH DO SESSIONS COST?
Please contact us for our current fee schedule.
WHAT Is the difference between a speech pathologist, SPEECH-Language Pathologist and speech therapist?
There is no difference! The titles are used interchangeably. However, in Australia, 'speech pathologist' is most commonly used.
WHAT DOES A speech pathologist DO?
Speech pathologists study, assess, diagnose and treat people who have difficulty with speaking, listening, understanding language, reading, writing, social skills, stuttering, using their voice, and swallowing. These communication difficulties are often because of developmental delays, stroke, brain injuries, learning disability, intellectual disability, dementia, hearing loss and other problems that can impact speech and language. Speech pathologists help people of all ages, from birth to the elderly and in a variety of settings. At MV Speech Pathology, we assess and treat children aged 2 to 10 years old with their listening, understanding, speaking and production of speech sounds.
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