Speech Pathology Townsville

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Personalised, Family-Centred Speech Therapy for Your Child

Our Townsville speech pathologists will work with you to understand your child’s strengths and goals, and create an individualised therapy plan that builds towards achieving those goals. We review your child’s progress with you regularly  and can update and change our goals as often as you need.

We work closely with families, teachers, and other professionals to help your child communicate the best way that they can.

Our sessions are fun and engaging, while following evidence-based approaches and best practise.

Speech Pathology at Coastal Kids Townsville

Our speech pathologists help children become confident and effective communicators, across a variety of age ranges.

We can help your child to

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Increase the amount and ways that your child interacts with others.

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Find different ways to express themselves.

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Communicate effectively with teachers, grandparents and other adults in their life.

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Develop friendships and express their feelings.

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Build the skills they need to be successful learners at school.

Our Support

Supporting children's speech, language, and communication needs

We support children who have difficulties with communication, speech, language, fluency, literacy, and social interaction.
Limited or no speech

Speech sound delays and disorders

Understanding and using language
Stuttering and fluency difficulties
Literacy and early reading skills

Social communication and using AAC (alternative communication tools)

Want to know more?

Want to know more about our Speech Pathology for kids?

Get in touch with our friendly team based in Townsville to talk about how we can support your child. We’re here to help!

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Got Questions About Our Speech therapy services?

Got questions about our speech services? Here are some of the most common questions our new clients have:

Speech pathologists assess and treat communication, language, literacy, voice, fluency, and swallowing difficulties.

If your child has unclear speech, limited vocabulary, trouble understanding directions, or struggles with reading, it’s time for an assessment.

Yes — we visit kindergartens, schools, and childcare centres across Townsville to support children in familiar environments.

Yes — we actively involve parents in therapy to help continue practice at home.

Yes — we run small group programs focusing on social communication, early literacy, and speech sound development.

Many Townsville families access speech therapy through NDIS, private health, or GP care plans (Medicare rebates apply for eligible referrals).

Yes — we provide online speech therapy for families in rural and remote North Queensland.

Therapy duration depends on the child’s goals, age, and participation; your therapist will review progress regularly.

By 5 years, most speech sounds should be easily understood by unfamiliar listeners. Early intervention helps reach this milestone.

A speech delay affects sound production, while a language delay affects understanding and using words and sentences.