Online Therapy Areas

What Dr Lauren Works On Online

Speech, language, stuttering, reading and social communication can all be worked on by video. Start with your child's age or with what you notice at home, and each page explains how that work is done online with Dr Lauren Crumlish (PhD), Certified Practising Speech Pathologist.

Children and teenagers up to 18, anywhere in Australia
The same clinician every session, by video
Every family starts with an online assessment

Apply Now Start with your child's age

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By Age

Start With Your Child's Age

How a session runs changes most with age: who sits at the screen, and what the parent does.

By What You Notice

Or Start With What You Notice

You do not need a name for it. Pick the line closest to what you hear at home.

Not sure which area fits? Start with an online assessment. Some needs are better met in person, and is online speech therapy right for my child? lists them. More on fees and on Dr Lauren, and the questions parents ask before choosing online therapy are answered in the guides for parents.

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School-Age Children

Online Speech Therapy for School-Age Children

School-age children are who most of this site is written for. From the first years of school to the end of primary, most children can sit at a screen with Dr Lauren and take part directly, with a parent close by for a younger child. Each session is 45 minutes of therapy by video, with Dr Lauren and your child looking at the same pictures or text on screen as they talk, read and practise together.

Dr Lauren works with your child directly, and sets and adjusts the goals herself
Common goals: speech sounds and lisps, language, stuttering, reading and spelling, and conversation
Language, literacy or social communication usually start with the Mid-Length Assessment ($890), or the Long Assessment ($1,290) when both language and literacy need a look
Short practice between sessions, planned to fit a school week
Session times are arranged when a place is offered

Speech Therapy and ADHD: What a Speech Pathologist Does

A speech pathologist does not diagnose or treat ADHD itself. According to the Australian Psychological Society, ADHD is assessed by a team that often includes a paediatrician, a psychologist and a psychiatrist, whose findings are put together to make a diagnosis.

Where a child with ADHD also has difficulty with talking, understanding, conversation or reading, those are the skills a speech pathologist assesses and works on. If that is your concern, the online assessment is the place to start. Whether a child who finds it hard to sit still can manage a video session is answered in will my child sit still for online speech therapy?

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Questions

Questions About What Can Be Worked On Online

Which difficulties can be worked on by video?

Most of what a speech pathologist works on with children: speech sounds, language, stuttering, reading and spelling, and conversation. Each of those is talking, listening, looking and playing, which a video call allows. Some needs are better met in person, and the assessment is where Dr Lauren checks that video suits your child.

What age is online speech therapy for?

Online Speech Therapy works with children and teenagers up to 18. How a session runs changes with age: a toddler plays while the parent is coached, a school-age child works at the screen, with a parent close by for a younger child, and a teenager usually attends on their own.

What if my child has more than one difficulty?

Having more than one difficulty is common, for example language and reading together. The assessment looks at everything you are concerned about, and Dr Lauren sets one plan with the goals in the order that matters most for your child.

How do we start?

Apply through the application form. Our team will review your application. Dr Lauren works with a small number of families and has limited availability, and a place cannot be guaranteed because of the number of enquiries. Every family who is offered a place starts with an online assessment.