Lisa offers comprehensive communication assessments and therapy for adults across Adelaide, the Fleurieu Peninsula and online. With over 23 years’ experience, she creates personalised plans that target your specific needs—whether you’re recovering from injury, managing a chronic condition or simply want to speak more clearly and confidently.
Voice Disorders
Evidence-Based Techniques
Voice disorders can affect pitch, volume, tone and endurance. Lisa uses evidence-based techniques—such as resonant voice therapy, vocal function exercises and vocal hygiene education—to restore healthy vocal habits. Each session includes practical strategies to reduce strain and maintain gains between appointments.
Aphasia
Expressing Thoughts
Aphasia interferes with word retrieval and sentence formation, making everyday conversation challenging. Lisa’s aphasia therapy blends melodic intonation therapy, script training and semantic feature analysis to rebuild language pathways. Her goal-focused approach helps you express thoughts more fluently and participate fully in social interactions.
Dysarthria
(Slurred Speech)
Strengthening Muscles
Slurred or unclear speech often stems from weakened or uncoordinated muscles after neurological events. Through targeted articulation drills, breath-support exercises and pacing techniques, Lisa strengthens the muscle groups essential for clear speech. Home practice tasks reinforce progress and boost confidence in daily conversations.
Brain Injury
Communication Intervention
Stroke, head trauma and other brain injuries can impair attention, memory and communication. Lisa integrates cognitive-communication interventions—memory aids, attention-building tasks and structured conversation strategies—to address these deficits. Her holistic approach supports you in regaining functional communication skills for work, socialising and self-advocacy.
Dementia
Declining Social Engagement
As dementia progresses, language and social engagement can decline. Lisa provides tailored communication supports—visual cueing, simplified language techniques and routine-based activities—to preserve interaction and connection. She also equips families and carers with strategies that foster respectful, meaningful exchanges.
Parkinson's Disease
Proven Exercises to Amplify
Hypophonia (soft voice), monotony and reduced vocal control often accompany Parkinson’s disease. Lisa adopts proven methods from SPEAK OUT® alongside breath-control and articulation exercises to amplify volume and improve prosody. This specialised therapy enhances your ability to participate in conversations and public speaking with renewed confidence.
Other Neurological Conditions
Conditions such as multiple sclerosis, motor neurone disease and cerebral palsy each present unique communication challenges. Lisa tailors her therapy to your pattern of impairment, using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools, pacing strategies and energy-management techniques to maximise clarity and reduce fatigue.
Tailored Therapy
Expiratory Muscle Strength Training (EMST)
EMST targets the muscles used for breathing, coughing and voicing—key components of safe swallowing and clear speech. Lisa guides you through a customised 5-week EMST protocol, tracks improvements with objective measures and integrates strengthened respiratory support into your broader communication and swallowing goals.
Customised EMST Protocol
Voice Banking
Preserving Your Voice
For adults facing progressive voice changes—such as those with motor neurone disease or Parkinson’s—voice banking preserves your natural speech for future use. Lisa assists in recording high-quality voice samples, editing and securely storing them so you can maintain your unique vocal identity with speech-generating devices when your voice begins to falter.