Dedicated to your child’s development. Committed to
brighter outcomes.
We provide speech pathology services and support for school aged children and their families living in the Limestone Coast region, South Australia.
At Limestone Speech, our amazing team of qualified and caring speech pathologists take the time to really get to know your child and your family.
Each one of our therapists brings a wide range of skills and knowledge to provide your child with the clinical support they need as well as striving to understand the unique needs of your family so you can easily incorporate simple and effective strategies into everyday family life.
Meet the
team...
Bianca Vanstone
Director & Principal Speech Pathologist
BAppSci (HumMove)
MSpPath
Additional training
- PECS training (an evidenced-based functional communication system)
- Lidcombe Program (for young children who stutter)
- Key Worker Online (for professionals working with children with disabilities)
- The Traffic Jam In My Brain course (a sensory processing approach to challenges associated with Autism, learning and behavioural differences)
- Sounds Write training (a literacy program to teach reading, spelling, and writing)
- Infant Feeding Foundations Workshop (assessing and treating feeding difficulties in infants and children)
- Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding conference (assessing and treating children with feeding difficulties)
Hanen Certified in
- It Takes Two to Talk (for parents and carers of young children with language delays)
- More Than Words (for parents and carers of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder)
- Learning Language and Loving It (for early childhood educators)
Bianca is the founder and Principal Speech Pathologist at Limestone Speech. She has previously worked as a Speech Pathologist in Melbourne, Adelaide, Horsham and the Gold Coast. Bianca is passionate about working with families to support their child in developing better communication skills and works closely with parents to set functional communication goals. Bianca has two small children of her own and an overwhelming passion for speech pathology care in children with complex development issues, particularly those with a diagnosis on the autism spectrum. Read More...
It’s so incredibly satisfying to witness those ‘light bulb’ moments when the child suddenly ‘gets’ what we’ve been working on.
Nicole Aston
Speech Pathologist
BSpPath
Additional training
- PECS training (an evidenced-based functional communication system)
- PODD training (an alternative augmentative communication system)
- Sounds Write training (a literacy program to teach reading, spelling, and writing)
- The Traffic Jam In My Brain course (a sensory processing approach to challenges associated with Autism, learning and behavioural differences)
Nicole takes a collaborative approach when working with families to support their child’s speech and language skills. She likes to think outside the box and come up with creative ways to engage children to work on communication goals in sessions. Nicole is confident and experienced in working with children who have a diagnosis of Autism.
One of the things I love most about my job is getting to explore new ways we can support kids with their communication skills.
Imogen Hole
Speech Pathologist
BSpPath
Additional training
- PECS training (an evidenced-based functional communication system)
- Sounds Write training (a literacy program to teach reading, spelling, and writing)
A long-time local of the Naracoorte region, Imogen successfully completed her studies in Speech Pathology at Flinders University in 2021. Imogen started at Limestone Speech in 2019, initially assisting our senior therapists by organising the resources we use and preparing the therapy rooms for client sessions. Now as a fully qualified therapist herself, she is thoroughly enjoying working more closely with the children and their families to further support their speech and language development.
Getting to help children (and their families) is the most rewarding job in the world.
Bri Bates
Client Coordinator
Additional training
- Certificate 4 in Competitive Systems and Practices
- PECS training (an evidenced-based functional communication system)
Bri is currently completing a Bachelor of Health Science and Master of Speech and Language Therapy at Charles Darwin University alongside her role as Client Coordinator, but also brings a wealth of experience in customer service from her previous role working in the travel industry. Bri will be looking after our accounts and more importantly, building supportive, long-term relationships with our clients and families. Bri is excited to complete her qualifications and put them into practice at Limestone Speech.
The more I learned about Speech Pathology and how it can help to improve the lives of children and their families, the more I knew it was something I wanted to pursue as a career.
Sophie Ellis
Speech Pathology Assistant
Sophie assists our Speech Pathologists with tasks such as organising resources and creating all of the visuals we use to support clients. In 2022, Sophie is excited to commence a Bachelor of Speech Pathology at the University of South Australia, where she will undertake her studies alongside her role at Limestone Speech.
I really love working with children and their families. I especially love supporting kids with their speech and language skills because it opens up more social and learning opportunities for them and I find that incredibly rewarding.
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