Building skills, respecting individuality.
Get to Know Us
We have over 10 years of experience supporting children and young people to:
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Understand others and express themselves
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Use alternative ways to communicate, such as gestures, key word sign, and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
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Speak more clearly (speech sounds)
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Making Meaning Speech Pathology helps children express themselves, connect with others and make sense of their world.
We focus is on developing your child’s communication skills in meaningful ways, and empowering families, caregivers, and educators with simple, practical strategies to support language growth every day.​​
About
Tina Valentine
Tina is an experienced Certified Practising Speech Pathologist and member of Speech Pathology Australia. She graduated from La Trobe University in 2014 with a Masters in Speech Pathology.
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Tina has worked with children aged 2 to 18 in early intervention, special education, and private practice settings. She has special interests in early childhood, autism and argumentative and alternative communication (AAC). She is a More Than Words and It Takes Two To Talk Hanen certified therapist.
Tina focuses on building trust and connection, and works collaboratively with children and carers, using a strength-based, family and child centred approach.
She is guided by neurodiversity affirming values and respects every child’s unique communication style and preferences.
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Outside of work, Tina is mum to 2 humans, 2 cats and tropical fish.
Making Meaning Speech Pathology acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Custodians of the land and pays respect to Elders, past, present, and future.
