What is

Speech Pathology?

Speech Pathology is the field of healthcare concerned with the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of speech-language, and swallowing disorders in children and adults. Speech Therapy is administered by a University-educated clinician known as a Speech Pathologist.

Our Services

In-House Allied Health

At TLC, we work alongside a diverse team of Allied-Health Professionals with face-to-face appointments and multidisciplinary collaboration.

Our disciplines include: Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy, Psychology, Educational Therapy & Multi-Sensory Learning, Orthoptics & Optometry, Behavioural Intervention, Dietetics, and Feeding Therapy

School Visits

Our therapists have been privileged to work alongside a number of preschools and primary schools both within our Earlwood community as well as across Sydney, helping kids during school hours for your convenience.

Telehealth Sessions

Our Telehealth sessions are available for pediatric and adult clients based on their capability to learn online. Our experienced team knows how to keep online learning super interactive and fun!

Assesments

Thorough speech, literacy (spelling and reading), voice, swallowing and/or language assessments are conducted by our qualified Speech Pathologists. This will help us in choosing the right therapy for your needs, and match you with the best-suited clinician.

Elective Services

We are able to help with things like voice accent modification for a range of clients including people who have English as a second language (ESL), and those in the transgender community.

Programs,
Workshops & Classes

We run various programs for kids and adults throughout the year. They are interactive and fun, with a strong focus on learning.

Feeding Therapy

We provide evidence-based feeding therapy to assist families and individuals with difficulties with eating or feeding including ARFID, GORD, sensory processing challenges,  dysphagia, ‘picky’ eating and latching difficulties during breastfeeding.

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Our Clinicians

Elizabeth Lucas

Director/Speech Pathologist

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Tammy Nguyen

Speech Pathlogist

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Antoinette Michalopoulos

Speech Pathlogist and Clinical Educator

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Suny Pereira

Speech Pathologist and Clinical Educator

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Patrick Jason

Speech Pathologist

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Naomi To

Speech Pathologist

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Lindsay Underwood

Lindsay Underwood

Speech Pathologist and Clinical Educator

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Angela Smalios

Speech Pathologist Assistant

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Sophie Connell

Speech Pathologist Assistant

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Address: 325 Homer St, Earlwood NSW 2206
Phone: (02) 9558 2901

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Elizabeth Lucas

BAppSc(SpPath) (CPSP)
Director/Speech pathologist

Elizabeth is the founder and director of TLC Speech Pathology, which is now known as the TLC Centre.

Elizabeth graduated from The University of Sydney and is a current member of Speech Pathology Australia.

She has been working as a Speech and Language Pathologist for over 12 years. She takes a family-centric, hands-on approach with all of her patients. She works with children and adolescents who have difficulties with articulation, auditory processing, language and literacy skills.

Elizabeth works closely with parents and teachers to ensure the best therapy outcomes are achieved for every client.

Tammy Nguyen

BAppSc(SpPath) (CPSP)
Speech Pathologist

Tammy is one of our most experienced Clinicians, having been part of the TLC family for over 5 years. Tammy has a Bachelors of Applied Sciences (Speech Pathology) from The University of Sydney and is a current member of Speech Pathology Australia. She is also an SOS trained Feeding Therapist and has been a Clinical Educator for univerisity students for the past year.

Tammy provides tailored therapy for her clients and collaborates with families to create effective and meaningful interventions for their kids. Her expertise includes working with children who have articulation difficulties, language delays, literacy problems, stuttering, and social communication difficulties.

Tammy is devoted to working closely with families of culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including Vietnamese. She is passionate about creating fun and engaging group therapy sessions and language workshops for school-aged children and teens through the popular tabletop role-play game Dungeons & Dragons.

Antoinette Michalopoulos

BSpHLSc MSLP (CPSP)
Speech Pathologist, Clinical Educator

Antoinette is a Speech and Language Pathologist and Lead Clinical Educator at the TLC Centre. She has a Masters degree in Speech Pathology and a Bachelor’s degree in Speech, Hearing and Language Sciences from Macquarie University.

Antoinette has experience in administering assessments and providing therapy to a range of children and adults with communication difficulties. Antoinette takes a holistic, family-based approach to therapy, guided by the individual’s interests and needs.

Antoinette is passionate about making therapy fun, as she believes this is integral to success. She is particularly interested in working in the areas of early language and speech sound disorders.

Antoinette has received additional training in DIR Floortime, Gestalt Language Processing and Responsive Feeding for feeding intervention in children. She is a current member of Speech Pathology Australia.

Suny Pereira

BPsychSc MSLP (CPSP)
Speech Pathologist, Clinical Educator

Suny is a Speech and Language Pathologist  and Clinical Educator at TLC Speech Pathology. She has a Masters degree in Speech and Language Pathology, and a Bachelor degree in psychology and linguistics.

Suny is passionate about providing tailored therapy to a range of clients with communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan. She works closely with clients and families to address all client’s needs in a  multidisciplinary approach.

 Suny’s areas of expertise include voice, articulation and swallowing.  She is passionate about working with the LGBT+ community with an interest in advocacy, support and service provision in voice and swallowing therapy. 
Suny is additionally certified in Voicecraft and is a current member of Speech Pathology Australia. Her interests include computers, video games and coding. 

Patrick Jason

Bsp (CPSP)
Speech Pathologist

Patrick completed the Bachelor’s of Speech Pathology from Australian Catholic University, North Sydney. Patrick has a background in working with teenagers and adults with autism, traumatic brain injury and other disabilities as a disability support worker.

Patrick is passionate at supporting children and adults in achieving independence and confidence in their communication skills.

Naomi To

Speech Pathologist
BMedSci, MSLP (CPSP)

Naomi To joined the TLC Centre team in 2022 as a Speech Pathology Assistant and is now commencing her career with TLC Centre as a graduate Speech Pathologist. Naomi graduated with a Bachelor of Medical Science at Western Sydney University and a Master of Speech Pathology at UTS.

Naomi is passionate helping clients with their communication needs, particularly in the areas of speech and language disorders. She loves watching her clients do their best and reach their goals and  is an advocate for those who need help in this area by striving to make sure they have the best possible care. 

Naomi is fluent in Chinese Cantonese and loves working with families from multilingual backgrounds.

Linday Underwood

Speech Pathologist
BSpPath

Lindsay completed her Bachelor of Speech Pathology at the University of Newcastle in 2012 and is a certified practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) with Speech Pathology Australia. Lindsay grew up in the country and prides herself on developing close working relationships with her clients and colleagues, seeking harmony and maintaining a positive attitude. She has had an adventurous career living and working in Wagga Wagga, Orange, Canberra, Port Macquarie, Nowra & now Sydney!

 

Over the past decade Lindsay has provided paediatric services for speech, language, stuttering, voice, literacy, pragmatics and feeding in clinics, preschools/schools, outreach centres and via telehealth. She has a special interest in speech sound disorders and early language development. She is very organised and able to work flexibly with clients to incorporate their individual interests and needs.

 

Lindsay has also worked extensively with adults in acute hospitals, outpatient services, private practice and palliative care, with a special interest in swallowing (MBS/VFSS trained) and language rehabilitation post-stroke. Lindsay is passionate about empowering and educating parents/carers, student speech pathologists, colleagues and educators about communication through mentoring and coaching, to achieve goals that improve the quality of life for all.

Angela Smalios

BSpHSc
Administration/Speech Pathology Assistant

Angela has been Administration Support for TLC Speech Pathology since 2018 and is now head of Administration for the TLC CENTRE.

Angela is in her final year completing a Bachelor of Speech Pathology and has been offering Speech Therapy Aide work to a caseload of clients. Angela chose speech pathology as she is passionate about helping children and their communication abilities.

​Angela works closely with clients to ensure they have paired up with our multidisciplinary therapists appropriately.

Sophie Connell

B.A. (Hearing, Speech and Ling)
Speech Pathologist Assistant

Sophie joined the TLC Centre team in 2022 as a Speech Pathology Assistant. Sophie is currently completing her Masters in Speech Pathology at UTS.

Sophie has a strong background in theatre and performing arts and taught young children in her later years.

Sophie’s love of working with children, and interest in the stage and how the voice works is what inspired her to decide to study Speech Pathology.

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