Our Team
Tony Bo
Director / Special Educator / Behaviour Therapist
Tony is the Director of ‘Speaking Therapy’ and is also a qualified Special Education Teacher. He also founded ‘Visuals2Go’ which is an iOS app designed to support individuals with communication difficulties and to support therapists, teachers, parents and carers to facilitate learning.
Cristina Jurado
Co-Director & Early Childhood Educator
Cristina had the privilege of working with children (from 6 months to 6 years old) for over five years in childcare centre settings. Working with children was one of Cristina ‘s amazing experiences where she gets to share so many precious moments with these little ones. One of the things that...
Caren Matthews-Lane
Senior Speech and Language Pathologist
Caren Matthews-Lane was trained as a Speech and Language Pathologist at Glasgow University, Scotland. She left University saying that she never wanted to do speech therapy again but now has over 30 years’ experience in paediatrics...
Michelle Michael
Occupational Therapist
Michelle is an Occupational Therapist with over 20 years’ experience across allied health, including paediatrics, leadership, and aged care roles, with a more recent dedicated focus on supporting children and families.
She enjoys getting to know each child within their family unit—what they love,
Tiane Caruso
Speech and Language Pathologist
Tiane is a passionate Speech Pathologist with a particular interest in AAC, Tiane is an advocate for creating accessible and supportive communication environments. She believes in the power of multidisciplinary practice and working collaboratively with families, educators and allied health professionals to achieve holistic, strengths-based and person-centred goals.
Ai Bui
Speech and Language Pathologist
Ai is a speech pathologist who finds helping children grow and discover their own selves to be meaningful work! She is passionate about supporting children to use visual mediums to express themselves, learn and facilitate verbal communication. This can be through apps such as Speaking Therapy’s very own Visuals2go, printed pictures, or simply just drawing!
Michelle (Shelly) Lee
Occupational Therapist
Michelle (Shelly) is an Occupational Therapist who is passionate about supporting children to build confidence and independence in their everyday activities. She particularly enjoys collaborating with families to support children’s development and growth. Michelle loves encouraging children’s imagination and using play-based therapy to help them achieve their goals.
Melodie Thomas
Practice Manager
Melody is our dedicated practice manager who gives her all to meet the needs of every client. With firsthand understanding of disability, she is passionate about supporting families and advocates with empathy. She is deeply client-focused, upholding the ethical values of our company and encouraging both our team and the families we serve.