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Speech with Rhi & Friends provides speech pathology support for children, helping them develop communication, language, and social skills through engaging, personalised therapy. Most importantly, our sessions are fun, because children learn best when they feel safe, supported, and are enjoying themselves.

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What is a Speech Pathologist?

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Our Approach

We use play-based, evidence-informed approaches to support your child’s development across communication, learning, and everyday life.

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Develop speech & language skills
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Through play, children practise using words, sounds, and gestures in meaningful ways. We model language, expand their communication, and create opportunities to express their needs, ideas, and feelings.
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Develop big motor skills
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Active play supports strength, coordination, and body awareness. Climbing, running, jumping, and balancing all help children build the physical foundations needed for everyday tasks.
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Develop social skills
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Play creates natural opportunities to take turns, share, collaborate, and understand others. Children learn how to engage with peers and build confidence in social situations.
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Remain healthy & active
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Movement-based play promotes overall health and wellbeing. It supports energy levels, sleep, and helps children develop positive relationships with physical activity.
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Develop problem solving skills
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Whether building, exploring, or imagining, play encourages children to think, experiment, and find solutions. These skills carry into learning, independence, and everyday life.
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Develop boundaries & take risks
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Children learn what feels safe, test limits, and build confidence through supported risk-taking. This helps them develop independence and self-awareness.
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Develop an understanding of emotions
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Play helps children recognise, express, and understand emotions in themselves and others. We support emotional language and regulation through shared experiences.
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Cope with difficult situations
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Through guided play, children practise flexibility, resilience, and coping strategies. This helps them manage challenges and transitions more confidently.
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Develop relationships
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Connection is at the heart of learning. Play strengthens relationships with therapists, caregivers, and peers, creating a foundation for trust and communication.
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Circle of Security

Children thrive when they feel safe, supported, and understood.
In our sessions, we use a relationship-based approach inspired by the Circle of Security to support both exploration and connection.

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Out of the Circle
Supporting Exploration
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"I can explore the world"
When children feel secure, they try new things, take risks, and engage in play. We follow their interests, encourage curiosity, and celebrate their efforts.
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Back to the Circle
Safety · Connection · Reassurance
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"I can come back for comfort"
Children need a safe base when things feel overwhelming. We respond to their cues, provide reassurance, and help them regulate so they can re-engage with learning.
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Out of the Circle
Supporting Exploration
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"I can explore the world"
When children feel secure, they try new things, take risks, and engage in play. We follow their interests, encourage curiosity, and celebrate their efforts.
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Back to the Circle
Safety · Connection · Reassurance
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"I can come back for comfort"
Children need a safe base when things feel overwhelming. We respond to their cues, provide reassurance, and help them regulate so they can re-engage with learning.
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Safe Base

"I can explore the world"

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We provide a secure foundation for your child to explore. We balance support with gentle challenges and build connection first — because learning follows.

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Safe Haven

"I can come back for comfort"

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We help your child feel safe before expecting communication or participation. We notice their cues and are always a place they can return to for comfort.

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Always: bigger, stronger, wiser & kind  ·  Whenever possible: follow your child's lead  ·  Whenever necessary: take charge

How this looks in therapy

  • We notice and respond to your child's cues
  • We balance support with gentle challenges
  • We help your child feel safe before expecting communication or participation
  • We build connection first — because learning follows

The Learning Loop

Our therapy sessions follow a four-stage cycle designed to make learning stick

Learning Loop
Pique
Interest
Explore
Content &
Concepts
Integrate
New
Knowledge
Reflect
or
Resolve
STEP 1

Pique Interest

We start where your child is. By tapping into what motivates and excites them, we make learning feel natural and worthwhile — because motivated children learn more.

STEP 2

Explore Content & Concepts

We teach for your child to learn — not the other way around. Activities and goals are shaped around your child's strengths, interests, and communication profile.

STEP 3

Integrate New Knowledge

We help your child apply new skills within the context of what they already know, building confidence and making skills functional in real life.

STEP 4

Reflect or Resolve

We check in — have we learned what we need to? Is this skill functional yet? We adjust, revisit, and celebrate progress before moving forward.

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