Madeleine Symon

About Maddy
Madeleine is a Certified Practising Speech-Language Pathologist who graduated with her Master's degree from the University of Canberra in 2023. Since beginning her career as a paediatric Speech Pathologist, Madeleine has gained experience across community-based, hospital and in-clinic settings. She is committed to addressing diverse communication needs, placing a strong emphasis on delivering client and family-centred care.

Special Interests

Madeleine enjoys working across the areas of:

• Fluency
• Speech sound intervention
• Early language stimulation
• Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC)
• Parent coaching, education, and training

Approach to Therapy

Madeleine provides strengths-based, neurodiversity affirming speech therapy grounded in current evidence-based practice. She values collaboration with clients and their families, ensuring therapy is guided by individual strengths, preferences, and goals. Madeleine focuses on supporting meaningful, functional communication by empowering clients and families through providing responsive, capacity-building and person-centred care.

Relevant Professional Development Training

• Sounds-Write Practitioners online training
• Diagnosis and Treatment of CAS Using Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC)
• An introduction to Language acquisition through motor planning (LAMP)
• Best Practice in Early Childhood Intervention – Noah’s Ark
• The Australian Orofacial Myology Collaboration - An integrative approach to treating oral dysfunction across the life span.

Outside the Clinic
When Madeleine is not at work, you can find her enjoying her time at the beach or exploring cafes around Brisbane.