Director/ Principal Speech Pathologist

Elise Cavanagh - BPsySci MsSPath MSPA CPSP

Elise has varied experience working across a number of private and government settings across NSW and QLD including including acute hospital, rehabilitation and community health settings. After returning to her home town of the Northern Rivers, Elise moved into the private practice world and found her passion in supporting people with acquired and developmental disabilities to Eat, Speak and Think Better.

Elise is trained to support people across a wide range of areas including speech, language, cognitive-communication, swallowing and mealtime management, literacy, social communication and AAC. She is dedicated to delivering evidence-based services to the Northern Rivers and surrounding areas, with a special interest area in supporting people with swallowing difficulties and acquired communication disorders following stroke or other brain injury.

When she’s not supporting her clients, you can find Elise at the beach, in the yoga studio and spending time with family and friends.

Our Principles

Here at The Speech and Swallow Clinic we believe in person centred therapy and in supporting you to achieve real-life goals.

Person-centred therapy means the person receiving therapy leads the conversation. It involves working together to share decisions and plan care. Each therapy goal is specific to you and what you want to achieve.

We are neurodiversity-affirming, meaning we listen to neurodivergent voices and celebrate difference. In assessment and intervention, we strive to foster self-autonomy and self-determination and assume potential and competence of all of our clients, regardless of their diagnosis.

We also believe the most effective therapy occurs when support is given in the environment where the person lives, learns, works or plays. We are a mobile clinic, which means we can do just that - provide therapy in a space that works for you.

Give us a call today to see how we can help!