Karen Ip Speech and Language Clinic has been providing speech therapy services in Canberra and surrounding regions (e.g. Queanbeyan) since March 2010.
Karen specialises in working with young children (aged 0-6) presenting with communication difficulties such as
- articulation and/or phonological delay - childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) - language delays - stuttering - social communication difficulties - developmental delays - Autism Spectrum Disorder
We also give parents advice on early feeding difficulties (e.g. food refusal, difficulty transitioning to lumpy food).
Karen is a certified Practising Speech Pathologist and a practising member of Speech Pathology Australia. She is also a Hanen- Certified Speech Language Pathologist.
She especially enjoys working with toddlers and their parents on how to improve their language skills by delivering the hands-on parent friendly program called 'It Takes Two to Talk'.
And the Hanen Program called 'More Than Words' is also suitable for parents with children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Speech pathologists
I know this has been asked before but I am after recommendations of speech pathologists who are really good with shy kids. My boy is 2 and doesn’t warm to new people very quickly so wanting someone who understands and knows how to interact with kids really well.
Michelle K. replied:
Karen Ip: My daughter is 3, and shy and has a speech delay and Karen is fantastic. She specialises in the Hanen technique which is used in younger children. Located near belco Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) Hanen Certified Speech-Language Pathologist Karen Ip Speech and Language Clinic Phone: (02) 6278 3287 Email: kipspeechclinic@gmail.com
Could you ask if anyone has a recommendation for a speech therapist/specialist, for children, near Harrison? I'm willing to travel a bit for a good therapist, but would like for them to be reasonable distance to Harrison. Thanks!
Looking for recommendations for a speech pathologist to help us with our two year old who has a fairly severe stutter. Would particularly like one who has experience with bilingual children as we suspect this could be contributing to the problem. Yes, we are aware that this can be normal in young children, we would just like some professional guidance on the matter. Thanks!
Gemma S. replied:
I highly recommend Karen Ip, our daughter has a speech delay and stutter (Karen uses Lidcombe method for stuttering)... We've only had our initial appointment, but very impressed and came highly recommended from other mothers at preschool. http://www.canberraspeech.com.au