We are Gidgee

Speech Pathologist & Founder

Growing up in rural Australia, Annie’s passion for supporting people in the bush comes from her own experiences. Annie is an advocate for people living in rural and remote communities, and loves looking at each individual’s “big picture” to holistically support functional and meaningful change. Clinically, Annie is a generalist speech pathologist, who loves to do a little bit of everything, from orofacial myology to early intervention (hello, sand pits & bubbles!)

Annie has a special interest and additional training in the areas of: speech, language, orofacial myology, literacy and early language.

Speech Pathologist

Amanda is passionate about empowering fellow professionals, helping them to improve their knowledge and operational skills, and freeing up their time to focus on what they do best - create success for their clients.

With nearly two decades of dedication as a pediatric speech pathologist in regional Queensland, Amanda's clinical passion lies in speech sound disorders.

Outside of work, she loves to spend time in nature and spending time with her family and friends (and we can confirm she brings sunshine wherever she goes!)

Speech Pathologist

Ebony (you can call her Eb!) is a speech pathologist who likes to dabble in a bit of everything! Eb has worked with adults and kids and has clinical interests in the areas of Childhood Apraxia of Speech, pre-school language, school-age language, feeding and adult language rehabilitation.

Ebony works remotely with Gidgee and is based in the Hunter Valley, where she lives with her gorgeous family.

Admin Support

Steph keeps Gidgee running smoothly! Steph is a wizard at all things behind the scenes - admin, resource creation and resource shopping (who doesn’t love buying stationary!?) are all part of her day.

If you get in touch with us to start the intake process, it’s Steph you’ll chat to first. Steph has a backgroound in Early Childhood, and knows all the best games that our clients will love!

Steph is based near Wellington NSW, where she lives with her husband and two kiddos.

Allied Health Assistant

With 7 years of childcare experience, Rach is passionate about early intervention and teaming up with service providers to support kiddos and their families. With her infectious energy and commitment to learning, Rach is the ultimate ally for anyone diving into the world of speech and language development.

When Rach isn't at work, she’s always down for some fun. She’s got a knack for unleashing her creativity, and loves travelling and hanging out with her friends and family.

Rach and her partner live in Dubbo, and they are fur-parents to a cat and a dog.

Super Listener and CFO (Chief Fun Officer)

With those ears, Spidey was destined to be a super listener at Gidgee. Spidey dog takes his job very seriously, and has extensive experience in: snack demolition, day-time napping, ball retrieval and big stretches.

Spidey can often be found in the background of telehealth sessions, lending his listening ears to clients who need some extra support with their reading and speech sounds, or supporting engagement by showing off his fetch skills and polishing off any leftovers from feeding therapy.