Meet our Speech Pathology team in Dandenong

Our growing team works from our welcoming clinic and provides speech therapy services throughout Dandenong and beyond. We're speech pathologists who love our community, taking a collaborative, family-centred approach to helping kids shine.

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Principal Speech Pathologist

Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) with Speech Pathology Australia

Dei Aikman

  • Dei graduated with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology from La Trobe University and, after gaining extensive experience working with young clients, she founded MSLS in 2022. She's passionate about creating lasting connections with families and working closely with local professionals in the community she loves.

    Dei has a special interest in supporting children with global developmental delay, late talkers, feeding difficulties and behavioural challenges. 

    Qualified and trained in:

    • It Takes Two to Talk – Hanen

    • More Than Words – Hanen

    • Talkability – Hanen

    • Lidcombe Program for Early Stuttering Intervention

    • Responsive Feeding

    • Language Acquisition Motor Planning (LAMP) for AAC users

    • MARCUS Centre Behavioural Challenges Program for ASD

    • Social Thinking including We Thinkers

    • Cued Articulation
      Colourful Semantics

    • Key Word Sign

    • Story Champs

Speech Pathology Assistant (AHA)

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Speech Pathology – Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Pam Wanni Achchige

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  • Pam brings wonderful international experience to our team, with three years of clinical experience in Sri Lanka before joining our team here in Australia. She has developed strong skills across speech, language, fluency, early intervention and social communication, with a particular passion for supporting children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

    What makes Pam special is her research background; she's published work on play-mediated interaction skills in caregivers of children with autism. Fluent in both Sinhalese and English, Pam connects beautifully with our region’s families, bringing warmth and cultural understanding to every session.

    Experience:

    • Three years as qualified Speech Pathologist experience in Sri Lanka

    • Published autism research

    • Bilingual communication support

Speech Pathologist

Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) with Speech Pathology Australia

Carly Hewett

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  • Carly holds a Bachelor of Speech Pathology from Australian Catholic University, and has built her career with us here at Melbourne Speech and Language Services. She works with children from toddlers to teenagers, supporting a variety of developmental and neurodivergent profiles.

    With a focus on speech sound disorders, school-based language intervention, stuttering, literacy difficulties, and social communication, Carly brings positivity and playfulness to every tailored session – making learning personal, effective and genuinely fun.

    Qualified and trained in:

    • Complex Speech Sound Disorders workshops

    • Language Acquisition Motor Planning (LAMP)

    • Story Champs for writing and literacy

    • Colourful Semantics

Allied Health Assistant & Receptionist

Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) Student at La Trobe University

Caron Sequeira

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  • Caron's story with us is pretty special. In 2022, she rang asking about Year 10 work experience. After spending a week with our team, she knew speech pathology was her calling. Fast forward through her stellar Year 12 results, and she called again – this time to tell us she'd made it into university and wondering if we had work opportunities. Our answer? An immediate yes!

    Currently in her first year studying Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Honours) at La Trobe University, Caron brings fresh energy and genuine passion to our clinic as both Allied Health Assistant and one of the friendly voices you'll hear when you call.

Speech Pathologist

Certified Practising Speech Pathologist (CPSP) with Speech Pathology Australia

Laura Crowe

  • Laura graduated with a Masters of Speech Pathology from La Trobe University and brings valuable experience across clinic-based and in-home environments, preschools and schools. Her dual experience in private practice and education gives her a unique perspective on how children learn and grow.

    Laura has a special interest in early intervention, complex communication needs, developmental language disorder, and speech sound disorders including childhood apraxia of speech. She's passionate about neurodiversity-affirming practices, ensuring every child feels genuinely seen and supported. Laura champions a collaborative team approach where families are true partners.

    Qualified and trained in:

    • More Than Words – Hanen

    • Language Acquisition Motor Planning (LAMP) for AAC users

    • Key Word Sign

    • Cued Articulation

    • Colourful Semantics

    • Story Champs

    • Positive Behaviour Support practices