SARAH BARTON (SLP DIRECTOR)
Sarah has worked for over 20 years in school-based speech pathology, adult rehabilitation, and aged care settings, and with children and adults with acquired brain injury. She focuses on speech and language for communication and engagement with family, friends, and meaningful life activities.
She has spent significant time working with school-aged children with speech, language, and literacy difficulties, providing principled, functional, and curriculum-linked intervention in collaboration with educators to help children communicate effectively in the classroom.
Sarah also provides clinical education, supervising Master’s students from UTS in school-based settings and supports the development of new therapists’ clinical skills, reasoning, and confidence.
Across all areas of practice, she is committed to delivering thoughtful, high-quality speech pathology services that are focused on meaningful outcomes. She loves being a speech pathologist, bringing care, expertise, and genuine enthusiasm to every client.
SAMAH TAWBE (B.APP.SCI.SPEECH PATHOLOGY).
Samah has had the opportunity of working in a range of schools across Sydney as well as in the country in Broken Hill and Wilcannia. More recently Samah has worked in the public schools of Penshurst West, Carlton South, Lugarno, Sans Souci and St Mary Star of the Sea (Hurstville). Her experience includes working together with teachers to deliver language enrichment activities to students throughout preschool to year 3. Samah is also fluent in Arabic (Lebanese dialect).
SHIRLEY TAN (MSLP)
Shirley graduated with a Master of Speech and Language Pathology from the University of Sydney. Her clinical experience includes working with young children in primary schools, focusing on speech, language and stuttering difficulties. She has also worked with adults in various settings including nursing homes and hospitals. Shirley has a special interest in working with young children as she believes early and effective intervention has a significant impact on improving their communication skills and lives. Apart from English, Shirley is also fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese and Malay.
Shirley has current availability via zoom sessions.
FATIMA TAWBE (BAPP.SCI.SPEECH PATHOLOGY)
Fatima graduated from the Australian Catholic University with a Bachelor in Speech Pathology. Fatima is committed to providing motivating, functional and evidence-based speech pathology services to children and adults. She has worked in schools, aged care facilities and provided teletherapy services. Fatima has a special interest in providing individualised services to children with speech, language, and literacy needs to help them to thrive in their everyday lives. She enjoys working closely with families and educators to help to maximise opportunities for clients to achieve their goals. Fatima speaks fluent Arabic.
SERENA MCNAMARA (MSLP).
Serena holds a Masters of Speech Pathology from the University of Technology. She has an extensive background as a primary school teacher in Sydney. Serena strongly believes in early intervention and is passionate about supporting people of all ages with their communication needs.
GEORGIA SOFTSIS (MSLP)
Georgia holds a Master of Speech Pathology from the University of Technology Sydney and a Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Sciences. She brings broad experience working with children and their families and is committed to creating spaces where children feel confident and heard. She has had the opportunity to work in both metropolitan and rural areas, including rural Tasmania, Georgia enjoys collaborating with families to empower them throughout the intervention process. She also enjoys working with adults to support functional, person-centred goals.
DOMONIQUE WESTON BAppl.Sci Speech Pathology (Hons Class 1)
​Dominique brings a wealth of experience to the AllSALT team having worked in Asia and extensively in the UK. She has a particular interest in working with children and adolescents. Dominique works in whole school settings and with students with Autism and Downs Syndrome.
SARAH NEHME (MSLP)
Sarah is a Master of Speech Pathology graduate from the University of Technology Sydney, with an undergraduate degree in Psychology. She has extensive experience working with children and families across a range of settings and values building supportive, collaborative relationships. She has a particular interest in working with adults and enjoys taking a multidisciplinary approach to care to maximise meaningful and functional outcomes for her clients.
MIA VIANNA (MSLP)
Mia has lived in various countries, including France, Cameroon, Dubai, the United Kingdom, New Zealand Australia, and the Netherlands. Growing up bilingual, she spoke French and Brazilian Portuguese, later adding Spanish and English to her language repertoire. Her interest in speech pathology began when she realized that her younger brother lacked access to speech therapy services while they were in Dubai. This pivotal experience fueled her passion for helping others enhance their communication skills. With years of experience, Mia has dedicated her career to supporting children in schools and adults in the community, fostering effective communication across all ages.
TREVOR BARTON (IT & CYBERSECURITY)
Trevor Barton is our IT and Cybersecurity Support Specialist, responsible for ensuring the security and efficiency of our technology systems. With a strong background in IT and a keen interest in digital security, Trevor works diligently to safeguard our networks and protect sensitive data from online threats. In addition to his cybersecurity role, Trevor provides essential support to our NDIS participants, helping them to effectively use devices like iPads to enhance communication and organization. His expertise allows him to troubleshoot technical issues, set up devices, and provide personalized guidance, ensuring that all participants can make the most of the technology available to them.
RICHARD BARTON (BUSINESS MANAGER)
After many years of managing not-for-profit organisations and businesses across a variety of industries, Richard's experience continues to drive our professional standards. Richard oversees AllSALT’s education and management, assisting clinicians to keep up to date with the latest evidence based research.
