Meet the team

Meet Elly

Elly completed her Bachelor of Speech Pathology at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne and immediately found her passion to support clients in their own homes and community. Prior to this, Elly enjoyed a career in the dental industry as a Surgical Assistant supporting Dentists and Oromaxillo Facial Surgeons all across metro and rural Victoria.

After years of working in the community as a clinical Speech Pathologist, Elly launched Speech To You in 2021 to strive to improve the quality of Speech Pathology services provided to clients managed by the NDIS across metro Melbourne. 

Elly enjoys learning what makes people unique along with enhancing her clients quality of life through communication and swallow safety. 

Elly is proud to support her experienced team to continue to provide high quality speech pathology services to the Speech To You community. 

Clinical Interests
Elly is most passionate about supporting her clients with augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). This can include high tech communication systems such as communication apps and devices, as well as low tech communication systems such as community access cards, Key Word Sign and communication aids. These techniques enable clients to enhance their communication in their functional every day lives. 

Elly also has a passion for oral secretion management and oral hygiene. Elly can support her clients to manage oral conditions such as excess saliva, thick saliva and dry mouth.  

Elly is also passionate about supporting her clients to safely swallow foods, drinks and important medications through swallow safety assessments, swallow x-rays, implement safe strategies, recommend assistive technology, provide training and education as well as comprehensive Mealtime Management Plans adhered to by the formal IDDSI standards.

Likes

• Spoiling my whippet, Summer
• Listening to a great podcast
• Watching documentaries
• Spending time in nature 

Dislikes

• Shampoo in the eye 
• Cold toast 
• Unpacking after a holiday

Elly Bryceson

Director / Speech Pathologist
Speech To You

Meet Vicky

Vicky completed her Bachelor of Speech Pathology at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne. She also holds a Honours degree in Peri Operative Studies and an associate degree in Operating Department Practice.  

Speech Pathology was not Vickys first career as she first enlisted as a British Army Military Medic serving her country and then later, transitioned to becoming an Anaesthetic Technologist at the Royal Children's hospital where she worked for nearly a decade.

Vicky has now gained extensive experience across all fields of Speech Pathology including acute, subacute, private, radiation oncology and the community, inclusive of stroke detour programs.
Along this journey, Vicky has attained specialised skills such as assessing swallow safety disorders (i.e. dysphagia) via a videofluoroscopy (swallow x-ray), held senior positions in public health roles leading large teams of clinicians and managed specialist caseloads such as spinal cord injuries. Vicky has also been involved in a large-scale research trial where she was an Outcome Assessor for the ASK trial.

Vicky enjoys making a difference in peoples lives and assisting clients to enhance their quality of life.

Clinical Interests
Vicky has a passion for supporting clients with acquired disorders such as strokes. Vicky has extensive experience supporting clients with language disorders, including people with aphasia.

Likes

• Spending time with family and friends  
• Skiing 
• Learning new skills, regardless of what it is 

Dislikes:

• When her kids leave the milk on the bench
• Going to the chocolate box and discovering Turkish delights are the only ones left
• Being so busy and forgetting to drink her tea 

Vicky Aston
Senior Speech Pathologist
Speech To You

Meet Isabel 

Isabel completed her Bachelor of Speech Pathology at Australian Catholic University in Melbourne.

Isabel has worked across the lifespan with paediatrics, teenagers, adults and elderly adults in various environments including private practice, sub-acute and in the community. 

Isabel has experience supporting clients funded by the National Disability Insurance Scheme with acquired and developmental disabilities. Isabel enjoys working in the community and getting to know her clients well to develop specific functional goals to improve her clients' day-to-day activities.

Isabel has a special interest in supporting younger adults with mental health communication needs and social skills. Isabel is also passionate about supporting and advocating for the neurodivergent community.

Isabel is always up to date with the latest IT softwares and can support her clients to increase communication success by implementing various Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) systems. This can include Key Word Sign (sign language), low tech symbolic aids as well as high tech options including ChatGPT systems, communication devices and iPad apps.
Isabel also has experience supporting functional message and voice banking to maintain the ability to communicate long term. 

Likes

• My dog Archie
• Travelling and experiencing new places 
• Trying new foods

Dislikes:

• Burnt coffee in the morning
• Feeling rushed
• Surprises

Isabel Grcic
Speech Pathologist
Speech To You

Meet Germaine

Germaine completed her Master of Speech Pathology/Bachelor of Health Sciences at La Trobe University in Melbourne in 2017. In addition to her speech pathology career, Germaine is a keen singer/performer and runs her own singing school 'Sing Space', located in Hawthorn. 

Germaine enjoys making a positive impact on her client’s quality of life through enhancing their communication skills and working towards their therapy goals. Germaine considers herself a “people person”, and loves connecting with people from all walks of life.

Clinical Interests
Given Germaine’s singing background, Germaine is most passionate about supporting clients who have dysphonia by optimising her client’s vocal health and function. Having experienced a vocal fold injury and subsequent surgery early on in her singing career, Germaine has learned first hand the benefits of optimising one’s vocal function through therapy exercises and vocal wellness strategies. Germaine obtained her clinical expertise in the area of voice and upper airway disorders during her three years at Melbourne’s renowned voice clinic, Voice Medicine Australia. 

Germaine also has a passion for assisting clients with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and cognitive support such as implementing memory strategies. Germaine enjoys helping her clients to thrive in their home and social environments by implementing individualised and evidence based therapy practices. 

Likes

• Singing and music
• Homemade crumpets
• Walks in nature

Dislikes

• Overripe fruit
• Traffic jams
• Restaurants/cafes that are too loud

Germaine McCarthy
Speech Pathologist
Speech To You

Meet Alice

Alice completed her Masters of Speech Pathology at La Trobe University in Melbourne.

Alice has experience providing support to individuals across the lifespan across a variety of environments including sub-acute, rehabilitation and in the community. Alice has supported participants in the NDIS setting from various backgrounds and needs including providing support for swallow safety, language, AAC, speech, literacy and social skills.

Alice is passionate about working within a client's care team in order to provide holistic care. She also strives to provide flexible care that works best for the client and their needs to achieve their specific goals.

Clinical Interests

Alice is most passionate about working with adults with acquired disabilities such as after having a stroke and particularly enjoys providing support for people with language impairments such as aphasia. Alice also enjoys providing therapy for people with speech impairments such as dysarthria.

Alice is a SPEAK OUT! trained clinician (a speech treatment program for people with Parkinson's Disease). She has seen first hand the difference having clearer speech can make for reducing frustration and allowing her clients to maintain their connections with their supports and loved ones. This continues to drive her passion for supporting her clients to enhance their quality of life through communication.

Likes:

• Travelling
• Sunsets at the beach
• Doing anything crafty

Dislikes:

• Running late
• Forgetting my sunglasses when it's sunny
• Ironing
  
  

Alice Bouchet-Hibbert
Speech Pathologist
Speech To You

Meet Chris

Chris completed his Bachelor of Health Sciences/Masters of Physiotherapy Practice at La Trobe University in 2013.
Chris has since supported thousands of clients manage their unique injuries in his several physiotherapy clinics throughout Melbourne’s north west & south east. Chris still continues to operate his own practices in Port Melbourne and Moorabbin via 'CB Physiotherapy'.

Chris previously worked in the professional development space as a fitness industry lecturer and has also created an accredited online course with a focus on his passion 'Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation'.

Chris now manages everything behind the scenes at Speech to You. Chris looks after strategy, finance, policy, procedures and growth, to help Speech To You run smoothly and enable the incredible clinical team do what they do best. 

Likes:

•  Football & Cricket 
•  Travelling 
•  Keeping fit

Dislikes:

•  Zucchini
•  Ironing
•  Crocs
  
  

Chris Bryceson
Business Development Manager
Speech To You

A new Speech To You Speech Pathologist is coming soon!

Speech Pathologist
Speech To You

A new Speech To You Speech Pathologist is coming soon!

Speech Pathologist
Speech To You