Gayle Hazelwood welcomes you,

to a mobile, telehealth, and telephone therapy service for Townsville adults experiencing changes in their swallowing and communication functioning due to illness, the effects of surgery, trauma, or changes to function in later life.

I have 30+ years of combined Speech Pathology and Nursing knowledge and experience working with adults in government and private hospitals, community settings, residential aged care, hospice, and palliative care in the UK and Australia.

My passion is people. I promote positive ageing and self-determination in your healthcare decision-making. Your health is important whether you are 21, 41, or 91. If you struggle to get involved in conversations due to word-finding difficulties, have a quiet voice, avoid eating with friends because you cough, or when you eat and drink and are the last to finish, I can help.

I provide a person-centred, evidence-based approach that puts you in charge of therapy that is unique to you. I work with physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dietitians, social workers, and psychologists and may recommend them to maximise your health management.

My Aim:

To equip you with the tools you need to understand how your body functions, how your health conditions impact your swallow and/or communication, and ways to improve.

Therapy is simple, functional and easy to apply to your life because: “Life is therapy, and therapy is life.”

What makes me different? Continue reading…

About the Company

I am highly skilled in working with individuals who are living with:

A progressive or fluctuating neurological condition such as MND, HD, Parkinson’s Disease (and Parkinson’s Plus- MSA, PSP, CBD), MS, Myositis, Dystrophies, Myopathies, MG, etc.
Post-treatment for head and neck cancer and surgery to rectify structural change resulting from trauma.
A non-progressive neurological condition such as Stroke, TBI, Bell’s Palsy/ Ramsay Hunt Syndrome or Guillain Barre Syndrome.
Adults living with a disability with NDIS, which impairs swallow functioning, such as Cerebral Palsy.
ge-related deconditioning and muscle wasting.
Lung-associated: COPD, Cancer: Mesothelioma, etc
Functional Neurological Disorders: Motor Neuron Diseases, Huntingdon’s disease
Palliative care: end-of-life care, including Eating and Drinking with Acknowledged Risk (EDAR).

Therapies - Services

Speech Therapy for Swallow Assessment
Communication Assessment
Aphasia Therapy
Dysphonia or loss of volume of voice
Improve facial expression
Dementia
Aged Care Services
Department of Veteran’s Affairs

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Services and Referrals

Aged Care Services

Individuals aged over 65 or over 50 if they identify as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.

Gayle offers therapy to clients via their Home Care Package 4 or those who hold private health funding.

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Department of Veteran's Affairs

Gayle offers therapy to our Veterans, working and retired through the DVA program.

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Disability Services, NDIS

We are not a registered NDIS provider; however, if you are:

NDIS Provider Managed

If you are an NDIS provider and require Speech Pathology services for your clients, Hazelwood Speech Pathology can provide a personalised quote.

NDIS Self-Managed

For NDIS participants who self-manage their plan, feel free to contact us for a service quote.

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General Practitioners and Specialists

For clients who hold private healthcare, GPs and treating specialist can refer directly via this portal.

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General Referral

For all other adult referrals, please submit enquires either by providing further information via this referral link or for general information please complete contact details.

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