What makes me different?

Gayle Hazelwood

Gayle Hazelwood - Principal Speech Pathologist

Therapy for adults

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor of Science (Hons) Clinical Language Sciences (Speech Pathology), Leeds Beckett University, UK (2002)

  • Registered Nurse (Adults), Christchurch University College Canterbury, UK (1994-2003)

  • Certified Practising Speech Pathologist with Speech Pathology Australia

  • Certificate in Counselling  

  • Loss and Grief Workshop and Program of Experience of the Palliative Approach Workshop (PEPA)

  • Voicecraft Essentials Workshop

  • Diploma in Dementia Care, University of Tasmania and the Wicking Institute

  • Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) trained and certified

  • Trauma-Informed Coaching Certificate - The Healing Centre

My Philosophy

My Aim:

To equip you with the tools you need to understand better how your body functions, how your health conditions impact your swallow and/or communication and simple ways to maximise your health and enjoyment in these areas of life.

Therapy is simple, functional and easy to apply to your life because:

“Life is therapy and therapy is life.”

Areas of Interest:

  • 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.

  • Chronic and complex health conditions: when an individual lives with multiple health conditions affecting different body systems such as COPD, CCF, etc.

  • Dementia - for the person living with dementia to maintain their dignity in communication, eating and drinking, and support for family members and staff.

  • Adults living with a disability with NDIS, which impairs swallow functioning, such as Cerebral Palsy.

  • Age-related deconditioning and muscle wasting.

  • Lung-associated: COPD, Cancer: Mesothelioma, etc

  • Functional Neurological Disorders

  • Palliative care - end-of-life care, including Eating and Drinking with Acknowledged Risk (EDAR).

Contact Me

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