Therapy Matters

24/12/2025

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL OF US AT THERAPY MATTERS

To all our wonderful clients, their families, our amazing team members, and our valued colleagues, we wish you a Christmas filled with joy, family connection, and plenty of meaningful conversations.

Our therapists look forward to this special time of year to recharge, relax, and enjoy the slower pace of the Australian summer, spending quality time with friends and family, sharing stories, laughter, and connection.

Thank you for letting us be part of your journey this year. We can’t wait to see you in 2026, refreshed, inspired, and ready to continue supporting every child’s unique voice.

From our Therapy Matters family to yours ... Merry Christmas!

23/12/2025

THE ART OF CONVERSATION

Dorothy Nevill said it best - “The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.”

At Therapy Matters, we know that supporting a child’s communication isn’t just about the words we use. It’s about timing, patience, and sensitivity. Sometimes the most helpful response is to pause, reflect, and allow a child the space to share in their own way.

By choosing our words carefully and knowing when to stay silent, we create moments where children feel safe, understood, and empowered to communicate. Thoughtful listening and mindful responses strengthen trust and connection.

This week, let’s remember that the most powerful conversations often happen when we balance speaking with pausing, and guiding with allowing space.

22/12/2025

THAT'S A WRAP, 2025!

As the year draws to a close, our therapy rooms are having their own little moment of closure too.

Every toy has been sorted, tidied, cleaned and found.
Our Mr Potato Friends are finally whole again, with every body part reunited.
The dodgy playdough has been respectfully retired.

Some much-loved toys that have been played just a little too hard are being given a well-earned rest, with deep gratitude for the endless hours of play, communication, connection and goals achieved.

Missing LEGO® pieces have been identified and ordered, so no set is frustratingly incomplete. Long lost toys have been found hiding behind boxes and barriers.
Shelves are reset, spaces are calm, and everything is ready for a fresh beginning.

Today was a day of completion.
A day of action.
A day of reflection.

As we reach another milestone and close another year of service, we are reminded that it is the small, everyday moments, the play, the laughter and the learning, that add up to something truly meaningful.

Thank you to our families, children, team and wider community for another year of trust, partnership and shared progress.

After a period of rest for our toys and our therapists, we will be ready for what comes next in 2026 - our year of FUTURE FOCUS!

21/12/2025

Celebrating our 30th Year of the Pearl: Thanks 2025!

19/12/2025

Key Word Sign Basic Workshop
Saturday 17th January
Gold Coast
Book @ https://www.stickytickets.com.au/1LYTJ

14/12/2025

LISTENING WITH INTENTION

Ernest Hemingway said it best - “When people talk, listen completely. Most people never listen.”

At Therapy Matters, we know that supporting children with communication differences often means listening with more than just our ears. Observing gestures, expressions, body language and sounds is key to understanding what a child is trying to share.

Taking the time to pause and listen fully allows children to feel seen, understood and valued. It shows them that their voice, in whatever form it takes, matters.

When we listen completely, we open the door to connection, learning and confidence. Every child deserves to be heard, even when communication looks different or takes extra time.

This week, let’s commit to listening fully and noticing the messages children are sending beyond words.

14/12/2025

What’s in the gratitude jar this week? Big thanks to all our clients, families and team members who popped a message of gratitude in the jar this week. Spreading the love this festive season!

Send a message to learn more

12/12/2025

CHRISTMAS FEEL GOOD VIBES

This weekend our team came together at Farm & Co Kingscliff to celebrate another year of camaraderie, learning, support and shared wins.
🎁A team culture built on trust, kindness and commitment to quality.
🎁The kind of team that has your back.

🌻Just like a field of sunflowers, we keep our heads high, stay on the sunny side, spread seeds of happiness and keep on growing. 🌻

With delicious food, nurturing scenery and the warm company, it was the perfect backdrop to wrap up the year. Surrounded by a compassionate, supportive team, we ended 2025 feeling happy as a pig in mud.

Grateful for each other and the families we serve.

10/12/2025

30 YEARS OF MEMORIES

In 2025, Therapy Matters celebrated 30 years of walking alongside children and families on the Gold Coast in their communication journeys.

As this year comes to a close, our video celebrates the memories that make up that milestone. A story shaped by talented, compassionate and wise women who have given their time, skill and heart to our community.

Their commitment, care and belief in children have created a legacy that reaches far beyond therapy rooms into families, schools and lives changed over decades.

Thank you to everyone who has been part of this journey.
Here’s to the memories we’ve made and the many more still to come 💛

Watch our 30 Years of Memories video at ... https://youtu.be/inOOzTaxxw0

10/12/2025

JUMPING FOR JOY!

What an incredible time everyone had at Burleigh this afternoon for our Kids & Families Christmas Party.

From endless laughter and huge smiles to daring jumps and fun tricks, it was an afternoon filled with joy and connection. Our team of speech pathologists had the BEST time bonding with our clients in such a fun and energetic way, building trust and connections that lay the foundations for impactful therapy and collaborative relationships.

It was heartwarming to see our clients encouraging us to take on bold jumps and even teach us a few tricks too! We also loved watching the parents and grandparents relax, connect, and jump right in—literally—by putting on their jump socks and joining the fun! We loved celebrating alongside siblings too, many of whom are an integral part of speech therapy, often attending each week too and lending their support.

We're beyond grateful for the trust families place in us to support their journey. Thank you for embracing this celebration and for making it so special. We’re so lucky to be part of so many families' stories. 💙

P.S. At Therapy Matters, we prioritise ethics, privacy and respect in everything we do. That’s why we choose not to share client or family photos in our marketing, even with consent. Instead, we use alternative, non-identifying images or Canva stock images to share our stories. Even with consent, sharing client images in therapy advertising is strongly discouraged by Speech Pathology Australia to protect children’s privacy now and into the future.

08/12/2025

THE POWER OF PAUSE

Mark Twain said it best - “The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.”

At Therapy Matters, we know that sometimes the most powerful way to support a child’s communication is not by saying more, but by pausing. A moment of quiet gives a child the space to think, process and find their own words.

When we pause, we show that we are listening. We create room for a child to take the lead, to share their thoughts in their own time, and to feel the satisfaction of being heard.

These small moments of waiting build connection. They help children develop confidence in their communication and trust in their relationships.

This week, let’s embrace the pause - slowing down our words so children can find theirs.

07/12/2025

HOW LONG IS THE WAIT in DECEMBER?

Very short indeed! Appointments booking NOW for a January start!

It's the BEST time to get started with speech therapy.
☑️Short waiting times.
☑️Immediate appointments available with a quick launch into therapy sessions.
☑️Greater opportunity to match to a wider variety of clinicians.
☑️Ability to do a block of intensive therapy 2-4 times a week.

Our therapists are on holidays from our school services AND we have two new speech pathologists starting with us in January! We have also opened up more vacancies in our Murwillumbah and School Services.

😀Burleigh Clinic = IMMEDIATE therapy vacancies AVAILABLE for a January start
School Hours Monday - Friday
After School Thursdays & Fridays

😀Murwillumbah Clinic = IMMEDIATE therapy vacancies AVAILABLE in January
Wednesdays & Fridays

😀FIRST ASSESSMENTS are AVAILABLE January. Take advantage of our upcoming holiday period to have your child comprehensively assessed with therapy sessions immediately available if needed.

Therapy Matters invests time and care to carefully match child to therapist in terms of temperament, availability, family preferences, location and therapist expertise. The more information parents share about their child's needs, the easier it is for our team to make that just right match. While we have listed all of our available vacancies here today, some children may have more complex needs that require a match with a more experienced therapist. Our team will always be honest and transparent about these recommendations in our matching matters process.

Call us on 0755207860 to book today OR
Email us on info@therapymatters.com.au