Nikita

Clinic Director & Speech Pathologist

Nikita is the owner and founder of Eat. Speak. Repeat. Allied Health. She is also the Speech Pathologist, Feeding Therapist, and Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist.

Nikita is an Indigenous Australian from the Wonnarua/Wanaurah Nation.

Nikita has worked in varying roles including in community health, hospital/acute care settings, and private practice. Her favourite practice areas include feeding therapy, swallowing disorders, orofacial myofunctional disorders, literacy, AAC, and early language.
Outside of Eat. Speak. Repeat., Nikita works in Indigenous Health as a Speech Pathologist on Wonnarua/Wanaruah country.
Nikita has two dogs whom she adores and enjoys spending time with her family and friends over a sunset picnic and cheese platters.

​Training:

• Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display (PODD)
• Face Fit
• Hanen It Takes Two Too Talk
• Dysphagia + cervical auscultation
• Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding
• Certified Myofunctional Therapist through the Australian Academy of Orofacial Myology
• Dementia for Speech Pathology
• Myo Munchee Certified Therapist

Karen

Clinic Manager

Karen is our Clinical Manager and works casually at Eat. Speak. Repeat. Allied Health. 

Karen is an Indigenous Australian from the Wonnarua/Wanaruah Nation. 

Karen has worked in similar roles for the past 20+ years within the allied health industry. 

Outside of Eat. Speak. Repeat., Karen enjoys keeping active by playing tennis, going for walks, or heading to the gym, as well as spending time with her family.

Nicole

Clinic Director & Speech Pathologist

Nicole is a Speech Pathologist, Feeding Therapist and Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist who began her role with Eat. Speak. Repeat. in January 2022.

Nicole graduated from Newcastle University with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology, Honours, in 2021. 

Nicole chose to study speech pathology as she has an interest in health and science, but also enjoys being creative.   

Nicole enjoys working across a range of practice areas supporting Neurodivergent clients. Her favourite practice areas include feeding, early language – specifically gestalt language processing, and speech.

 In her spare time, Nicole enjoys spending time with family and friends, keeping active, and cooking. 

Training: 

• Certified Orofacial Myofunctional Therapist 
• Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding
• Myo Munchee Certified Therapist 

Emily

Speech Pathologist

Emily is a Speech Pathologist who began her role at Eat. Speak. Repeat. in March 2022. She is also a feeding therapist in training and is beginning to explore feeding therapy more with her clients. 

Emily graduated from Newcastle University with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology in 2011.

Emily comes to Eat. Speak. Repeat. with over 10 years of experience in the Speech Pathology world, and has a passion for neurodiverse-affirming practice.

In her spare time, you’ll find Emily keeping busy with her 3 young children, and illustrating and writing children’s books.

Training: 

• Lidcombe Program

Verity

Administration

Verity started with Eat. Speak. Repeat. in February 2023. Verity comes to us with over 10 years in administration experience in the health care field. She is a wealth of knowledge and has great connections with community members that she has transferred to her role here.

Verity will be located at our Taylors Beach clinic, whilst also remotely supporting our Cessnock clients and families.

Olivia

Allied Health Assistant

Olivia started with Eat. Speak. Repeat. in February of 2023. Olivia is our Allied Health Assistant and studies Speech Pathology at the University of Newcastle.

Olivia enjoys working with neurodivergent clients, being neurodivergent herself, and also enjoys working on language-based goals for her clients.

Olivia can see non-complex clients to help support our waitlists, and also offer additional appointments to clients if they would like. You can find Olivia at both our Cessnock and Taylors Beach clinics.