"As a mum of twins who experienced some early feeding challenges, I love to support other families to make mealtimes safe, enjoyable and positive."
~ Patricia
Meet Patricia Forbes, the wise and wonderfully warm Senior Speech Pathologist based in beautiful Western Australia.
With a career spanning over two decades, Patricia brings deep knowledge, empathy, and a calm, confident presence to every family she supports. She holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (Speech and Hearing Science) from Curtin University and a Graduate Diploma of Counselling from Notre Dame University—making her uniquely equipped to work holistically with families navigating communication and feeding challenges.
Patricia has a particular passion for paediatric feeding and dysphagia, with extensive training in:
• Sounds-Write
• Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding
• Responsive Feeding
• Infant Feeding Foundations
• Assessment and Management of Paediatric Feeding
• Foundations of Oral Motor Feeding Skills Development
• Feeding Therapy for Autistic Eaters
She also enjoys working with children on speech sound development, and supporting early school-aged kids to grow their language and literacy skills.
Things Patricia loves:
🏖️ Long walks on the beach with her pup Clive (a cheeky Chihuahua x Dachshund)
🍛 Vegetarian delights—especially Indian and Japanese cuisine
⚽ Watching sports and soaking up nature with her wonderful family
Pop Online Speech Therapy matches you with the RIGHT speech therapist for your needs and goals, no matter where you live. We provide quality speech therapy for kids, adult speech therapy and NDIS speech therapy.
Pop acknowledges and pays respect to the past and present Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
In this discovery call, the Speech Therapist will:
P.S. If you have had speech therapy before or already know what you’re after, you can jump to our appointment booking form here.
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