At Nash Speech Pathology, we know that communication is at the heart of connection, learning, and independence. Our team of Speech Pathologists and support staff bring warmth, compassion, and professional expertise to every session.

Each team member is highly trained in evidence-based therapy approaches and has their own unique interests and strengths. What unites us is our passion for helping children and adults build confidence and thrive.

Leadership

Renae King (née Nash)
Director & Speech Pathologist

Renae is the founder and director of Nash Speech Pathology. With over 13 years of experience, she has worked across preschools, schools, and clinics, supporting both children and adults with communication needs.

She is passionate about empowering families and educators with the tools they need to support children’s communication, and she loves mentoring her team of Speech Pathologists. In 2017, after moving into the local area, Renae established Nash Speech Pathology in Drummoyne.

Beyond the clinic, Renae has contributed to the field through her research into reading in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. This work was published in the Journal of Research in Reading (2014) and presented internationally in Canada. Now also a busy mum to three young children, Renae brings both personal and professional insight into the joys and challenges of childhood communication.

Trained In

• Key Word Sign – using manual sign and natural gesture to support communication.
• The Hanen Centre “It Takes Two to Talk” – engaging parents in their child’s early language intervention.
• The Hanen Centre “More Than Words” – engaging parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to facilitate their child’s social, communication and vocabulary development.
• The Hanen Centre “TalkAbility” – engaging parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to foster the higher-level language and social skills needed for successful conversations and social relationships.
• Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA)– interventions designed to increase positive behaviours, teach new skills, and generalise behaviours to new environments or situations.
• Fussy Feeding Workshop –supporting children who have fussy or picky eating, food selectivity, food refusal, and/or problem mealtime behaviours.
• Social Thinking – helping children build their social skills.
• “The Traffic Jam in my Brain” course – a sensory processing approach to challenges associated with Autism, ADHD, Learning and Behavioural Differences.
• Understanding Autism Spectrum Disorders Workshop
• Early Screening and Transition to Preschool Workshop via Autism Spectrum Australia
• Sensory Processing Disorder workshop via Child Sense Occupational Therapy
• Cleft Palate Speech Therapy Hierarchy workshop via Columbia University
• Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech Module by Dr Edythe Strand
• Infant Feeding Foundations Workshop – understanding feeding and oral development, assessment and treatment for feeding difficulties, including breastfeeding, bottle feeding and early solids difficulties.
• Enriching Language in Early Childhood Webinar
• Roots of Literacy: Play and Language Webinar
• Taking Proloquo2go to the Next Level – AssistiveWare Training module
• Colourful Semantics workshop – a method of teaching children how to understand and build sentences.
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Training via Liberator

Presentations & Publications

• July 2012 – the Society for Scientific Studies of Reading (SSSR) conference, Montreal, Canada
• December 2012 – the Australasian Society for Autism Research (ASfAR) conference, Sydney, Australia
• Publication – Nash R. and Arciuli J. (2014), Prosodic awareness is related to reading ability in children with autism spectrum disorders, Journal of Research in Reading. doi: 1111/1467-9817.12033

Catherine Penrose
Team Leader & Speech Pathologist

Catherine is known for her bubbly personality, positive energy, and genuine care for her clients and colleagues. She works with children and adults, helping them achieve their communication goals with determination and empathy. Since joining in 2019, Catherine has become a vital part of our team, stepping into the role of Team Leader in 2022.

She has also volunteered internationally in Vietnam, providing speech and language support in underserved communities which is a testament to her commitment to making a difference.

Trained In:

• Sounds~Write – a structured synthetic phonics based approach to reading instruction.
• The Spalding Method – an evidence-based, explicit, systematic and multisensory approach to teaching language and literacy skills.
• Facial Nerve Education at John Hunter Hospital
• Paediatric Feeding at John Hunter Hospital
• Smooth Speech Program at Newcastle University Stuttering Clinic
• The Hanen Centre “More Than Words” – engaging parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to facilitate their child’s social, communication and vocabulary development.
• Social Thinking – helping children build their social skills
• Intensive Interaction – an approach to teaching pre-speech communication to people with severe learning difficulties and/or autism.
• Early Screening and Transition to Preschool workshop via Autism Spectrum Australia
• Sensory Processing Disorder workshop via Child Sense Occupational Therapy
• Taking Proloquo2go to the Next Level – AssistiveWare Training module
• Colourful Semantics workshop – a method of teaching children how to understand and build sentences.
• The Lidcombe Program – a behavioural treatment for young children who stutter.
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Training via Liberator
• Infant Feeding Foundations Workshop – understanding feeding and oral development, assessment and treatment for feeding difficulties, including breastfeeding, bottle feeding and early solids difficulties.
• Meaningful Speech – identifying, evaluating and treating children with delayed echolalia i.e. gestalt language processors

Charlotte Lemon
Clinical Leader & Speech Pathologist

Charlotte combines warmth, enthusiasm, and a nurturing approach with strong clinical expertise. She is especially passionate about supporting young children in their early language and literacy journeys. Charlotte also plays an important leadership role as Clinical Mentor, supporting junior Speech Pathologists and students at Nash Speech Pathology.

Charlotte joined the team in 2022 after several years of paediatric practice. Families appreciate her kind, thorough approach and her ability to make therapy engaging and practical.

Trained In

• Sounds~Write – a structured synthetic phonics based approach to reading instruction.
• The Hanen Centre “It Takes Two to Talk” – engaging parents in their child’s early language intervention.
• The Hanen Centre “More Than Words” – engaging parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to facilitate their child’s social, communication and vocabulary development.
• Read3 method of literacy instruction
• The Spalding Method – an evidence-based, explicit, systematic and multisensory approach to teaching language and literacy skills.
• Learn to Play Therapy by Professor Karen Stagnitti
• Developmental Language Disorder online learning module facilitated by Speech Pathology Australia
• Lidcombe Program and Oakville Program for young children who stutter
• Visualising and Verbalising for language comprehension
• Diagnosis and Treatment of CAS using Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC)
• Is It Discriminative? Understanding the Different Characteristics of CAS
• Residual Articulation Errors Among Older Kids: Misconceptions & Solutions
• Elicitation and Intervention Options for Treating Speech Sound Disorders
• An Introduction to Dyslexia – Supporting All Students to Read
• Successful Strategies for Beginning Readers with Down Syndrome
• Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment (ReST) – treatment for children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)
• Nuffield Dyspraxia Program – assessment and treatment for children with Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)

Speech Pathologists

Francesca Daly
Speech Pathologist

Francesca is warm, creative, and dedicated to helping children achieve their communication goals. She brings experience from disability support and Autism Spectrum Australia and has been a valued member of Nash Speech Pathology since 2022. Families appreciate her enthusiasm, collaborative approach, and the engaging way she makes therapy both fun and meaningful.

Francesca also manages our Gladesville location on Thursdays, making it easier for families in the area to access high-quality speech pathology support.

Trained In:

• Sounds~Write – a structured synthetic phonics based approach to reading instruction.
• The Hanen Centre “More Than Words” – engaging parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to facilitate their child’s social, communication and vocabulary development.
• Social Thinking – helping children build their social skills
• Management of Actual or Potential Aggression (MAPA)
• Safe Swallowing Education and IDDSI Food and Fluid Modification Program
• Key Word Sign – using manual sign and natural gesture to support communication
• Enriching Language in Early Childhood Webinar
• Treating Childhood Apraxia of Speech Module by Dr Edythe Strand
• Taking Proloquo2go to the Next Level – AssistiveWare Training module
• Colourful Semantics workshop – a method of teaching children how to understand and build sentences.
• Developmental Language Disorder online learning module facilitated by Speech Pathology Australia
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Training via Liberator
• Tobii Dynavox Learning Hub Modules for AAC

Kate Mork
Speech Pathologist

Kate is a kind and creative Speech Pathologist who brings both professional expertise and lived experience as a parent to her work. She has previously worked in community health, hospital, and rehabilitation settings, as well as in schools supporting children with additional learning needs. Families value Kate’s warm and compassionate approach, as well as her ability to adapt therapy to meet the unique needs of each child.

Trained In:

• Sounds~Write – a structured synthetic phonics based approach to reading instruction.
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Training via Liberator
• Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) -Modules 1 & 2
• Paediatric Feeding Learning Framework – Queensland Health’s foundation level course
• Trauma-informed practice for Improved Learning and Wellbeing – Modules 1 & 2
• Understanding Challenging Behaviours: Practical Tools and Research
• Diagnosis and Treatment of Apraxia of Speech: A guide to Clinical Decision Making
• Principles of Motor Learning (Dysarthria & Dyspraxia)

Aeri Hwang
Speech Pathologist

Aeri is a dedicated and caring Speech Pathologist who is passionate about supporting children of all ages with their communication. Fluent in English and Korean, she brings experience across speech, language, literacy, and stuttering, as well as working with children with Autism, ADHD, Down Syndrome, and other developmental conditions. Families appreciate Aeri’s gentle, creative, and collaborative style, along with her ability to make therapy both engaging and effective.

Trained In:

• The Hanen Centre It Takes Two to Talk – engaging parents in their child’s early language intervention.
• The Hanen Centre More Than Words – engaging parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to facilitate social, communication and vocabulary development.
• The Lidcombe Program – behavioural treatment for young children who stutter.
• Sounds~Write – a structured synthetic phonics based approach to reading instruction.
• Read3 – literacy instruction program.
• Early Start Denver Model – introductory training for supporting young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
• Meaningful Speech – gestalt language processing approaches for children with delayed echolalia.
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) – including PODD, Proloquo2Go, LAMP and PECS.

Support Team

Liz, Dannielle & Lynda
Administrative Assistants

Liz, Dannielle and Lynda are the smiley face that greet each family at reception. They ensure all appointments, payments and processes run smoothly. Liz, Dannielle and Lynda are happy to answer any questions or pass them on to one of our Speech Pathologists. They enjoy getting to know all of our families and making sure they feel comfortable in our clinic. Their kind and nurturing qualities are highly valued as part of our team.