About the therapist- Eleanor Brasted, CPSP(she/her) 

Senior Speech Pathologist & Voice Coach

Eleanor is a senior Speech Pathologist, with interests in Stuttering, Cluttering, Voice, Speech and communication. She is a graduate of the Flinders University Masters of speech pathology program and developed a passion for working with stutterers/ people with stutter while on student placement at Flinders University Fluency Clinic. Eleanor is experienced in delivering Lidcombe, Restart DCM, Westmead, Stutter Modification therapy and the Camperdown therapy programs. 

Eleanor has undertaken training in:  Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Voice-craft’; the Lidcombe Program, RESTART-DCM and Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (for preschool stuttering); Neuro-affirming Practice Neurodiversity affirming practice- An introduction (2023); Introduction to Working with Trans and Gender Diverse People Online Course - SHINE SA (2023); Gender Identity - enhancing gender affirming mental healthcare- SAPMEA (2023); Stuttering management for the adolescent and adult populations (2020); IAHA Cultural Responsiveness Training Level 1: Start with cultural awareness (2023). She is constantly working to develop her professional learning and ways of creating positive learning opportunities for people with voice and communication difficulties. 

Eleanor graduated with distinction in Musical Theatre from the Royal Academy of Music in London and has an interest in voice therapy, with a particular interest in functional voice disorders. Eleanor has shared her passion for voice through teaching singing for over 15 years as well as spending several years touring the world with musical theatre. Eleanor continues to work as a professional opera singer. 

Her wealth of experience in the creative arts, including almost 15 years as a singing teacher, has informed her empathic and creative clinical style, which she combines with a strong evidence based approach. Eleanor is passionate about the collaborative nature of fluency and voice therapy involving the best available evidence, the clinician, and the goals of the client and their families. 

Eleanor currently sees speech pathology clients Mondays, and Thursdays via telehealth, and in person by arrangement. 

Eleanor has interests in the following areas:

• Client-advocacy (see ‘About Speech Pathology + stop motion” page for more information)

• Voice ( pediatric clients and adults)

• Stuttering (pediatric clients and adults)

• Cluttering (pediatric clients and adults)

• Speech sound disorders (pediatric)

• Articulation difficulties (pediatric)

• Select language and communication difficulties

• Eleanor sees clients who are 5+- adults.

• Medicare rebates available for clients on a care plan referred by their GP.

• NDIS clients welcome (plan and self-managed only)

• Rural/national and Adelaide-based clients welcome

• *Appointments are currently telehealth only. Limited at-home and in-school visits are available in the Goodwood/ Unley area.

Presenting work includes:

2020 State Opera South Australia Winter school - Vocal health workshop

2023 Cluttering and it’s treatments (SPA clinical bites), presentation with Dr. Michelle Swift, CPSP.

2023 Principle writer on “Stuttering & Cluttering”- teachers presentation

The Integrated Voice: a Co-presentation workshop with an Estille Master trainer, Psychotherapist and Speech pathologist.

Memberships: Speech Pathology Australia,  the Voice Foundation, and Australian Voice Association.