Michael is a practicing speech pathologist, having completed his Master of Speech Pathology at La Trobe University in 2019. Prior to this, Michael worked as a primary-school teacher.

Michael’s areas of interest include:

• Social communication
• Pragmatic language
• Literacy
• The role that language plays in structuring and defining the self

Taking a non-prescriptivist, and non-reductive approach to therapy, Michael is committed to using evidence-based methods to facilitate the child’s entry into the play of language and communication.