Meet Sophia

Sophia Snaidero (Nee Mellino), MSpPath, B.SpHLSc, CPSP, MSPA is a passionate and motivated Speech Pathologist who strives to help every person to reach their full, communicative potential. She is committed to working closely with clients and their families to achieve functional communication goals in a supportive and fun environment. Sophia completed her Bachelor of Speech, Hearing and Language Sciences at Macquarie University, followed by her Master of Speech Pathology at The University of Technology, Sydney.

Sophia has had the opportunity to work with children and adults in a range of settings such as disability day programs, community health and in private practices in Sydney. Sophia is highly experienced in providing intervention for literacy, phonological and motoric speech sound disorders, including Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS), stuttering, early language intervention and Developmental Language Disorder (DLD). She is passionate about providing affirming therapy approaches for neurodivergent children.

She has completed further training and professional development in Sounds Write, Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing (DTTC) and Rapid Syllable Transition Training (ReST). Sophia continues to expand her knowledge and learning through courses and workshops. She is committed to keeping up to date with the latest evidence-based research to best inform her practice. Sophia can speak English and Italian. Outside of work, she loves to play netball and catch up with friends.