Our team brings decades of combined clinical experience in voice, swallowing, upper airway and neurological communication disorders, including hospital, rehabilitation, private practice, and university settings in Australia and overseas.Learn more about our services: voice therapy, chronic cough and upper airway disorders, swallowing assessment and VFSS and communication disorders.
Danielle Rutledge is the founder and lead clinician of Professional Speech Pathology. With almost two decades of experience, she's passionate about helping clients improve their quality of life through voice restoration, swallowing diagnosis and treatment, and management of upper respiratory dysfunction. She has worked across hospital, rehabilitation, outpatient, and private practice settings in Australia, the USA, and the Middle East, and mentors undergraduate, masters, and clinical fellow students, including through the American Speech and Hearing Association.
Sophie Chandler is an experienced speech pathologist and university educator with a special interest in voice restoration and transformation. She brings warmth and expertise to her work, with almost two decades of clinical and educational experience across Queensland and New South Wales, including tertiary and private hospitals, rehabilitation and outpatient clinics, private practice, and university teaching.
Committed to lifelong learning and professional development, Sophie has presented research at conferences internationally, including the Australian and New Zealand Head and Neck Society (Melbourne and Singapore), Laryngology (Kuala Lumpur), Speech Pathology Australia National (Tasmania), and Head and Neck Cancer Grand Rounds (Sydney). Sophie has also contributed to publications in:
In addition to her clinical and academic work, Sophie has a lifelong passion for the performing arts and previously studied in the Bachelor of Performing Arts program at QUT - a background that continues to inspire her work with voice and communication today.
Julia Matthews joins Professional Speech Pathology after more than 40 years in speech pathology, including 20 years at Mater Hospital. Throughout her career, she has worked alongside medical, nursing, and allied health colleagues to support adults with complex communication, swallowing, and speech needs. Julia now brings that experience to private practice, continuing to build on those collaborative relationships in the outpatient setting.
Clinical areas of focus:
Julia welcomes referrals for adults requiring assessment and management in these areas, and is committed to delivering evidence-based, patient-centred care.
Professional Speech Pathology
Primary clinic - Brisbane
Specialist Suite 7.1, 457 Wickham Terrace, Spring Hill QLD 4000
(St Andrews War Memorial Hospital)
VFSS
QLD X-ray, Mater Private Hospital
301 Vulture Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101
Telehealth
Available across Queensland and Australia
Additional Rooms
Suite 103, 131 Wickham Terrace Spring Hill QLD 4000
(Ladhope Chambers)
Ph: 0475 164 679
Email: info@professionalspeechpathology.com.au
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