Anna Warby Speech Pathology: Speech Pathology in Toowoomba 

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PO Box 313, Toowoomba, QLD 4350

Get to Know Anna

Anna is particularly interested in, and passionate about, helping children with all types of hearing loss. This encompasses children with permanent conductive through to profound sensorineural hearing losses, and includes children with microtia, atresia and auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD). As the mother of a child with bilateral profound sensorineural hearing loss, Anna is acutely aware of the importance of working alongside parents to ensure their child reaches their listening and speaking potential.


Anna has completed additional training in teaching children with permanent hearing loss to listen and speak.  She has completed the Foundations of Listening and Spoken Language Practice and the Advanced Skills in Listening and Spoken Language Practice. This includes extensive clinical practice working solely with children with hearing loss, and peer mentoring. Additionally, Anna has completed the Healthy Hearing Clinical Speech Pathology course for Paediatric Hearing Loss and Introduction to Childhood Hearing Loss.

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Hear the Difference

Anna’s passion for working with children who wear hearing aids or cochlear implants began when her son, George, received the first of his bilateral cochlear implants in 2007. She has navigated George’s therapy and educational needs from infancy through to young adulthood. At first, George had difficulty communicating verbally and was behind other children developmentally. With the consistent guidance of therapists and dedicated carry-over of therapy goals at home, George began to listen and speak more effectively than ever before. Anna celebrated every milestone, no matter how small, along this journey.


Her first-hand appreciation of the challenges you face as a family will enhance your ability to support your child throughout the important and special journey they are about to embark on.

What Is Speech Pathology?

Develop Your Child’s Communication Skills

At Anna Warby Speech Pathology, we provide flexible and functional family-centred speech pathology services throughout Toowoomba and the Darling Downs to develop children’s communication and school readiness skills. We assess children's development, and with the help of their families, we implement therapy goals to optimise their speaking, listening, language, early literacy and social skills.


We work with parents, extended family members, audiologists, early childhood educators, teachers and other health professionals to ensure the best possible outcome for your child.

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How Speech Pathology Can Help

Building a strong communication foundation is essential to support your child's ongoing development. We are passionate about the importance of early intervention from birth to ensure that your child can achieve their full potential. Early intervention gives your child’s developing brain the best chance to lay down the neural pathways needed for optimal development. Your child’s speech pathology support can assist with:


  • Speech (pronouncing sounds & words)
  • Receptive language (understanding what people say)
  • Expressive language (using words & sentences)
  • Listening skills (hearing & auditory processing)
  • Phonological awareness (early literacy skills)
  • Social skills (relating to others)

Coaching parents to best support their child’s speech, language and listening development

We understand that to achieve the best outcomes for your child, we need to take a family-focused, holistic approach. Parents and families are the natural teachers in a child’s early years, so our therapy focuses on assisting you to support your child’s development in the home environment.

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Testimonials

"I am so grateful for Anna's help with my four year old son's speech. She quickly diagnosed the sounds he was struggling with and patiently worked with him to initially make the sounds correctly and then practise to achieve fluency and consistency. Anna connected easily with my son by using games and making the sessions fun."

- Laura

"Anna has been coming out to the Child Care Centre to support a child who has recently had cochlear implants, she has been working not only with the child but with the staff. Anna spent a couple of hours with all the staff after working hours just to give all of us a better understanding of how the implants work and how we can best support the child to reach his full potential."

– Mel

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Arrange a Home Visit

At Anna Warby Speech Pathology, we aim to make your child’s therapy as fun and relaxed as possible. We understand that often children thrive most comfortably in the familiarity of their own home environment, which is why much of our work takes place in homes. We travel to clients throughout Toowoomba and surrounds.

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We have a welcoming and easily accessible clinic available for appointments. Clinic visits may be more suitable for some busy family schedules, especially once a child commences school. We can also offer a mix of clinic, home and teletherapy appointments if required to meet your child's and family's needs.

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Teletherapy

Anna grew up in the western Darling Downs region. She is passionate about the local community and understands the needs of regional and remote clients. Travelling to Toowoomba can be a challenge, but by using teletherapy services, she can connect with and support children and their families outside of Toowoomba and the region. Teletherapy means that distance is not a barrier to a family’s ability to access a Speech Pathologist with a special interest and extensive experience in hearing loss.

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Play & Learn Support Group (PALS)

At Anna Warby Speech Pathology, our Play and Learn Support (PALS) group allows us to bring children with hearing loss and their families together to make friendships and support each other. It provides a safe and comfortable setting for children with hearing loss to interact with each other, boosting their acceptance, confidence and resilience around their hearing technology. 


When children see their peers wearing their hearing aids and cochlear implants at PALS, it encourages them to consistently wear their own hearing technology. This results in optimal and consistent access to the full range of sounds on the speech spectrum, which is essential for listening, language and speech development. In addition, PALS group sessions support the development of play and social skills.

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School Aged Social Groups

School-aged groups aim to bring primary and secondary-aged children with hearing loss and their families together to create friendships and support networks. It allows children with hearing loss to interact and enjoy time together, build friendships and develop important life skills. These groups help children with hearing loss with their acceptance, confidence and resilience around their hearing technology, and in turn, ability to advocate for themselves. We work collaboratively with Hear For You to provide these opportunities for primary and secondary-aged children to get together.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • When should my child start therapy?

    Early Intervention is essential. The earlier you start the better.

  • Will you see my child at home for therapy?

    Yes,  we offer home visits and/or clinic-based appointments.

  • My child has hearing loss, what are the most important things that determine a successful outcome?

    Early identification, early fitting of hearing technology, and starting early intervention services as soon as possible

  • Does my child need a referral to see you?

    No referral is necessary. Please complete the "Get In Touch" section below to make an enquiry.

  • What additional training has Anna completed for hearing loss?

    Anna has completed the Foundations of Listening and Spoken Language Practice and the Advanced Skills in Listening and Spoken Language Practice. This also includes extensive clinical practice working solely with children with hearing loss and peer mentoring. Additionally, she has completed the Healthy Hearing Clinical Speech Pathology course for Paediatric Hearing Loss and Introduction to Childhood Hearing Loss

  • My child doesn’t have NDIS funding. Can they still access your services?

    Yes , we see privately funded children and can offer some ideas in terms of subsidised funding through Medicare. We may be able to assist you to apply for NDIS funding by providing an assessment to identify your child’s developmental levels.

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