Alannah is the owner and manager of Overland Speech Therapy. She is a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist (CPSP) and an experienced therapist with a passion for working collaboratively, empathetically and holistically to support people to work towards meeting their communication goals. Alannah prides herself on providing an evidence-based, strengths-based and individualised service to support people of all ages to better engage, build meaningful connections and participate in everyday activities.

Alannah has worked as a Speech Pathologist within non government and not for profit settings as well as private practice. She has an interest in the areas of early intervention, impacts of developmental disability and mental health on communication, and functional communication strategies for adults. Alannah is passionate about supporting people to advocate for their own or their loved one’s communication needs and access. Alannah also supports people to access mental health advocacy through separate work within a government role. She is a member of Speech Pathology Australia.

Alannah holds a Bachelor of Speech Pathology degree and a Masters of Disability Studies degree, both from the University of Newcastle. She also holds a Graduate Certificate of Mental Health from La Trobe University and a Graduate Certificate in Health Leadership & Management from Charles Sturt University. Alannah has also completed various trainings in the areas of speech, language, literacy, pragmatics and social inclusion, play, augmentative and alternative communication, autism assessment & intervention, paediatric feeding, positive behaviour support, accidental counselling and neurodiversity affirming practices.

As a mum of two young children and a carer for family with lived experience of neurodiversity and mental ill health, Alannah understands the need to be able to create inclusive communities, include strategies into existing everyday routines and busy family life, and for these to be functional and effective. 

When Alannah is not working, she enjoys spending time with her family, camping and exploring the great outdoors, and reading a good book.