Mia Villani

​Mia Villani is an experienced speech pathologist who helps little ones grow their speech, language, and communication skills, while supporting them in achieving personalised goals that are important for them and their families.

 

Mia began her career providing speech pathology services across rural and remote South Australia, as well as metropolitan Adelaide, where she worked in the educational setting. She has coached families, educators, and support workers in delivering evidence-based speech and language intervention programs. Mia has taken on many capacity-building projects in schools and preschools. Mia's collaborative work with schools and preschools has strengthened inclusion for students with oral language difficulties, supporting students' language learning and literacy skills. This has enhanced students' engagement and participation in the classroom and access to the school curriculum. She has delivered multiple workshops and professional development training sessions for caregivers, educators and stakeholders in education and not-for-profit sectors too.

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Mia also brings in-depth knowledge and valuable experience from her current role in private practice, where she delivers direct, intensive and tailored paediatric speech pathology services to children located in both Adelaide and Sydney.​ She is well-practiced in providing differential diagnoses and treatment of a wide range of childhood communication difficulties, disorders, delays and differences. Mia has supported many children with speech and language delays, disorders, complex communication needs and those presenting with developmental differences, including, global developmental delays, intellectual impairments, specific learning disorders, Autism, ADHD, as well as trauma backgrounds. Mia draws on her extensive experience to inform her current work. She has also worked with many children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including Aboriginal children and their families and those learning English as an additional language. Her ongoing experience with these populations enables her to provide culturally sensitive and individualised therapy to meet the specific needs of each child. Mia is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where every child, regardless of background or complexity, has the opportunity to thrive.

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Mia's approach is holistic and comprehensive, viewing each child as a whole to support their developmental needs, differences and overall well-being. Mia’s involvement in multi-disciplinary teams has been extensive, working alongside, special educators, psychologists, behaviour support coaches, social workers, Aboriginal educators, hearing educators and occupational therapists to provide well-rounded care and address different areas of need. Mia's collaboration with external service providers has facilitated the evaluation of children’s needs and enabled the implementation of necessary supports. Mia is a strong advocate for working collaboratively with her client's family and alongside other health professionals as a team.

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Mia is committed to staying updated with the latest research in her areas of practice. She has received professional training from highly respected professors in the paediatric speech pathology field of phonological speech sound disorders and oral language and oral narrative assessment and development. Mia is trained in Key Word Sign and in sensory integration strategies and fostering open dialogue around sensitive topics.

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​Mia is an experienced clinician in providing assessment and treatment of complex childhood speech sound disorders. She is most passionate about delivering intensive speech intervention to children aged 3 to 7 years. This includes, helping children produce sounds in words correctly so that others can clearly understand them.

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