About Each Speech Pear Plum
Our Mission and Values
At Each Speech Pear Plum, we’re a close-knit, family-run practice with a big passion for supporting children and their families on their communication journey. Our warm, welcoming approach and personal touch ensure every child feels seen, heard, and celebrated.
Our purpose is simple: to spark joy in every step of the therapy process, helping kids connect, communicate, and thrive in a fun, supportive environment—because every family deserves to watch their child reach their full potential!
Our Mission
We provide fun, play-based, and family-focused speech therapy that inspires confidence and growth. Through evidence-based practices and a warm, supportive environment, we help children and families build the skills they need to communicate and connect, making every session a joyful step forward.
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We're Transparent
We believe in being open and honest in everything we do, ensuring our clients and their families always know where they stand.
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We Create a Safe Space
Respect is at the core of our practice. We offer a secure and welcoming environment where everyone feels valued and supported.
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We Build Connections
We know that relationships matter most. We prioritise genuine connections, making sure our clients and their families always feel seen and heard.
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We Play With Purpose
We bring joy and playfulness into our work. Therapy should be fun, and we make sure to share those moments of enjoyment with everyone.
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We're All In!
We’re relentless in our pursuit of excellence, using the latest evidence-based practices to guide our work. With hard work and dedication, we go above and beyond to support our clients and their families.
Our Values
Erin Nicklin
Director & Senior Speech Pathologist
BSpPath (Hons), MSPA CPSP
Erin graduated from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology (honours) in 2015 and has been working with tiny humans ever since! Erin has gained an extensive wealth of knowledge and experience over the years supporting neurotypical and neurodiverse (Autism, ADHD) children, Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), deaf and hard of hearing children, speech sound disorders and delays, dyslexia and dysgraphia (reading and writing difficulties) language disorders and delays, disfluency (stuttering), feeding difficulties, and AAC.
Erin whole-heartedly believes in and delivers a therapeutic space that offers:
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Safety & security,
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openness,
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genuine connection,
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playfulness and fun.
Erin is passionate about building strong and lasting relationships with her clients and their families in order to support her clients to make meaningful and impactful progress across all aspects of their lives.
Erin has completed additional specialist training and qualifications in:
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SoundsWrite Practitioner Training
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Pragmatically Organised Dynamic Display (PODD)
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PROMPTS for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT) - introductory workshop
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DIR Floor Time - introductory workshop
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Certificates II & III Australian Sign Language (Auslan)
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SOS (Sequential-Oral-Sensory) Approach to Feeding
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Hanen - It Takes Two to Talk Certified
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Hanen - More Than Words Certified
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Learn to Play Practitioner Training
When Erin is not working, she is running around after her own little rascals, being active with her family on new adventures and spending time in her garden.
Sam Nicklin
Business Administrator
Sam is currently taking over practice operations and will soon be the backbone of Each Speech Pear Plum Speech Pathology, allowing Erin to do what she does best - support little people and their families. As the husband of our director, Erin, he plays a vital role in ensuring the smooth functioning of our practice. With a focus on back-end operations, financial management, and administrative tasks, he keeps our practice running efficiently and effectively.
Sam handles a range of responsibilities, from managing finances and budgeting to overseeing administrative processes and ensuring compliance with regulations. His meticulous attention to detail and dedication to excellence ensure that our practice operates at its best, allowing our team to focus on providing exceptional care to our clients.
Outside of his Business Administrator role, Sam works as an engineer and is an all-star dad who takes the kids when Erin is offering after-school therapy appointments. When he is not juggling his multiple hats, Sam enjoys a quirky craft beer, rugby union and going on 'adventures' with the kids. Sam brings a well-rounded perspective to our practice.
With his expertise and commitment to our practice's success, Sam plays a key role in helping us achieve our mission of providing high-quality, holistic care to our clients and their families.
