Tara Stafford- Director | Speech Pathologist
Tara Stafford is an experienced Speech Pathologist and Director of Learning Links Speech Pathology, with more than 20 years of experience supporting children and families across early intervention, school, community health, and private practice settings in both Australia and the UK.
Throughout her career, Tara has worked extensively with children presenting with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), language delays, social communication challenges, speech disorders, stuttering, and feeding difficulties. She previously coordinated the Autism Assessment Team at Melton Health and has also worked within the Mental Health Services team at The Royal Children’s Hospital.
Tara is passionate about providing evidence-based, family-centred therapy tailored to each child’s individual strengths and needs. She has extensive experience supporting children eligible for Early Childhood Early Intervention and NDIS-funded services.
Tara has completed training in a range of recognised programs and approaches, including:
– Hanen – It Takes Two to Talk®
– Hanen – More Than Words®
– Social Thinking® programs
– Talk About programs
– BLADES
– Lidcombe Program for stuttering
– SOS Approach to Feeding
– Hanen – More Than Words®
– Social Thinking® programs
– Talk About programs
– BLADES
– Lidcombe Program for stuttering
– SOS Approach to Feeding
Tara works collaboratively with families, educators, and allied health professionals to help children build confidence, communication skills, social connections, and independence in everyday life.
She supports clients accessing a range of funding pathways, including Medicare, NDIS and private health insurance.