About Us

Samantha Malfitano

Director and Principal Speech Pathologist

Samantha is the Director and Principal Speech Pathologist at Kids and Cubs Clinic, founded in 2022. Samantha completed her Bachelor of Applied Sciences: Speech Pathology at the University of Sydney (2016) and is a registered member of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA).

She is an experienced paediatric clinician, having developed a range of skills in her roles at Liverpool Hospital NSW (2017-2022) for the assessment and treatment of children with communication, feeding and developmental difficulties. She has provided services for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse clients and families, ex-premature babies, and has worked extensively and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams alongside Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Paediatricians, Neonatologists and teachers.

Samantha has special interests in the clinical areas of complex speech sound disorders and early language development. She has received extensive training and mentorship by professors in the area of severe speech sound disorders, and offers differential diagnoses, second opinions, and treatment of these complex speech disorders, such as Childhood Apraxia of Speech and severe phonological disorders.

Samantha is accredited in the Sounds-Write program to treat literacy difficulties, and The Lidcombe Program Consortium training for the treatment of stuttering. She has attended additional training targeting play, feeding, and language skills. Samantha is a strong advocate for working collaboratively with her client’s family and alongside their other health professionals as a team. She ensures to provide quality, evidence-based services to her clients in order to reach their goals.

In her spare time Samantha enjoys travelling to new places or going for walks.

Lucy Smith

Speech Pathologist

Lucy joined the Kids and Cubs Team at the beginning of 2024. She completed her Bachelor of Speech Pathology at Australian Catholic University in Brisbane; Queensland and she is a registered member of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA).

Lucy has experience as a paediatric clinician from her time working in private practice. She has experience working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Psychologists as well as education professionals such as Teachers and Learning support staff. She is trained in the Sounds-Write Program, Infant Feeding Foundations (Babble & Munch) and oro-facial myology. She engages in regular professional development across the areas of play, stuttering, and language development.

Lucy has special interests in the area of school aged literacy and early language development. Lucy has always loved working with children and values implementing both evidence-based and neuro-affirming practice within therapy.

In her spare time Lucy enjoys trying new restaurants and spending time at the beach.

Our Team

Samantha Malfitano

Director and Principal Speech Pathologist

Samantha is the Director and Principal Speech Pathologist at Kids and Cubs Clinic, founded in 2022. Samantha completed her Bachelor of Applied Sciences: Speech Pathology at the University of Sydney (2016) and is a registered member of Speech Pathology Australia (SPA).

Lucy Smith

Speech Language Pathologist

As a speech language pathologist at Kids and Cubs Clinic, I provide evidence-based assessment and intervention services to children with various communication disorders. I collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of professionals, including psychologists, occupational therapists, and educators, to deliver holistic and individualized care to our clients.

Values

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Funding

At Kids and Cubs Clinic we accept the following funding options:

NDIS

Private Health Insurance

Medicare