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Group Therapy 

speech therapy adelaide services

Supporting and nurturing the development of social skills in a positive, welcoming and fun way.

Chat Well Group Therapy (and Social Groups) support clients to participate in social activities with children with common interests. They provide opportunities to practice and utilise skills in a real life scenarios. 

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Our Group Therapy use neurodiversity-affirming practices. This means that they will always use strengths based approaches, support clients to understand that neurodivergence is welcome, while helping to equip them with tools to have positive social experiences..

 

As an example of what neurodiversity affirming practice means:

 

If a client is not comfortable with making eye contact (which is a neurotypical expectation), our team will not encourage them to do this. Our team promotes modifying the "environment" with the provision of supports, instead of expecting clients to change who they are or train them to do something if it is both uncomfortable and unnecessary. They may explain why such an expectation exists, but the choice about how they wish to respond to that expectation belongs to the client.

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Current Group Therapy sessions that run every school holidays:

  • Beading Group: Ages 5-8 years  (1 hour)

  • Lego Social Group: Ages 5-8 years (1.5 hours)

  • Science Group: Ages 7 years and older (1 hour)

  • Sensory Play Group: Ages 3-6 years (1 hour)

  • Art Group: Ages 8 years and older (1.5 hours)

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Current Group Therapy sessions that run during the school term:

  • SEA Bridge Program: For neurodivergent & autistic youth aged 5-10 (1 hour)

  • SANDE Bridge Program: For children of all different neurotypes aged 3-6 (1 hour)

  • Sounds-Write Group: Ages 5-10 years, targeting reading and writing skills using an evidence-based phonics program (1 hour)

  • Creative Social Group: Ages 8 years and older (1 hour)

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If you are not an existing client, or currently receiving any therapeutic services, complementary intake session with a member of the therapy team is required to take a case history and determine suitability.

Group Therapy sessions offer the opportunity to:

  • Play and engage

  • Share interests with others

  • Make connections

  • Problem solve

  • Building identity

  • Work towards individual goals

  • Collaborate with others

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Our Adelaide Speech Pathology clinics are located in Greenacres and Mawson Lakes.

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Group Therapy (and Social Groups) sessions are NDIS claimable. Read more about fees and claiming options here. 

New Holiday Social Communication Groups for Ages 5–9

We’re excited that we’ll be running Holiday Social Communication Groups for children aged 5–9 years this April. These small, supportive groups are designed to help children build confidence, connect with peers, and practise everyday communication skills — all through fun, hands‑on activities.

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What are the groups about?

Our holiday groups offer a relaxed, playful environment where children can:

  • Interact with peers in a supported setting

  • Practise social and communication skills

  • Build confidence expressing themselves

  • Explore sensory, craft, and movement‑based activities

  • Enjoy positive shared experiences during the school break

 

Sessions are run by experienced Speech Pathologists who gently guide children to participate, communicate, and have fun at their own pace.

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What will they do?

Each session includes a mix of:

  • Craft activities

  • Sensory play

  • Movement games

  • Simple teamwork challenges

 

Activities are flexible and tailored to the children attending. Examples include building creations from boxes, sensory art stations, obstacle missions, and small group challenges.

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Who can join?

  • Children aged 5–9 years who can participate in a small group setting with some support.

  • Children are welcome to join more than one group if they’d enjoy it.

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Session details

  • 45‑minute group session

  • Billed at 70 minutes (includes preparation and notes)

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Cost & Funding

  • Not Medicare‑claimable

  • NDIS claimable (Capacity Building – Improved Daily Living)

 

Approximate cost per child:

  • $93.10 per session

  • This rate is based on 5 children in a group run by 2 Speech Pathologists

  • 45 minutes of direct therapy and 35 minutes of indirect time (set-up, feedback to parents, treatment notes and packing away)

  • Cost is dependant on the number of participants and clinicians. We aim to keep costs as low as possible and may include an Allied Health Assistant where appropriate.

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How to book

Bookings can be made through our Group Therapy page on the website or by contacting our admin team. 

 

If you have any questions or would like help deciding whether this group is a good fit for your child, please feel free to reach out. We’d love to support your family during the school holidays.

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