About Us

Very Helpful Chats is a virtual psychology and allied health practice providing mental health treatment, counselling, assessments and coaching to neurodivergent adults and adolescents. We are now seeking new clinical team members - anywhere in Australia - to provide neurodiversity-affirming clinical services via telehealth.

About You

• Degree qualification in Speech Therapy.
• Current membership with Speech Pathology Australia
• Understanding of the neurodiversity-affirming paradigm and commitment to practising in a neurodiversity-affirming way.

Position Summary

The speech therapist is responsible for providing therapy to neurodivergent adults and adolescents via telehealth.

Key Requirements

• Experience working with adults and/or adolescents as a speech therapist.
• Understanding or experience adapting your clinical practice to a telehealth service.
• Experience working with neurodivergent adults including Autistic adults, adult ADHD'ers, adults with learning differencesm adults with other disability (desirable).
• Lived experience of ADHD, Autism, learning differences, disability, mental illness, chronic physical illness or chronic pain (desirable).

Job Responsibility

• Deliver neurodiversity-affirming consultations via telehealth for adult and adolescent clients.
• Evaluate and assess speech, language, communication, or swallowing difficulties.
• Develop therapy goals and intervention areas in collaboration with clients that are tailored to the individual's needs, life circumstances, and disability.
• Conduct risk assessments and develop safety plans when clinically indicated.
• Participate in supervision and continuing professional development activities to maintain registration requirements.
• Maintain confidentiality of clients as per federal and state privacy laws.

Job Benefits

• Choose to be an employee or, if you are an experienced therapist, an independent contractor.
• As an independent contractor in a business-to-business arrangement, you will receive marketing, administration, and diary management from us, and you will provide our clients with high-quality, evidence-based neurodiversity-affirming clinical services.
• As an employee, you will receive ongoing employment in a work-from-home role where you can set your regular days and times around your needs and commitments.
• Employed staff with disability will be assisted with paperwork and administrative requirements.
• A very supportive management and administration team will handle the marketing to help you find your ideal clients - matched to your strengths and interests.
• You will be working with exclusively neurodivergent clients who self-refer to the practice and are very motivated to engage and work towards their goals.
• You will be connected to a workplace of great people (if we do say so ourselves) where you will receive genuine respect and understanding for your neurodivergence, disability, and physical and mental health needs.