Meet your Mental Health Speech Pathologist

Bonnie is a dual-qualified speech pathologist and authorized mental health practitioner in Queensland.

Bonnie is a registered certified practicing member of Speech Pathology Australia. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Sydney and her Master of Speech Pathology from the University of Queensland. 

Bonnie’s experience spans across public and private schools, institutions for special needs, peadiatric rehabilitation at Queensland Children’s Hospital, and child and youth mental health services, including QLD Health CYMHS and the Royal Children’s Hospital’s adolescent inpatient ward. She is particularly interested in assisting neurodiverse children and adolescents who have mental health challenges and related social communication issues.

Bonnie successfully trialled PEERS social skills intervention with adolescents who have complex mental health disorders and presented the positive outcomes at a national conference. Bonnie is deeply interested in research and evidence-based practices. She has been involved in various research studies, most notably as a telehealth group facilitator for a social skills group conducted by Queensland Children’s Hospital and the University of Queensland. Additionally, Bonnie is particularly passionate about offering bilingual speech pathology services to Korean-speaking children and adolescents.