Kite | About us

An expert, multidisciplinary team

We're a multidisciplinary team of Speech Pathologists, ESDM therapists, Behaviour Therapists, and Early Childhood Educators, providing evidence-based therapy to families across Australia online. We specialise in supporting children with autism, ADHD, and developmental delay, by coaching parents how to embed therapy into their children's daily routines at home, kinder, and school. After all, children learn best from those they love most - you!

Average 10+ years of clinical experience

Trained in online delivery and parent coaching

>50% of our team are neuro-divergent or have a neuro-divergent family member

Our clinical leadership team

Kristy Capes

Clinical Director

More than 20 years experience working with autistic and ADHD children as a therapist and teacher
Previously led La Trobe University’s renowned Autism Specific Early Learning & Care Centre
Certified ESDM trainer and practitioner
Published author on early childhood therapy

Lauren Wicks

Lead Therapist

More than 20 years experience working with autistic and ADHD children as a therapist
Lauren brings a unique perspective being both neuro-divergent herself, and the parent of a child with autism
Previously founded and led a not for profit early childhood therapy clinic in regional Victoria

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Our story

Hi I’m Rachelle, the Founder of Kite.

Over years working in the disability sector, I saw too many families struggle to access high-quality support for their children. Long waitlists, long drives, high-costs, and a lack of therapists specialising in working with neuro-divergent children, all leaving families frustrated and worn down.

The traditional model of therapy also made it hard to help families practice their new skills at home between sessions, even though research has shown this is the most effective way to make lasting progress.

So I decided to build a care model that was more affordable and accessible, by teaching parents strategies they could incorporate at home, school and kinder.

By partnering with parents, rather than working 1:1 with children, each hour with a Kite therapist can turn into dozens of hours of learning for your child. And the research shows that it gets incredible outcomes!

If you're seeking support for your family or want to learn new strategies to support your child, we would love to work with you!

- Rachelle

Our values

Neuro-affirming

We believe in recognising and supporting your child’s unique strengths and needs, rather than trying to change them.

Empowering

We believe in supporting and empowering parents, and that pairing our expertise in therapy with your expertise in your child leads to amazing outcomes.

Practical

We focus on practical therapy techniques that are easy to implement at home, kinder and school.

Evidence-based

We are committed to using evidence-based therapy that is proven with research.