The Successful Speechie Academy is an online learning platform designed to help Speechies feel confident delivering preschool language therapy. 
  
Through practical training, clear frameworks and step-by-step clinical systems, we help you know exactly what to target, how to teach it and what to do next in therapy. 
  
Whether you're just starting out or looking for more structure in your clinical practice, we're here to help you feel confident every step of the way. 

The Successful Speechie Academy is designed for Speechies at every stage of their journey. 
  
Whether you're a speech pathology student, a new graduate, an early career clinician or an experienced Speechie wanting more structure, our training is designed to make preschool language therapy feel clearer, more practical and more achievable. 
  
If you work with preschool children, you're in the right place. 

Most professional development teaches theory. 
  
We focus on what happens after the assessment. 
  
Everything inside the Academy is designed to help you confidently apply what you've learned in real therapy sessions—not just understand the research. 
  
Our goal is simple: help you walk into every session knowing exactly what to target, how to teach it and what to do next. 
  
Because confidence comes from knowing what to do. 

The Successful Speechie Academy was founded by award-winning Speech Pathologist Emily Mackie after recognising that many clinicians graduated feeling overwhelmed and underprepared for preschool language therapy. 
  
What began as a mission to make therapy more practical has grown into an education platform supporting thousands of Speechies across Australia and beyond. 
  
Today, our focus remains the same: helping clinicians deliver confident, effective preschool language therapy that creates meaningful outcomes for children. 

Yes. 
  
Everything we teach is grounded in current evidence, clinical reasoning and real-world experience. 
  
Rather than simply sharing research, we focus on helping you translate evidence into practical therapy that works with real children, real families and real sessions. 

Yes—that's exactly what we aim to do. 
  
Every course, framework and membership has been designed to answer the questions clinicians ask every day: 
  
• What should I target first? 
• What comes next? 
• How do I teach this skill? 
• What does a therapy session actually look like? 
• How do I help children generalise their learning? 
  
Our goal is for you to finish every lesson feeling more confident than when you started. 

Not at all. 
  
Many of our members join while they're still studying or during their first few years as a Speechie. 
  
Our training is designed to simplify preschool language therapy, regardless of your level of experience. 
  
You'll be guided step by step, with practical strategies you can confidently use in your very next therapy session. 

If you're new to the Successful Speechie Academy, we recommend starting with our Free Preschool Language Training. 
  
From there, you'll have a clear pathway to continue building your confidence through our Preschool Language Framework, Therapy Toolkits and Preschool Language Accelerator (PLA) Membership. 
  
We've intentionally designed each step to build on the last, so you'll always know what comes next. 
  

Absolutely. 
  
All of our training is self-paced, so you can learn whenever it suits you. 
  
Whether you prefer to complete lessons in one sitting or a little at a time, you can learn in a way that fits around your work and life. 

We're here to help. 
  
If you can't find the answer you're looking for, visit our Support page or contact our friendly team. 
  
We'll point you in the right direction and make sure you have the information you need to move forward with confidence. 

Every resource inside the Successful Speechie Academy has been created to solve the real challenges Speechies face in preschool language therapy.

Rather than overwhelming you with more information, we focus on giving you practical systems, clear frameworks and step-by-step guidance you can confidently apply in your very next therapy session.

If you've ever found yourself wondering "What should I target next?" or "How do I actually teach this?", you're exactly who we created the Academy for.