Hey there, meet Katherine!

Dr. Katherine Sanchez is a speech pathologist who co-owns a private practice, Protea Therapy, in Melbourne, Australia, where she works with children aged 0-6. She obtained her PhD looking at oral motor development in children born before 30 weeks of gestational age; and has also published research on communication and feeding in children with cleft palate, children with cerebral palsy, and dysregulated infants. Dr. Sanchez has a particular interest in supporting very young children with complex medical histories.

• Has never broken a bone
• Once spent a week in Turkey, but only booked two nights’ accommodation—the rest of her nights she spent on buses. Definitely an approach to take only when you’re young and full of energy.
• Studied English literature, and medieval & renaissance history at university before getting into speech pathology
• Loves reading, especially fantasy novels
• Dyed her hair black as a teenager, and then shaved all her hair off a couple of years later

• Has lived in Melbourne, Australia for her whole life—the same part of the world the Hemsworth brothers are from (She doesn’t know them though, sorry)

• Met her husband when they were singing in the same choir
• When she first wanted to study SLP, she assumed she'd be most interested in language development and disorders. Her interest in feeding took her by surprise.
• Doesn't have a middle name