Maddie is a Certified Practicing Speech Pathologist and member of Speech Pathology Australia. She completed a Bachelor of Biomedicine in 2014 and a Masters of Speech Pathology in 2016 at the University of Melbourne. Since graduating, Maddie has worked across private and public hospitals in Melbourne, as well as in private practice and within the NDIS. She has spent most of her career working at the Royal Melbourne hospital, specialising in neurosciences.

Maddie has extensive experience in the assessment and management of adults with communication and swallowing impairments across the full continuum of care, from intensive care through to community-based rehabilitation. She has advanced training in videofluoroscopic swallowing studies and tracheostomy management. Maddie has special interest and expertise in the management of neurological conditions affecting communication and swallowing, including stroke, traumatic brain injury, neurodegenerative conditions, patients post-neurosurgery as well as functional neurological disorders. Maddie is also a certified provider of LSVT LOUD (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment); an intensive, evidence-based speech therapy program for people with Parkinson's disease and other neurological conditions. 

Alongside her clinical practice, Maddie is passionate about education and works as a tutor and sessional academic at Australian Catholic University, teaching subjects including Acquired Language Disorders, Professional Reasoning in Speech Pathology, Motor Speech Disorders and Psychology for Allied Health. 

Maddie takes a person-centred approach, working collaboratively with clients to deliver engaging, evidence-based therapy focused on achieving meaningful, client-driven goals.