Helping children express themselves since 1988
Fully certified by professional institutions
Concerned about how your child’s speech or language is developing?
Maybe you don’t feel they are socialising with friends as well as you’d want. Or that their difficulties are impacting on their school achievements. Whether or not your child has had or is currently having N.H.S therapy, you may feel you’d like them to have more help. Whatever the reason, I’m happy to help.
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My services
Initial Contact
Email me with a brief description of your concerns. I will contact you shortly; sending you my terms and conditions. We can then decide together whether a formal or informal assessment is appropriate and arrange a time for our first appointment.
Initial Assessment
I can provide a formal assessment with standardised scores. I can then provide you with a detailed report on the results. With younger children, I often find an informal assessment is more appropriate. This involves playing and chatting with your child whilst I listen to their speech and language, estimate their levels of comprehension and observe their play and interaction skills. Whichever type of assessment we choose, you will have time to explain fully your concerns and what you hope to achieve through speech therapy.
Therapy
Most lessons are provided weekly but this, again, is something we will decide together. Lessons will continue for as long as your child needs them. Sometimes, I will suggest a break if I feel they need time to assimilate what they’ve learnt so far before I move onto something new. I have a wealth of games and worksheets that I use to make the learning fun and varied and provide practise activities in between lessons. Many of my children have online games and activities that have been tailored to their needs. They can access their pages to play games or watch instructional videos any time they like. I have an extensive online programme which covers all aspects of social skills from pre-school to late teens. My older pupils value their zoom lessons; they can work in privacy, from the comfort of their home. Some even ask for lessons to continue when they are away on holiday!
Feedback and Liaising
I regularly provide written feedback, usually by email, to you, the school and any professionals in your child’s life (with your permission, of course). I see myself as very much part of your child’s ‘team’ so will attend school or nursery meetings liaise with teachers, classroom assisstants, O.T’s and physiotherapists and, of course, your N.H.S. SaLT.
Fun + Practise + Rewards = Achievement
About Me
I have worked as a speech and language therapist ever since qualifying in 1977. I simply can’t think of a career I’d prefer to be doing! I have a special interest in autistic spectrum and speech and language disorders but even after over 40 years, every new child I work with is special. I have an enhanced DBS check, am a registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice and am registered with the Health Professionals Council.
My Experience
I have worked in hospitals, community clinics, nurseries, primary and secondary schools and schools for children with special educational needs. Like all speech and language therapists, I regularly keep up to date with developments in the profession and meet with colleagues to share our particular skills. I have always worked with a wide age range from 2 year-olds who usually receive therapy in the form of parental guidance to young adults preparing for university.
Lessons
I can offer lessons at schools, via zoom or at my practise in Foxton where there is easy, free parking. Whether the lessons happen at home, school, via zoom or in my bright and sunny speech therapy room, fun is the aim. Relaxed, happy children are open to learning. To quote one of my pupils: “We don’t work; we just play games!” But behind all the fun, I will be using evidence based therapy approaches to progress your child as much and as quickly as possible.
School and Family
As children spend far more time at school or with their family than they do in speech therapy lessons; offering advice and support to all the child’s key adults is an important part of my approach. I will offer regular feedback explaining what we have been doing and why (in person or via the phone or email). Along with the feedback, there will be some fun activities for practise between lessons.
‘Thank you so much for all the marvellous work you have done with the children. They have all benefited hugely’
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