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About me

I am an experienced private Speech and Language Therapist. I have full HCPC and RCSLT registration.

I have more than 6 years of experience assessing and treating;

- Speech sound disorders
- Stuttering and fluency
- Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
- Apraxia/dyspraxia of Speech
- Expressive/receptive language delay
- Early Intervention from Birth to 5 years old
- Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Social communication difficulties

I value the need to liaise closely with families, educators, and other professionals to create a supportive and holistic approach to achieving the goals of my clients. I am an advocate for adapting the learning environment by implementing strategies for my client to thrive and succeed both socially and academically.

I am certified in conducting parent training programmes to assist with early intervention strategies for children aged 18 months to 5 years old. I engage parents in my sessions so they are able to follow through with strategies explored in therapy and feel confident in initiating therapeutic interventions day to day. There is a strong evidence base for this model of intervention in helping language delays in children.

When I'm not working, I enjoy going to the gym, cycling, swimming, learning new languages and travelling.

Professional Training:

- Hanen: It Takes Two to Talk (Parent training for early childhood intervention)
- Learn to Play: Basic and Advanced Level
- Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme
- Lidcombe Program for early childhood stuttering
- Social Thinking (Michelle Garcia Winner)
- Emotional Regulation; Zones of Regulation, Size of the Problem

Areas of interest

preschool; early intervention; articulation; speech sound disorders; apraxia/dyspraxia of speech; language disorder; early intervention; stutter/stammer parent training; social communication; social pragmatic language; autism; ADHD;