About me...
My Story
I have experience working with children and young people from 1-16 years old who have a wide variety of speech, language and communication needs and have been based in NHS community clinics, hospitals and independent specialist schools. I currently work in an NHS children’s hospital providing neurorehabilitation to children and young people following a brain injury.
I am passionate about helping children and young people to communicate, whether that be using words and/or an alternative communication system. I am here to support you and your child through that journey.
I use child centred, inclusive and play-based approaches during my assessments and therapy sessions which can be adapted for each individual.
My Experience
I have experience of working on goals specifically aimed to support:
- Attention and listening skills
- Play skills
- Social communication differences, including Autism Spectrum Condition
- Language delays and disorders, including difficulties with receptive and/or expressive language
- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
- Speech sound delays and disorders
- Stammering
- Selective mutism
- Acquired brain injuries
My Qualifications
I have also attended training courses in:
- Attention Autism
- AAC for Gestalt Language Processors
- Michael Palin 0-7 stammering training
- Makaton signing
- Sensory Integration