Paying attention or listening to what you say?
Find it difficult to play with toys?
Find interacting with people tricky?
Have problems understanding what is said to them?
Find it hard to say words in a sentence?
Can say words but people find it difficult to understand what they say?
I can help you to understand more about your child’s speech and language difficulties and help you to support their development.
Speech and Language Therapy in Market Harborough and surrounding areas
About Me
I qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist in February 2000, after completing my BSC (Hons) in Human Communication (Speech and Language Therapy) at De Montfort University. I worked for the NHS for 19 years and have helped many children with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs over the years. I have a genuine interest in helping children to reach their potential. I am friendly, approachable and knowledgeable. I combine working independently with raising my own family.
Who I can help
As a specialist speech and language therapist, my expertise is in working with pre-school children – with any difficulty. For many years, I worked in local Sure Start Programmes to support families and staff to improve outcomes for children from a diverse range of backgrounds. I have a strong interest and knowledge base in supporting young children with Speech Sound Disorder (SSD), Specific language impairment (SLI) and receptive and/or expressive language delay.
I work with children with complex needs – both physical and learning difficulties and social communication disorder, such as Autism. I am skilled at developing specialist resources when children are finding communication difficult, such as PECS, visual timetables, now…next and communication boards/books. I am an accredited level 2 practitioner for Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT). This is an evidence based, intensive therapy programme for children with Autism and social communication difficulties.
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What I offer
I offer a short waiting time for assessment and therapy. Therapy sessions are personalised for your child and delivered at home or in their educational setting. I am passionate about working with children but also believe it is necessary to work closely with parents and pre-school settings to enable the adults in a child’s life to understand the best ways to support a child and enable more rapid progress.
I offer training and support to pre-school settings. I deliver dynamic, interesting and relevant training sessions to parents and professionals.
Affiliations and Credentials
I am a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. I am HCPC registered. I am a member of the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice (ASLTIP).
I have an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.
I am registered with the Independent Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and adhere to strict guidelines to protect client data.
