ABOUT LUCY

I’ve been a speech and language therapist for 9 years. I love my job and find working with children with speech, language and communication needs to be constantly challenging and rewarding.

I work with children and young people from the ages of 3-17, in their own home or school. I have a special clinical interest in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). I am also experienced in working with children with other speech, language and communication needs (see below).

My training includes PECS, Intensive Interaction, Makaton, Attention Autism, Social Thinking, Shape Coding and Lego Therapy. I have a Postgraduate Diploma in Speech and Language Therapy from City University, London. I am registered with RCSLT, HCPC and ASLTIP.

I am passionate about creating therapy solutions that are tailored to the individual needs of each child. I enjoy getting to know each child I work with, establishing a rapport and working collaboratively with them and with families to set priority areas for therapy.

I have worked with the following clinical groups:

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Developmental Language Disorder

Speech Sound Delay or Disorder

Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia

Dysfluency (stuttering / stammering)

Selective Mutism

Language disorder in association with other biomedical diagnoses (such as Global Developmental Delay, Learning Difficulties, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, or genetic conditions such as Downs Syndrome).

Many of the children I work with also have co-occurring conditions, such as Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ADHD, Sensory Processing Disorder, Auditory Processing Disorder, Attachment Disorder or Social, Emotional and Mental Health Difficulties.