The Orchid Practice

The Orchid Practice Award winning nurturing and evidence-based SLT for children and young people with SEND. Tribunals, EHCP advocacy, training and workshops.

A small practice with a mighty heart and tireless drive for meeting need. Proudly needs-led since 2016. The Orchid Practice was founded by two Specialist Speech and Language Therapists with a vision for providing support to children with special educational needs or specific speech and language difficulties and their families. The inspiration for our name came from our observations that like our clients, orchids are individual, rare, special, intriguing and above all, orchids triumph against adversity. Given the right environment and the right support, orchids will flourish. At The Orchid Practice we are passionate about creating interventions which will enable our clients to realize their full potential. Our practice has quickly developed to incorporate specialized services for children with autistic spectrum disorders and young adults with speech and language difficulties. We have also developed links with a Relaxation Therapist who is able to provide support for children and families particularly aimed at reducing stress and anxiety to enable communication development. The Orchid Practice currently serves, Hertfordshire, Essex and Cambridgeshire. We are looking to expand our practice to include support for adults with speech, language and communication needs in the future.

All ready for my careers talks with the year 12s at The Hertfordshire and Essex High School. 💜
25/02/2026

All ready for my careers talks with the year 12s at The Hertfordshire and Essex High School. 💜

23/02/2026

We are aware of an attempt at defamation which has just landed on our Google reviews. This is sad to see but please be assured that we are addressing this.

In the meantime we appreciate the support of all our loyal customers 💜

It's that time again..... We need your votes. 🗳️ Last year, we won the Dedication & Service Award. This year we are up ...
20/02/2026

It's that time again..... We need your votes. 🗳️ Last year, we won the Dedication & Service Award. This year we are up for Best Customer Service and we need your help for the People's Choice Award. 🤩 You can choose up to 3 businesses for the People's Choice Award, and we are the only therapy practice in the running.

🌈Wouldn't it be great if we could raise the profile of Children's Speech and Language through this award? 💜

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15/02/2026

Good morning, we hope you have a fun and restful half term. We wanted to share Marissa’s author page she’s just started. If you’re interested in following her writing journey, please follow and share with friends. Your support is really appreciated as Marissa works to use her books to raise awareness of speech and language and support children and families through her work. fans

Marissa Pajot Webb, writer, speech and language therapist, singer, mama and all round creative!

It's that time again..... We need your votes. 🗳️ Last year, we won the Dedication & Service Award. This year we are up ...
13/02/2026

It's that time again..... We need your votes. 🗳️ Last year, we won the Dedication & Service Award. This year we are up for Best Customer Service and we need your help for the People's Choice Award. 🤩 You can choose up to 3 businesses for the People's Choice Award, and we are the only therapy practice in the running.

🌈Wouldn't it be great if we could raise the profile of Children's Speech and Language through this award? 💜

🙌Help us make it happen!
👍Like and Share 👉
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https://business.uttlesford.gov.uk/vote

Heads up local policymakers. This is a helpful opportunity for you. Prove us wrong and show up to show you mean business...
28/01/2026

Heads up local policymakers. This is a helpful opportunity for you. Prove us wrong and show up to show you mean business and do something about the dire needs of children. Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust and HCRG Care Group Show kids you care!!

28/01/2026

Great to see this highlighted. We are trying our best and supporting many families. But we are saddened to see that local NHS trusts are working hard to avoid diagnosing DLD and then discharging children who have a diagnosis and thereby remove all their specialist input. This is not a one off. It’s becoming increasingly common and it’s obviously unethical. Trying to avoid DLD is not a way to increase government funding for specialist services for these children and young people.

And this is why Marissa Pajot Webb wrote the WH question books. 💻 ✍🏼🤓 www.mysltday.comBuy the book 🛒 🛍️ https://amzn.eu...
28/01/2026

And this is why Marissa Pajot Webb wrote the WH question books.
💻 ✍🏼🤓 www.mysltday.com

Buy the book
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'I can’t tell you who was breastfed, but I can tell you who was read to.'

According to teacher and education speaker Mr P, the one thing that makes the biggest difference in the classroom? Reading. At home. With you.

Whether it’s ten minutes before bed, the same book on repeat, or a bleary-eyed story with dodgy accents – what really matters is showing your child that words matter. That they matter.

You’re not just reading a book. You’re building confidence. Vocabulary. Imagination. A lifelong love of learning.

And it’s never too late to start. Do you agree?

Share this reminder with someone who needs to hear it.

12/01/2026

Please tag and share with everyone you know who are parents of children with SEND .

Really want to show ahead of the reforms the impact the current SEND system is having on families.

Complete and share the survey below:

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Worried about EHCP changes? Wondering what’s actually true? We have your myth busters. Here’s what you need to know now....
18/12/2025

Worried about EHCP changes? Wondering what’s actually true? We have your myth busters. Here’s what you need to know now. We are ready to support you through your process. Our SEND Advisor has been helping families this year and will continue to provide excellent service through this next stage. We know the white paper is concerning. So stay tuned for further updates in the new year.

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Unit 2, Suite 3, The Old Farmhouse, Stansted Courtyard, Parsonage Road
Bishops Stortford
CM226PU

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+441279506609

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Our Story

The Orchid Practice was founded by two Specialist Speech and Language Therapists with a vision for providing support to children with special educational needs or specific speech and language difficulties and their families. The inspiration for our name came from our observations that like our clients, orchids are individual, rare, special, intriguing and above all, orchids triumph against adversity. Given the right environment and the right support, orchids will flourish. At The Orchid Practice we are passionate about creating interventions which will enable our clients to realize their full potential.

Our practice has quickly developed to incorporate specialized services for children with autistic spectrum disorders and young adults with speech and language difficulties. The Orchid Practice currently serves, Hertfordshire, Essex and Bedfordshire. We have collaborative working with an Art Therapist and an Educational Psychologist. We are looking to expand our practice to include occupational therapy links in the future.

We have developed our own clinical record management system called MyTherapyTracker which helps to support our practice so we can work in greater collaboration and provide high quality therapy services.