ABOUT ME:
I am a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist and registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, registered member of the Health and Care Professionals Council and Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice. Since qualifying as a Speech & Language Therapist in 2007 I have worked in mainstream schools, special schools and community clinics as well as developing a pre-referral Partnership Early Years Service for the NHS. SPECIALISM:
My clinical specialism is Autism Spectrum Conditions. After becoming increasingly disheartened working for public services, in 2009 I launched Coordinated Therapy Services (CTS) and developed an independent service provision for children and young people with speech and language difficulties and implemented this approach across Essex and Cambridgeshire. In 2009, companies that provided independent speech and language therapy were few and far between. My dream was to ensure speech and language therapy was delivered when and where the children needed it in a way that facilitated positive long-lasting outcomes for our clients and the educational settings they attended. CTS was a pioneer in this approach and provided services to over 30 schools employing 20 speech and language therapists and occupational therapists. Although the therapists are now employed by an alternative provider, they continue to work to support children in the classrooms alongside teaching teams in a truly multi-disciplinary manner. I am in the fortunate position of working alongside some of my previous employees for clinical supervision and am extremely proud of how they work every day with the same vision. I am also commissioned by other practices from multiple disciplines to work with them strategically in developing their service pathways, most notably those working alongside and/or within Education and the NHS. QUALIFICATIONS:
My post-graduate qualifications include ADOS, ADI-r, SCERTS, COMFOR, SOS Feeding, PECS, TEACCH, VERVE. I have a post-graduate qualification in Clinical Supervision and also have Expert Witness training from Bond Solon. I am an Associate Expert Witness for Bush and Company, instructed by solicitors all over the UK to assess on behalf of claimants and defendants. I also provide services to families and clinics overseas, remotely and face to face. MY PASSION:
For me, the needs of children I have had the pleasure of working with have always been my priority. I now spend my clinical working week with a small caseload of clients I see for regular therapy, running ASC diagnostic clinics alongside colleagues and undertaking a considerable amount of Expert Witness assessments and attending Educational Tribunals. When I am not at work you will mostly find me spending time with my family and animals on our family farm. In the future, my aim is to merge my passion for Autism, Speech and Language Therapy, children and animals to create a unique therapy experience for families.
