Speech & Language Therapy (SaLT)
Communication is at the heart of how children make friends, learn in school, express how they feel, and understand the world around them. When communication is difficult, it affects not just a the child's language, but their confidence, their relationships, and their experience of growing up. Our Speech & Language Therapists work with children across a wide range of communication needs, from early language delays to complex social communication differences.
Who and What We Support
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Speech sound disorders: unclear speech, phonological difficulties, articulation
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Language delays and disorders: understanding and using language, vocabulary, sentence structure
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Social communication difficulties: making conversation, understanding non-verbal cues, reading the room
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Selective mutism: supporting children who are silent in specific settings
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Developmental language disorder (DLD)
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Communication differences associated with autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental profiles
Our Approach
Our SaLTs bring a holistic, relationship-based approach to their work. We recognise that communication does not happen in a vacuum, it is shaped by a child’s sensory processing, their emotional state, their environment, and the people around them.
Working in a multidisciplinary clinic means our SaLTs can think alongside OT colleagues when a child’s communication needs have a sensory or motor dimension, and vice versa.
We involve families and school staff from the outset. Strategies that work in the therapy room only make a difference when they travel home and into the classroom, so we invest time in coaching the adults around each child as well as working directly with the child.
What Sessions Involve
SaLT sessions are one-to-one and last fifty minutes. Depending on the child’s age and profile, sessions may involve structured language activities, play-based interaction, communication games, social skills practice, or parent-coaching conversations. We use a range of evidence-based approaches including Makaton (where appropriate), visual supports, narrative therapy, and social communication programmes.
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Reports & EHCP Support
Our SaLTs write clear, detailed assessment reports that are suitable for use in EHCP processes, school-based support plans, and legal proceedings. We have extensive experience of writing EHCP-compliant reports and supporting families through the statutory process.