Specialist Adult Speech and Language Therapy
Certified LSVT Practitioner
Primary Progressive Aphasia and Dementia
Primary Progressive Aphasia and Dementia
I provide courses of Lee Silverman Voice Therapy which involves 16 sessions- 4 sessions per week for 4 weeks.
This can be provided both face to face in your own home or in my clinic and also via telehealth.
Go to my LSVT page for more details on this essential therapy for people with Parkinson's and other progressive neurological conditions.
Primary Progressive Aphasia and Dementia
Primary Progressive Aphasia and Dementia
Primary Progressive Aphasia and Dementia
I am experienced in assessment and supporting differential diagnosis for people experiencing sudden changes to their speech, language skills and understanding. I work with carers to enable better communication and use of strategies to support the people with Dementia and rare Dementias, along with providing information to better understan
I am experienced in assessment and supporting differential diagnosis for people experiencing sudden changes to their speech, language skills and understanding. I work with carers to enable better communication and use of strategies to support the people with Dementia and rare Dementias, along with providing information to better understand the condition and enable the person to continue to participate in activities they enjoy.
Stroke and Acquired Brain Injury
Primary Progressive Aphasia and Dementia
Stroke and Acquired Brain Injury
I provide a range of evidence-based therapies for people who have experienced a Stroke or Brain Injury. I advocate goal focused, person centred, Aphasia therapy delivered intensively with home practice programmes using apps to support this.
Professional Registration and Membership
Training with Everyonedeservesavoice
Watch my needs course
In collaboration with Sara Winfield at Kommunikation with Sara (Regional Makaton tutor) we offer a five week course combining Makaton signs and symbols and communication tips and support for people living with Dementia and their carers. The five week course comprises of 90 minute sessions in which delegates will learn Makaton signs and be provided with a manual which includes all of the signs and symbols needed to support verbal communication with sign.
Each week we cover a different area of communication that people living with Dementia may find difficult, these include, understanding, expression, use of communication books and life stories and conversation skills.
Testimonial
Follow the link below for to read a blog from the Howden Memory cafe's Gill Dixon on the groups experience of our Watch my needs course. Gills logs and blogs. : Everyone Deserves a Voice. (Makaton for Memory Loss). (gilldixon.blogspot.com)
Contact Us
If you have any questions about the course or would like to discuss a tailored version for your care home or community team, please contact us via the contact page.