With over 25 years’ experience in working as a clinician, expert witness, leader, researcher, author and trainer in Speech and Language I can provide assessments, evaluations and reports which are evidence based, democratically driven and family focused. With a direct connection to a neurodiverse teenager, I can fully appreciate how critical it is that learners, their schools, and the families receive the right support, at the right time, by the right people and working for Develop My Child Limited allows me to achieve this in timescales that suit my needs.

I’m a Speech and Language Therapist with over ten years’ experience working across a wide range of mainstream and specialist schools, as well as some adult settings. My specialist interests including Autism, Learning Disability and Developmental Language Disorder and I enjoy the challenge of working with all kinds of age ranges! I have a wide range of experience in assessing, providing direct therapy and writing professional reports for individuals with communication difficulties.

I am a highly experienced Speech and Language Therapist with over 16 years’ experience across NHS, independent, and specialist school settings. I am registered with the RCSLT, HCPC, and ASLTIP, and I am also a qualified Expert Witness and ADOS trained. My background includes over a decade in senior roles at More House School in Frensham, and I now run an independent practice while also completing assessments for Develop My Child. I am passionate about supporting children and young people to communicate with confidence and achieve their full potential.

I have over four years of experience working in educational settings, supporting children and young people with a wide range of needs, including autism and DLD. As I come to the end of my Master’s in Speech and Language Therapy, I am currently working as a Speech and Language Therapy Assistant with Develop My Child while awaiting HCPC registration. I also hold a BSc in Educational Psychology and am passionate about supporting children and young people to build their communication skills in positive, inclusive environments. Outside of work, you’ll usually find me singing, puzzle-solving, or planning my next travel adventure.

I qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 2004 and went straight into paediatrics. Throughout my career working in the NHS, schools, and clinics I have striven to keep the child / young person / young adult and their families at the centre of my practice. I aim to work with them to identify the client’s strengths and needs, educate others and empower the client to reach their goals. I have always enjoyed learning, developing my own professional practice and sharing new knowledge with others.   

I love travel, long walks in the countryside, spending time with my family and friends and am enjoying learning about gardening. 

I am a passionate Occupational Therapist with over 15 years of experience and BSc Honours degrees in Psychology and Occupational Therapy.

Through roles in county councils and the NHS, I have worked with adults, children, and young people in settings including private homes, residential facilities, and schools. I thoroughly enjoyed developing my paediatric practice and clinical reasoning within a neuro-developmental framework and within a highly specialist area of paediatrics, namely that of the Primitive and Postural reflexes over nine years in private practice.

I have felt privileged to play my part in helping people achieve their fullest potential.

I support the smooth running of Develop My Child’s business, finances, and company reports. This enables our clinical team to focus on client success.