Clear Talking Speech & Language

We provide speech and language assessment and therapy in our clinic, at your own home or in your child's school or nursery, across North Yorkshire and now Teesside and Durham. The area covered includes Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough, Wetherby, York, Northallerton, Nidderdale and locations in between. If your child is having difficulties with speaking, understanding or communicating clearly, speech and language therapy may help.

I have been working as an NHS speech and language therapist (SLT) for some 16 years. My training was at the University of Central England where I qualified with a BSc (Hons) in Speech and Language Pathology and Therapeutics.

Over my career I have worked in a range of community and clinical settings – firstly as a generalist in Darlington, then developing a specialism in Deafness in Kent, before moving back to the North East.

I currently work part-time as lead therapist within the NHS, where I lead the Hearing Impairment Speech Therapy Service and also work in a Speech and Language Base with primary school-aged children with severe and complex speech and language disorders.

I am a registered member of the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists (MRCSLT), the Health Professionals Council (HPC Reg.) and the Association of Speech & Language Therapists in Independent Practice (ASLTIP).

I am a mother of two boys (aged six and eight) so I have a personal insight into the challenges of bringing up children and ensuring they have the confidence and skills to communicate effectively.

Outside of work, I am vice chair governor at Boroughbridge Primary School and try to stay fit by attending the gym.