Jessica
Jessica is a Speech and Language Therapist practitioner who is passionate about working with the paediatric population, specifically children with special needs. Jessica qualified with a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech and Language Pathology from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Since then, she has advanced her knowledge by completing multiple courses on topics which she has a special interest in, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder and Dysphagia (feeding difficulties). She has gained practical experience in a variety of settings including rural communities, hospitals, clinics, mainstream and special needs schools.
Jessica is well equipped to perform a variety of communication, speech, language and swallowing assessments. Jessica enjoys working with families and other professionals to provide holistic care for her patients. She fiercely advocates for her patients and always ensures they feel empowered to advocate for themselves too, she has had the opportunity to run support groups to facilitate this. Jessica ensures that assessment and therapy plans are tailored to the specific individual and his/her family. Jessica makes every interaction with her patients meaningful and fun. To ensure her patients remain engaged during the sessions, she enjoys being creative and coming up with new and exciting ideas.
In her free time, Jessica can be found spending time outdoors, with family and friends and baking. She enjoys travelling and meeting new people.
Danielle
Danielle is passionate about making a difference for the children and families she supports. She has worked with children mainly aged 2-8 with speech, language and communication needs whilst working for the NHS for 2 years. Danielle has experience of working in a range of settings including community clinics, nurseries, children’s centres, and families’ homes.
Danielle has recently progressed to a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and is in the process of developing her specialism. Her interests lie within Early Years speech and language development, social communication difficulties and Dysphagia (feeding difficulties). Danielle has a range of experience of providing training and support to other professionals as well as running parent information sessions and workshops. She has run a range of group approaches to support children with varying needs.
Danielle is qualified in a range of well-recognised therapy approaches including PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System), Palin PCI (Parent and Child Interaction) Stammering Programme, Attention Autism. In her practice she routinely uses signing (Makaton). She has also completed “The Practical Management of Eating and Drinking Difficulties in Children”. She is a member of the London Paediatric Dysphagia Clinical Excellence Network.
Danielle graduated from Reading University in 2017 with a BSc in Speech and Language Therapy with a clinical distinction. She is a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
