Hi, I’m Laura and I live in the North East with my husband, our little boy and cat, Zoe. I enjoy spending time with friends and family, travelling to new places, trying new food and I have a particular love of baking.
I qualified with a degree in Linguistics in 2011 and went on to work as an assistant manager in a private tuition centre. I decided to return to education to become a Speech and Language Therapist and qualified with a Masters in Language Pathology from Newcastle University in 2014.
I have since worked as a paediatric Speech and Language Therapist primarily within the NHS, however in recent years I have branched out and now split my time between the NHS and private practice. I have always loved working with children, young people and their families. No two days are ever the same! The voice of the child and their views is always at the centre of what I do. I believe in the importance of working collaboratively with key adults around the child to reach shared goals, this includes parents/carers, school staff and wider professionals.
List of Trainings
My post-graduate training has been varied over the last 10 years working as a Speech and Language Therapist, reflecting the different roles and responsibilities I have had. Specific training courses have included:
- Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCI)
- Intensive Interaction
- Effective counselling skills for Speech and Language Therapists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approaches
- Solution Focussed Brief Therapy
- Working with children and young people who stammer
- Building Confidence and Resilience in children and young people
- Selective Mutism
- Specific therapy approaches such as Colourful Semantics, Lego Therapy, Shape Coding, Makaton
Areas of Specialism
I work with the full spectrum of speech, language and communication needs, with a specialist interest in stammering- reflected in my current NHS role as clinical lead for stammering. I am also particularly passionate about upskilling and coaching parents/carers and other professionals. I have extensive experience delivering training in schools and modelling therapy approaches to staff groups.
Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists: RC0035674
Health Care and Professions Council: SL32715