My Background
I was inspired to become a speech and language therapist by my parents. My father has a stammer and my mother has Multiple Sclerosis. Their experiences gave me a personal insight into communication differences and challenges.
After graduating from Birmingham City University in 2009 with a BSc (Hons) in Speech and Language Therapy, I worked for 8 years in the NHS across Hertfordshire, East Surrey, and West Sussex. I gained experience in clinics, schools and developed a specialist focus in supporting children who stammer, eventually becoming the stammering lead in East Surrey.
In 2016, I founded That Speech Lady, an independent therapy practice that allows me to work in a flexible and tailored way. I dedicated time to further stammering training (including working with adults who stammer) and I was honoured to be part of Gareth Gates’ Stammer School in 2018. I continue to dedicate my time to supporting children and adults who stammer and advocating for greater acceptance of stammered voices in society.
Learn More
Click here to read about my approach to stammering therapy and click here for details about stammering training I have completed.
Career Highlights
- Co-authored a chapter titled ‘The Alchemy of Group Supervision’ in Supervision in Speech and Language Therapy (Routledge, 2024).
- Worked with Gareth Gates on his Stammer School course for children
- Featured on ITV Meridian discussing the impact of COVID-19 on speech and language development
- Created an innovative outdoor stammering group combining outdoor pursuits with stammering therapy at Surrey Outdoor Learning Centre
- Featured in an educational video for STAMMA (British Stammering Association)
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