About me
I'm Claire, and I run CW Speech Therapy alongside my admin assistant Julia. I'm a Mum of two, and live with my husband and children just outside of Shrewsbury. I grew up in Shropshire and despite spending 10 years studying and working in Birmingham, I was always keen to return home! I'm an avid bookworm, Formula 1 fan, coffee drinker and love to be out and about with the family! I love working with children and feel incredibly lucky to have the skills to make a difference.
Speech and Language Therapist
Since graduating with a BSc Hons in Speech and Language Therapy from BCU in 2007 I have enjoyed working in a variety of settings, but really found my niche working with children. I work with children from the age of 2 up to around 10 years old and I love the variety that this brings to my working day.
How can I help you?
I pride myself on providing a family orientated approach to speech and language therapy. I work with children who have never had Speech and Language Therapy input before, as well as with children who just need a fresh, fun and empathetic new approach to continue to develop their communication.
After a free phone consultation I will assess whether I can meet your needs and then plan an assessment and course of therapy if necessary. I am friendly and flexible and offer home, school or nursery visits to suit you. I will help to signpost you to someone else if I feel your needs are not in my area of expertise.
I am practised at putting children of all ages at ease by focusing communication strategies on their interests, from there we can work using age and learning level appropriate strategies. I always want children to leave sessions with me to feel confident and empowered and not like they have been working or studied; this is particularly relevant for the very youngest individuals I work with where therapy is always based around play.
I feel that it is vitally important that you are completely involved in your child's therapy plan. I work with you to ensure that you always understand what I am doing and why and to ensure that you are fully prepared to support their progress between sessions.
I also love training parents, carers and professionals in all aspects of communication - if you have a training need then please do get in touch and let me see what I can do to help!
Qualifications
I am a fully qualified, DBS checked Speech and Language Therapist with a BSc Hons in Speech and Language Therapy from Birmingham City University. I am registered with the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists, The Health and Care Professions Council and The Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice.
I have a special interest in working with children with sensory needs and am a qualified Ayres Sensory Integration Practitioner.