About Me - Specialist Speech and language Therapist

Hello, I’m Sarah, founder of Inspired Communication Family and Therapy Services and a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist. If you are seeking expert speech and language therapy support that truly sees, hears, and values your child, and your family,  you are in the right place. 

I am a registered member of the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC), Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), and the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice (ASLTIP), and I hold an enhanced DBS. This means you can feel confident that your child is in safe, qualified, and experienced hands. 

For over 16 years, I have supported children and young people across the NHS, early years settings, nurseries, mainstream schools, specialist schools and family homes. More recently, I have worked within a specialist school for autistic young people, deepening my expertise in autism, ADHD, social communication, emotional regulation and supporting communication in real-life contexts.

I bring extensive experience in supporting children with additional and complex needs, understanding how overwhelming systems like EHCPs and Annual Reviews can feel. I am here not only to support your child’s communication but also to help you navigate the journey with clarity, confidence, and the sense that someone is firmly in your corner. 

I work with children and young people aged 2 to 18 with a wide range of speech, language, and communication needs, including autism, ADHD, selective mutism, speech and language disorders, and complex developmental profiles. No two children are the same—which is why no two therapy plans should be either. 

Alongside my clinical experience, I have trained in various specialist approaches, including:

- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

- Selective Mutism

- Makaton signing

- Social Communication, Emotional Regulation, Transactional Support (SCERTS)

- Executive Functioning

- Talking Mats

- Building Early Sentences Therapy (BEST)

- Shape Coding System

- Colourful Semantics

- Blank Levels

- Gestalt Language Processing (GLP)

- Certified Facilitator in Brick-by-Brick Lego® Therapy

- Solution Focused Practice

- Sensory processing, emotional regulation, and interoception. 

Having this training allows me to draw on different approaches depending on what will best suit each child and family. My approach is proudly neurodiversity-affirming therapy, highly individualized, and rooted in quality. I do not believe in one-size-fits-all therapy because children are people, not spreadsheets. I take time to listen carefully, understand your child as a whole person, and get to know the important people around them too. 

My speech and language assessments and therapy sessions are strengths-based, child-led, and play-based, with a strong focus on connection, safety, trust, and meaningful progress. 

I work collaboratively with parents, carers, nurseries, schools and the wider team around your child, because the best support happens when we work together. You know your child better than anyone, and I see that knowledge as essential. My role is to bring specialist speech and language therapy expertise, practical tools and thoughtful guidance so that together we can help your child communicate in ways that feel authentic, supported and empowering.

If you have any questions, please do get in touch. I am always happy to help. Whether you are looking for a private Speech and Language Therapist, a speech and language assessment, or ongoing speech and language therapy for your child, I would be delighted to work alongside you and your family with care, expertise and support that is truly tailored to your needs.

Sarah