Here are some comments from people I have worked with.....
Vanessa is an amazing speech therapist. She put my daughter and myself at ease instantly. She is extremely thorough with all her assessments of our daughter at home & at school. Vanessa also provided support when we had other specialist appointments to deal with, and has always gone above and beyond to help us.
Our daughter really enjoyed her sessions with Vanessa. Vanessa was able to engage her in a way that we as parents weren't able to. Our daughter was unable to make some speech sounds and we were amazed at how quickly she was able to learn with Vanessa's guidance.
I find Vanessa to be friendly, very easy to talk to and she has many techniques/ideas that help me with the child I work with.
I can't say enough about how grateful we are to Vanessa for all the help she gave us. Our wee girl was diagnosed, by Vanessa, with Verbal Dyspraxia when she was 3. Vanessa showed great patience and empathy and even went as far as asking one of her colleagues if there was another parent in the area who could be a support to us. It was hugely helpful. We hadn't even heard of Verbal Dyspraxia at that stage. You expect the people supporting you and guiding you through some of the hardest processes in life to be exceptional....and Vanessa is!
I highly recommend Vanessa as a Speech-Language Therapist. Her friendly and professional approach engages staff, parents and students alike. She has a wide range of experience that shows in her individualised programmes, which are fun and functional for students. Vanessa's input has increased the communication of my students as well as reducing the frustration and behaviour that go with this.
Due to concern regarding my 4 year old son's difficulty with word recall, an occasional speech stammer and the effect this may have on his ability and/or desire to fully engage in education, we were referred for Speech Language Therapy with Vanessa.
In our first session, Vanessa quickly developed a rapport with my son, offering him fun yet challenging activities to assess and develop his skills. As a parent I appreciated Vanessa's professional recognition of the subtleties of my son's issues. Vanessa's written report clearly identified my son's developmental stage and offered suggestions on how to incorporate the activities meaningfully into our daily routine in order to progress his abilities.
I would highly recommend Vanessa's expertise and friendly approach to Speech Language Therapy.
In our first session, Vanessa quickly developed a rapport with my son, offering him fun yet challenging activities to assess and develop his skills. As a parent I appreciated Vanessa's professional recognition of the subtleties of my son's issues. Vanessa's written report clearly identified my son's developmental stage and offered suggestions on how to incorporate the activities meaningfully into our daily routine in order to progress his abilities.
I would highly recommend Vanessa's expertise and friendly approach to Speech Language Therapy.
Vanessa has a wealth of experience of working with children and adults to support their speech and language development. She has an extensive knowledge and understanding of specific speech and also social communication disorders, with proven success in her programmes, individualised strategies and resources used to support these. I would highly recommend Vanessa to provide a friendly competent service with results.