Parent (S)

"We have been working with Leanne for speech therapy for my five-year-old son since Dec 23. My son is autistic and had very few, inconsistent words when we started. His understanding of receptive language was very minimal too.

My son now has a daily vocabulary and can understand most of what is being said to him.

Leanne works with my son via the Gestalt Language Processing model which very much matches the way he processes language. She has taken time to get to know his interests and created resources to engage him in sessions.

He engaged with Leanne immediately due to her fun, gentle and very understanding approach. I have experienced Leanne to be very professional, reliable, and thorough. I feel very lucky to have found her."

Parent (A)

"Leanne has been our little boy, B's speech therapist for 18 months now, and we couldn't be happier with the service and support she offers to B and to us as his parents. B is autistic and Leanne has tailored her therapy to meet his individual needs perfectly whilst identifying early on that B was a GLP. On learning this, with Leanne's support, advice and therapy we were able to support B with his communication with much more confidence and understanding.

We are over the moon with how much B's speech and overall communication has improved. B really looks forward to 'playing with Leanne' which in itself shows how fun and engaging her sessions are. Leanne is so knowledgeable and enthusiastic about what she does and it shows through every part of her work. Leanne works very closely with other professionals supporting B including school, and his OT. Leanne responds quickly to any query or situation that arises with such care and attention. We are so pleased to have found Leanne and to watch B improve so much in such a short period of time makes us so grateful for her!"

Parent (V)

"I am so pleased to have found Leanne. After much searching and varying levels of conflicting advice we have finally found someone with the skill, knowledge, and personality to help our 4-year-old. We have a long road ahead but genuinely feel much more confident in our journey with Leanne as our speech therapist.”

Parent (L)

"We have been working with Leanne for approximately 9 months. During this time, we have found her support and guidance to be invaluable. With better advice and guidance, we now understand our child needs much better and he is making lots of progress as a result. He is connecting more. He can self-advocate and therefore has a much better quality of life."

Head of School and SENDCo

"Leanne has become a crucial part of our SEN provision. Her depth of knowledge in the complexities that surround the development of children's language is astounding. Leanne's ability to work with children, staff and parents has created a 'team around the child'. She has certainly changed the lives of some our children. We'd be lost without her." 

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