Director/Senior Speech and Language Therapist

B.Sc. Speech Pathology and Therapy, CertMRCSLT.

Certified to run Hanen “It Takes Two To Talk”, “More Than Words”, “Talkability”, “Learning Language and Loving It” and “TeacherTalk” programs.

I have worked in private practice for 19 years, with 35 years experience as a speech and language therapist. Originally from the UK, I worked for the National Health Service for 10 years, gaining a wide variety of experience working with children and adults. Since moving to the Cayman Islands in 1999, I worked in the Government school system for 6 years, before moving in to private practice.

I love working closely with parents and teachers to teach them the skills needed to help their children develop age appropriate speech, language and literacy skills.

Helping children and adults to be able to communicate is my passion and cannot imagine working in any other field.

I am so proud of our team, who work closely together to provide a wide variety of therapy and educational programmes for both children and adults in our community.

Specialist training includes:

• Certified Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Specialist
• Lidcombe Programme of Early Stuttering Intervention
• Diagnosis and Management of Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Using Dynamic Tactile and Temporal Cueing (DTTC)
• Childhood Apraxia of Speech: Kaufman Methods for Evaluation and Treatment (K-SLP)
• Level One Theraplay & Marschak Interaction Method (MIM)
• Group Theraplay
• Hanen Certified Trainer: It Takes Two To Talk, More Than Words, Talkability, Learning Language and Loving It, TeacherTalk
• Hanen: Taking Parent Coaching to the Next Level: Helping Parents Make Behavioural Changes That Stick!
• Hanen: Pathways to Promoting Self-regulation in Young Children
• Hanen: Coaching Parents in How to Play
• Hanen:Teaching Tuning In: Practical Strategies to Promote Theory of Mind for Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum
• Manchester Post Qualification Dysphagia Course
• Michael Palin Centre – Parent Child Interaction: An Approach to the Management of Children with Dysfluency and/or Language Difficulties
• Metaphon Therapy (Treating phonological disorders)
• Jolly Phonics (Literacy teaching/synthetic phonics)

Email: chatterbox@candw.ky
Phone: 926 1693