SERVICES & FEES

I offer an initial telephone conversation to discuss your child's needs and the services I offer. This is free of charge and there is no obligation to proceed with further services.

Before therapy can begin it is important to assess what your child's speech and language needs are. Assessment sessions last 1-1.5 hours. The initial assessment includes a detailed case history from the child's parents/carers and the use of formal and informal assessments and observations during the session. This builds a profile of the child's speech, language and communication strengths and needs. Included in the fee is verbal feedback of the assessment and a one page document briefly summarising assessment outcomes. Reports can be produced for an additional fee.

Therapy sessions typically last up to 1 hour; this may include a combination of therapy with your child and discussion time. For direct therapy (me working with your child) I work in blocks of 6 weeks, where therapy targets are set at the start of the block of therapy and reviewed at the end. Blocks of 6 therapy sessions can be booked for a discounted rate of £60/session when paid in full in advance (total £360). Therapy sessions paid session by session are £65.

If your child's needs can be met without 'direct therapy' I may recommend a 'therapy programme' (see 'therapy programme' section) or an 'advice and strategies' session. 'Advice and strategies' sessions are one-off sessions where I can discuss and show you strategies to use at home.

Where direct therapy is not needed a therapy programme may be recommended; this is a written plan for you/school staff to work through with your child. This fee includes an initial session with me to model and talk through the programme, a session later on to review progress and a written therapy programme with resources.

I can provide written reports summarising your child's speech and language strengths and needs along with advice. If referral on to other services is required I can also provide a referral letter. Fees may vary depending on report requirements, but here are general fee guidelines:

• One page profile £35
• Referral letter £35
• Standard report £65

I am available to attend meetings at school or nursery with teachers and other professionals. If needed I can also do nursery/school visits in order to observe how your child functions within the nursery/school setting.