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We are proud to provide a 5-star rated service, with reviews that reflect our commitment to delivering exceptional care and achieving meaningful outcomes. Client satisfaction is at the heart of everything we do, and we value the trust that children, adults, families, schools and healthcare professionals place in us.
Lucy’s Story
Lucy was a bright, energetic and confident little girl until she started nursery at three. Her peers quickly noticed that her speech was poor and she was difficult to understand. The children quickly pointed this out to Lucy who then became shy, withdrawn and unhappy about leaving Mummy (who in her eyes was her interpreter!)
The therapist assessed Lucy and built her trust very quickly. Over the next few months, Lucy looked forward to going to see her (we never made a point of saying we were going to see the speech therapist, she just thought of her as grown up that liked to play games, talk to her, but never ever ask her to repeat anything). She loved to go home and tell her big brother all about what she’d done and how much she enjoyed it. So much so that he looked forward to school holidays when he could come with us!
Lucy’s speech improved enormously and not once did Lucy say that she didn’t want to go. Her confidence grew and by the time she started school at four and a half, she was back to being the confident little girl she had been.
Lucy has just had her 6th birthday. She is confident, bubbly, sociable and a proper little chatterbox. She has a reading age far in excess of her years and is excelling in all aspects of school (these are her teachers words, not her proud parents!)
I was so impressed with the work that the therapist did with Lucy and feel sure that without her input she would certainly not be where she is today both academically or in her own belief and confidence.
I would recommend the Speech Therapy Centre whole heartedly to anyone having speech or language difficulties. Money well spent!
Brian’s Story
On 4 July 2004, I suffered a dissection of the left carotid artery, which resulted in a stroke. I had no sensible speech, but after about three days it slowly returned to something resembling English. My written language was hopeless and I found tenses particularly difficult.
After 14 days, I was discharged from hospital. My difficulties were not physical, but I was struggling emotionally and found it difficult to understand and process many things.
My company agreed to fund speech and language therapy and, thankfully, I was referred to The Speech Therapy Centre. The therapist’s initial assessment of my difficulties proved absolutely accurate, and the professional way I was supported through my recovery was nothing short of fantastic.
My therapist provided me with daily and weekly plans of action, which we reviewed and developed during our sessions. I was taught strategies to help me communicate, process information and manage the difficulties I was experiencing. One explanation that particularly stayed with me was that what had happened to my brain could be likened to a spilled filing cabinet – all the information was still there, but it was no longer necessarily where I expected to find it. Slowly but surely, my therapist worked through the difficulties with me, helping me to “unscramble the filing cabinet” and rebuild my skills and confidence.
I cannot praise The Speech Therapy Centre enough. The therapist’s professionalism, understanding of the complexities of stroke and communication difficulties, and ability to explain things in straightforward, everyday language made an enormous difference to both me and my family. The support I received played an incredibly important part in my recovery.
A testimonial from Brian’s wife, Betty
On behalf of our family, I would like to thank you for your care, professionalism and understanding to Brian after he suffered a stroke in 2004. Without your patience and guidance, I don’t think we would have got through what was a traumatic time. Your total understanding of the problem was without doubt the thing that got us all through.
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