London Speech Therapy, Psychology and Allied Services

✨ What is Special Time?

Special Time is a short period of uninterrupted one-to-one time with your child, where they choose the activity and you follow their lead. It’s not about teaching, testing, or correcting, it’s about connecting and creating opportunities for communication.

💛 Usually just 5–10 minutes�🎲 Your child chooses the activity�👂 You tune in and follow their interests�💬 Comment more and question less�📱 Minimise distractions and enjoy being together

By slowing down and joining in with what your child enjoys, you can support their communication, confidence, and connection in a relaxed and playful way.

We’re all set up and ready to welcome visitors at the Empowering Parents Together event in the London Borough of Redbridge today!

It’s great to be here alongside so many fantastic organisations, meeting parents, carers, and professionals from across the local community.

Redbridge holds a special place in our history as a business; it’s where we secured some of our first contracts with - with Emily Kirchin, one of our Managing Directors, working in a local nursery and delivering outreach into primary schools across the borough between 2013 and 2018.

If you’re attending the event, come and say hello to Emily and Natalia Wykes. They’d love to meet you, answer your questions, and tell you more about what we do and how our services can support local families. 
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We are looking for a wonderful, passionate paediatric Occupational Therapist to join our team in North / East London 1-3 days per week! We would love to hear from you. DM us or email your CV to [email protected]

Join us for a free online training session on Sensory Processing & Communication THIS FRIDAY!

Ideal for teachers, SENCos, teaching assistants and anyone supporting children in an educational setting.

Did you know that sensory processing differences can affect everything from attention and learning to emotional regulation and behaviour in the classroom?

Later this week our experienced Speech and Language Therapist, Kayleigh, will host an online training session exploring:
🔍The 8 senses – the big five plus the three that are hidden including how they influence a child’s experience of the world
🔍Changing the mindset - why we need to move beyond behavioural approaches to sensory processing differences
🔍Practical ways to support children in school environments - both universal and targeted
🔍How to recognise, respond to and support students during sensory overload.

When: Friday 12 June from 10:00am to 11:30am
Where: Online

Attendance is free for our LST partner schools and £20 for external attendees.

To book your place, contact Laura at: [email protected]

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Five simple ways to support pupils who stammer in the classroom 💙

Stammering is a natural variation in how speech is produced. It's not about effort, intelligence, or ability – it's simply a different way of speaking. But classroom environments, with all their pace and pressure, can make speaking feel especially challenging for children who stammer.

The good news? Small, everyday changes from the adults around them can make a huge difference.

Swipe through for 5 simple, practical strategies to help every pupil who stammers feel heard, included, and confident in your classroom!

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If you've ever wondered whether your child might need a little extra support with their speech or language – that wondering is worth listening to 💛

Speech and Language Therapy can help children find their words, build their confidence, and feel more at ease in everyday moments – whether that's chatting at home, playing with friends, or settling into nursery and school. And the earlier we step in, the bigger the difference.

At London Speech Therapy, you can refer your child directly. Just a quick enquiry form, and one of our therapists or admin team will be in touch to talk through the next steps with you. Early support really does start with a conversation and we'd love to have that conversation with you.

🔗 Start your referral via the link in our bio or email us at [email protected]

💛 June is Aphasia Awareness Month.

Aphasia is an acquired language disorder that affects how a person speaks, understands, reads, and writes, most commonly caused by stroke or brain injury.

Around 350,000 people in the UK are living with aphasia today, yet it's one of the least understood communication conditions.

Most importantly: aphasia affects language, not intelligence. The person you know is still very much there.

Swipe through to learn more about aphasia and how the right specialist support can help!

To learn more about how we support adults with aphasia, visit the link in our bio.

Free online training for schools – open to external attendees!

Sensory Processing: How to support within the classroom
- Thursday 12th June
- 10:00 – 11:30am
- Online
Free for current LST partner schools | £20 for external attendees

Join us for a practical, evidence-based training session exploring how sensory processing can affect children in the classroom, and what staff can do to support every learner to thrive.

Led by one of our SLT's, Kayleigh, this session is ideal for teachers, SENCos, teaching assistants, and anyone supporting children in an educational setting!

📩 To book your place, please contact Laura at: [email protected]

Half term is here and SUNSHINE!! ☀️ There are so many opportunities for language learning outdoors, as we know that children are more engaged to learn language when they’re having fun! 🌿☀️🐌 🌺

Through play, children naturally explore:
✨ New vocabulary
✨ Verbs & actions
✨ Prepositions
✨ Joint attention
✨ Turn-taking & connection

Simple everyday moments can become rich opportunities to build communication, curiosity and confidence 💛

What outdoor words and phrases are your little ones loving at the moment? 🌸🫧