Finding the Right Speech Therapist in Dudley: A Guide to Choosing the Best Professional for Your Needs

4worldlovers: I am an Independent Speech and Language Therapist working in the West Midlands. I work with children with a range of speech, language, and communication difficulties as well as individuals of all ages who stammer.

• Developing your child’s talking – increasing vocabulary and supporting sentence construction.

• Developing unclear speech and the ability to produce specific speech sounds.

4worldlovers: In the current climate of cut backs in funding in all areas especially the NHS our children with Speech, Language and communication needs are not receiving the timely speech and language therapy services they need to support the development of their speech and language skills. These children are having to wait extreme lengths of time to get any sort of help.

This is where I can help, as an Independent Speech and Language Therapist I work in the West Midlands area – including Walsall, Wolverhampton, Willenhall, Dudley, Tipton, Telford, Streetly, Aldridge, Solihull and Staffordshire areas.

4worldlovers: ‘Working in partnership with education and parents to empower children and young adults to reach their communication potential and lead enriched and fulfilled lives’

We understand the importance of providing all children with a solid foundation in the early years to help them achieve the best start in life.

‘More than half of children starting education in socially deprived areas of England have delayed language, while their cognitive abilities are in the average range for their age’ (Gascoigne, 2012)

Did you know? Children with Speech, Language and Communication Needs perform significantly lower than their peers at GCSEs (DfE GCSE results, 2016)

Speech, language and communication needs continue to be the most prevalent special educational need. We believe that access to specialist communication support is essential for our young students to reach their full potential.

What is Speech & Language Therapy? Why might it be necessary? Who can benefit?

4worldlovers: We are a small team of independent speech and language therapists based in the West Midlands. 1 in 10 children will have speech, language and communication difficulties which will need long term intervention. With government cut backs, lots of these children are not receiving the care they need and deserve. Star Talkers was set up as an Independent Speech and Language Therapy company to meet the needs of these children and teenagers with speech, language and communication needs. Read more →

A full case history taken at home with the main carers

A full speech and language assessment at home with your child

A full report describing your child’s needs in depth, circulated to all relevant professionals

Therapy delivered at home or in another appropriate setting i.e. school

Liaison with appropriate professionals working with your child i.e. teacher, nursery staff, paediatrician