Speech and Language Therapists

We Specialise In

Delayed Language

Stammering

Disordered Speech

Situational (Selective) Mutism

Neurodivergence

(e.g., autism, ADHD, learning disabilities)

Training and Professional Development

Neurodivergent-affirming practice

Talking Lab appreciates that neurodivergence (such as autism, ADHD, and learning disabilities) are not flaws that need to be ‘fixed’ or corrected.

We take a neurodivergent-affirming approach, meaning that we support a neurodivergent individual’s ability to express their choices, views, and emotions to improve their quality of life.

As speech and language therapists, we understand the importance of language and appreciate that words hold meaning. Therefore, we use neurodivergent-affirming and identify-first language i.e., “Autistic person” rather than Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Autistic Spectrum Condition (ASC). We capitalise the word Autistic to represent the importance and identity of an Autistic person.

Testimonials

  • Katrina, Parent

    ★★★★★

    Sophie and Lucy worked with my 14 year old son in a calm and compassionate way, where he engaged fully and opened up about his struggles living with a stammer. It has been like a breath of fresh air to be supported by two very knowledgeable women in their field and to feel heard.

    Thank you so much.

  • Hannah, Parent

    ★★★★★

    I found Talking Labs on google and reached out to them for more advise for my 3 year old. Sophie contacted me and after a phone call a clear plan was put in place for the session. At the appointment, Sophie was welcoming and knowledgeable; my daughter interacted with her throughout the session and Sophie adapted her observations to suit my child and provide helpful feedback. Within a week of following Sophie's advice my daughter is communicating her choices more. I left the session with clear strategies of how to develop my child's communication skills and would highly recommend Talking Labs.

  • Ashli, Parent

    ★★★★★

    Lucy and Sophie are fantastic! Lucy took the time to find out a lot of details about my son prior to her assessment and was very friendly when she arrived. Both of them worked with my son and made him feel at ease. Lucy took her time and gave us some very clear explanations as to what he was experiencing and has given us several great recommendations as to how we can support him moving forward. They were more than happy to answer all our questions and discuss different options and ideas with us too. Lucy even did a video call with our wider family to help them understand how they can also support my son.

  • Katherine, Parent

    ★★★★★

    We would not hesitate to recommend Sophie and the team at Talking Lab. They have been an incredible support to us and it is evident they are incredibly passionate about the work they do. Our son underwent an assessment for the purpose of a tribunal hearing and the report is so comprehensive and has really helped to strengthen our argument for specialist provision. Sophie was welcoming from the offset, even accommodating us when we had to postpone our appointment last minute due to illness. Communication has been consistent throughout and nothing has been too much trouble. They are experts in their field and that translates to the care they afforded our son and the high quality report that was produced following assessment. Thank you all, we are forever grateful for your valuable input.

  • Richard, Parent

    ★★★★★

    “Talking Lab are very professional. Taking time to understand you and more importantly your child’s needs. The assessment is comprehensive and the supportive sessions are informative and valuable. Nothing was too much rouble and everything was included in the price. We found Talking Lab always have time to discuss something with you and there are never any penalties for over-running. We couldn’t recommend the service highly enough”

  • Claire, Parent

    ★★★★★

    “We had our 2 year old son assessed with Sophie and Lucy. It was really good to gain an insight from the assessment and being able to talk to both of them to understand what we can put in place to help him each day gave us confidence and encouragement. We both learnt a lot and were able to ask lots of questions which was really beneficial. Really pleased with the appointment + Sophie and Lucy were really friendly, our son was very relaxed and happy during the appointment.”

  • Jelena, Parent

    ★★★★★

    “I was worried about my 3y5m old son's speech and I decided to contact Lucy as the NHS therapist wasn't too useful. She came to my son's preschool to carry out an assessment and gave us very useful tips! Preschool teachers were very pleased too, Lucy was the first person ever who explained to us how we can support my son and gave us practical advice. I am very happy that I found her!”

  • Leila, Parent

    ★★★★★

    “Lucy was so helpful, by the time she left I felt like a weight had been lifted. Lucy was able to ease the concerns I had about my sons speech and also give me lots of helpful techniques to help further develop his speech and also his play, which are working already. My son is on the path to being diagnosed with autism but he was very happy and relaxed in Lucy’s company. I would 100% recommend!”

  • Matt, Parent

    ★★★★★

    “We found out about Talking Labs online, and after reading some amazing reviews decided to book an assessment with Lucy for our 2.5 year old. She was absolutely brilliant, the way she interacted with our child to assess their speech and understanding was fantastic. Lucy provided us with the necessary information and tools to help our child’s progression, during the assessment, so we could start right away whilst waiting for the formal report. Would highly recommend, and should we need to know we can contact any time to further discuss our child’s speech and language development”

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