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What’s in a Word
I think about words a lot. That’s my job! In fact, a crucial part in both my work as a Speech and Language Therapy and Solution Focused practitioner. However, my thoughts for this blog were inspired by hearing of a novel word on the news. Have you heard of the term...
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
In just over two weeks, I will be co-delivering a training course on Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT), with Kidge Burns. SFBT is widely used in counselling and coaching to help individuals achieve desired changes in their lives. However, it can also be highly...
Mind the Gap – bridging the lack of communication therapy in Oxfordshire and beyond
Speech and Language Therapists play a pivotal role in addressing a spectrum of issues, from speech production to managing swallowing difficulties, known as Dysphagia. However, the demand for Dysphagia treatment has surged over the years, overshadowing the attention to...
Finding a ‘Bridge Over Troubled Waters’
I was working recently with a client, not long retired from the music production industry, who has an aphasia following a significant stroke. The title of the song, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, written by Simon and Garfunkel seemed highly appropriate in the context of...
‘Let’s Get Loud’
Another song title seems appropriate to use after the LSVT Loud® therapy I have been delivering this week. Even more appropriate given my client is a keen collector of vinyl records. Although I am not sure Jennifer Lopez and Let’s Get Loud, released in 1999 will be in...
“It ain’t what you do it’s the way that you do it”
At first glance the song ‘It ain’t what you do it’s the way that you do it’, by Bananarama and Fun Boy Three, seems to be a long way from my work as a speech and language therapist. That is, until you consider it in the context of how words and speech can sound....