NOW FULLY BOOKED

Unfortunately, from September 2023, I am fully booked for the foreseeable future. I can no longer take on new families. Please search the ASLTIP website (www.asltip.com) for an alternative independent therapist.

I provide a friendly, independent Speech and Language Therapy practice in North Oxfordshire. I cover the areas around Banbury, Brackley, Bicester, Shipston on Stour, and Chipping Norton. 

I support families with children with a range of speech and language needs. I specialise in particular in working with children with Downs Syndrome, and children who are neurodivergent.

I am also able to offer  support directly to schools and nurseries. I can provide staff training on a range of topics related to speech and language. I can also be commissioned to provide direct time with children in a nursery or school, to assess their needs or work on an intervention plan.

Would you like to discuss your child with me? Please email me in the first instance and we can arrange a free initial telephone consultation about your child – philippa@pgspeechtherapy.co.uk.

Click here for more information about communication difficulties and strategies to use with your child.

SENCOs and school staff can click here for information about how I can help settings.

Neurodiversity Affirming Speech Therapy

Myself and my small team of experienced Associate Therapists are allies and advocates for neurodivergent children and their families. We never recommend interventions based on the social-deficit theory of Autism. As neurodiversity-affirming therapists, we do not provide social skills training or any form of ABA therapy (such as PECS). These approaches are known to teach Autistic children to mask and perform a set of socially expected behaviours based on neurotypical norms. Instead, we seek to value and celebrate  different neurotypes and the range of communication styles that occur when children have different ways of experiencing the world. 

We are one of just a few independent neurodiversity-affirming Speech and Language Therapy practices in the Midlands, with a focus on supporting Autistic children to be their authentic selves.

Speech and Language Therapy for Children with Downs Syndrome

I am a developing specialist in working with children with Down Syndrome. I aim to provide evidence-based and syndrome-specific Speech Therapy. I work with several Downs Syndrome charities and provide Speech Therapy for many families with children with Downs Syndrome across Warwickshire and Oxfordshire.