Hello, I’m Kate

I’ve worked with children and their families for almost 30 years: first as a primary school teacher, then as a speech and language therapist in both NHS and independent practice. My experiences in the classroom, clinical settings, and my own colourful family life all help me to work effectively with parents, carers and other professionals.

I aim to be neurodiversity-affirming in my practice and I don’t view children as a series of problems to be fixed. My focus is on connection, regulation and interaction, rather than compliance-based and behavioural approaches. In the last few years I have developed a special interest in gestalt language processing and Marge Blanc’s Natural Language Acquisition approach for both autistic and non-autistic children. It’s a topic I love to learn about and share as widely as I can.

I’m based in Durham, North East England. I offer home and school visits as well as seeing families at Durham Therapy Centre and providing therapy and training online via Zoom.