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Karen Smith

Karen Smith

Member since: 01/09/2025

I am a highly experienced therapist with over 20 years knowledge and dedication to my role. I have worked across community clinics, mainstream schools, and specialist settings, supporting children with a wide range of communication needs. I believe strongly in inclusive, practical therapy that helps every child feel heard, understood, and confident in their world.

I am skilled in supporting children with speech sound disorders, language delays, and more complex needs.

I previously led the SaLT service at a special needs school, embedding communication support across the curriculum. Before that, she helped develop whole-school strategies within a mainstream primary setting, and spent over 10 years with the NHS managing complex caseloads and mentoring junior therapists.

I am dedicated to helping every child thrive. I work closely with families to make therapy fun, meaningful, and tailored to each child’s needs and can work in any setting (school, clinic, home & nursery).

Conditions treated
  • AAC (augmentative and alternative communication)
  • Articulation and phonology
  • Autism spectrum
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Developmental Language Disorder
  • Down's syndrome
  • Dyspraxia/Childhood Apraxia of speech
  • Early childhood language development
  • Language disorder
  • Learning disability
  • Mainstream Schools
  • Motor speech disorders
  • Online therapy / Telehealth
  • Play skills
  • Stammering
  • Training for educational settings/schools/SEN staff
Age ranges treated
  • Preschool
  • Primary School
  • Secondary school and adolescent
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