Beckie has been a Speech and Language Therapist within the NHS for 10 years alongside her more recent private therapy.
She has a specialism in fluency and has also undergone training in situational mutism.
Alongside this Beckie has 12 years experience working with children with Down Syndrome and has qualifications in Makaton and BSL.
Beckie loves her career, no two days are the same and no two children are the same. Beckie’s flexible approach ensures that each child receives a therapy programme tailored to their individual needs.
Outside of work Beckie has her hands full with her two daughters and can often be found in soft play, or going for long walks attempting to wear them out. Family days out are one of her favourite things to do, especially adventures in the forest or fun at the seaside.

Charley graduated as a Speech and Language Therapist from Newcastle University in 2014. She has recently relocated back to North Yorkshire after spending 8 years living and working in London.
Charley is experienced in working with children with a range of speech, language and communicate difficulties, including ASD and Developmental Language Disorder. She has had additional training and developed a specialism in working with children with Speech Sound Disorders, Deaf children and children with Down's Syndrome. Charley has qualifications in British Sign Language, Makaton, Cued Speech and PECS. She is also experienced in using approaches such as Colourful Semantics, Shape Coding, the Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme and Lego Therapy.
In her spare time Charley is a mammy to her baby girl, writes and illustrates children's stories and loves running!

Kara qualified in Speech & Language Therapy in 2017. Before this, she was a carer for a toddler with complex needs and worked as a speech therapy assistant for a company specialising in therapy over the computer (so she was ahead and ready for the covid days!).
She specialised in Autism and language disorder in 2019, going on to redesign and coordinate the Neurodevelopmental pathway for a local North East NHS Speech and Language Therapy Department.
She currently works with teenagers with complex trauma, one of my teenagers recently described her as "quirky but quality" which she loves.
Outside of being a speech and language therapist, Kara loves music. She is an avid record collector and loves going to gigs and festivals. She has two dogs and is absolutely wrapped around their little paws. When she’s not working, you'll catch her watching something Louis Theroux related or arranging a holiday.

Fay qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist in 2008.
She spent 12 years working with children with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs, as well as swallowing difficulties, within the NHS.
More recently, Fay has also worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Early Years Team of a mainstream primary school.
Outside of work, Fay can be found juggling three children and a dog, listening to a podcast, or trying to make caravanning cool!

Joanne is our Admininstrative Assistant who takes hold of all our new referrals, allocating families to our Therapists and making sure the team is effecient and organised whilst allowing us to support our families and schools.
Beside being our Administrative Assistant, Joanne is a mummy to Alice and William. She loves the outdoors and can be found going on family bike rides or camping with her children and husband.
She also has another exciting and special role as a Hartbeeps imaginator and adores singing, performing and making the families in her classes smile and laugh.

Steph graduated from Newcastle University in 2019 with a Distinction in MSc Language Pathology. Since then she has worked across both the NHS and independent practice here in the North East and more recently in Sheffield.
She has worked with young people with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs across home, school and nursery settings. However has developed a dual Specialism across Speech Sound Disorders and Multilingualism. She has explored additional training in working with young people with Speech Sound Disorders, including Cued Articulation and the Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme.
In a previous role Steph supported the development of a Multilingual Service Pathway to ensure equality of provision across all service users. This work was carried out alongside researchers at Newcastle University, where she presented the journey of this Pathway at the North East Research Symposium.
Outside of being a speechie Steph enjoys being outdoors in the sunshine, gardening and getting lots of snuggles from her cat. Steph has recently moved back home to the North East so will be found walking along the beach with a coffee at every opportunity!

Karen qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist from the University of Reading in 2004.
She has experience working with children of all ages in supporting a wide range of speech, language and communication needs. She fulfilled her role across the early years and school settings, providing assessment and therapy for children, and training for health and education staff. She became a specialist in deafness, supporting deaf children and their families until she moved to the North East on 2014.
Since moving to the area, Karen has continued her work as a Speech and Language Therapist and has also taken some time away from her role to be a full time mum to her two boys.
She loves making memories with her lovely boys and when she gets a rare moment or two enjoys reading and yoga.

areas we cover in the north east

Including close surrounding areas