Louise Ryves

During my time as a speech and language therapist, I have supported children and young people with a wide variety
of speech, language and communication needs including:

• Speech Sound Disorder, including motor speech difficulties
• Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and language Disorder/differences associated with other conditions
• Gestalt Language Processing
• Autism
• Social Communication Needs
• Situational/Selective Mutism
• Stammering
• AAC – Augmentative and Alternative Communication
• Communication needs associated with Learning Disability
• Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs
• Experience of trauma and attachment

I have supported children and young people with complex needs, both at preschool and school age, and have experience of working in mainstream and specialist education settings and people’s homes. I worked as a preschool specialist for over 10 years.

I have additional training and experience in the areas of trauma, attachment and social, emotional and mental health
in young people with speech, language and communication needs. I work in partnership with Cardrew Court and Three Bridges School in Cornwall, providing support for students and training/support for staff. 

I am a qualified specialist literacy practitioner and dyslexia assessor.

I have a functional approach to therapy and work with children, young people and their families to find out their
priorities for developing communication skills and help form a plan together to address these in way that fits with
the family life, in a fun and motivating way.

Additional Training

I am trained in the following therapy approaches/techniques:-

• Gestalt Language Processing
• Intensive Interaction
• Makaton signing
• Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme
• Dynamic, Temporal and Tactile Cuing (DTTC)
• Solution Focused Based Approaches
• Master Level Module in supporting children and young people who have language and communication needs associated with attachment and trauma.
• Shape Coding

Professional Qualifications and Registration

• BA (HONS) Human Communication Studies with a certificate to practice as a speech and language therapist, July 2001
• Certified Member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (CertMRCSLT)
• HCPC registered
• Member of the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice (MASLTIP)
• Enhanced DBS for working with children and adults.
• Associate Member of the British Dyslexia Association (AMBDA)
• Assessment Practising Certificate with the British Dyslexia Association (APC)