Our team
At SLT for Kids our team is made up of expert paediatric speech and language therapists with wide ranging expertise. We pride ourselves on delivering high quality speech and language therapy.
Each and every one of our speech and language therapists are passionate in working with children who have speech language and communication needs.
All of our speech and language therapists have paediatric speech and language therapy experience and are committed to providing you with the most up-to-date evidence based therapy options. Our speech and language therapists can administer comprehensive assessments to identify the difficulties your child may be experiencing. In addition to this, our speech and language therapists offer support and advice to ease the concerns that every parent naturally has about the development of their child.
To ensure our service is of the highest possible standard, all of our speech and language therapists are highly sorted and undergo, regular training, appraisals, reviews and reflections to better improve their practise. Each of our speech and language therapists are able to provide a wide range of detailed assessments and therapy interventions for a range of conditions and difficulties.
Meet the team
Natasha Luke
Natasha is a Senior Speech and Language Therapist who graduated from the University of Sheffield. Natasha works with a diverse caseload of children and young adults in clinic and in mainstream and specialist schools. Natasha is trained in Makaton and Hanen – More Than Words (a programme for parents of young children with social communication difficulties). She is also an Elklan Tutor and can deliver accredited training courses to parents and teachers. Natasha has a keen interest in supporting parents and teaching staff in managing speech, language and communication needs, and she is passionate about developing training packages and workshops.
Find out more about Natasha...Elizabeth Aulton
Beth is a senior speech and language therapist who graduated from Newcastle University. Beth has a wealth of experience working with children and young adults in mainstream and specialist schools as well as in clinic. She is trained in Hanen- It Takes Two to Talk (early language development) and Picture Exchange Communication Systems (PECS) Level 1. PECS is a unique alternative/augmentative communication system with a primary goal of teaching functional communication.
Find out more about Elizabeth...Emma McElroy
After spending 15 years living in the United Arab Emirates, Emma graduated from the University of Manchester as a fully qualified speech and language therapist in 2016. Emma is trained in Makaton and is also licensed I CAN TalkBoost KS1 Tutor. TalkBoost KS1 is a structured and robustly evidenced programme for 5-11 year olds that can boost a child's communication by an average of 18 months after ten weeks of intervention.
Find out more about Emma...Leighann Cherry
Leighann is a speech and language therapist who graduated from the University of Ulster, Northern Ireland. She is currently working with a paediatric caseload in mainstream schools. Leighann is a licensed I CAN Early TalkBoost tutor. Early TalkBoost is a targeted intervention aimed at 3-4 year old children with delayed language, helping to boost their language skills to help narrow the gap between them and their peers. The programme aims to accelerate children’s progress in language and communication by an average of 6 months, after a nine week intervention.
Find out more about Leighann...Julia Hunter
Julia is a dynamic, hardworking and highly motivated speech and language therapist with a special interest in SEN. Julia prides herself in her effective and holistic management of a range of communicative needs including those with statements within specialist provision.
Natasha Wetton
I am a junior Speech & Language Therapist who graduated from the University of Manchester in 2018. I am registered with HCPC and RCSLT. Since graduating, I have been supporting children aged 0-18 years with speech, language & communication needs, and I love being able to make a meaningful difference to the lives of those I work with.
Find out more about Natasha...Kimberley Chu
I am proactive, friendly, approachable and have excellent interpersonal communication skills, which allows me to make Speech and Language Therapy fun, engaging and rewarding for everybody involved.
Find out more about Kimberley...Emily Craven
I am a warm, friendly and caring character with a bubbly and outgoing personality. I am passionate about providing a holistic approach to children’s development through speech and language therapy.
Find out more about Emily...Zoe Gillespie
Zoe has been qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist since 2015. Zoe works creatively to support children to develop their communication skills and loves finding new ways to keep them motivated.
Find out more about Zoe...Kate Sullivan
Kate specialises in providing a holistic person-centred therapy approach. She is passionate about promoting the Universal, Targeted and Specialist approach in schools.
Find out more about Kate...Rebecca Coleman
Rebecca is a passionate and committed speech and language therapy assistant with a range of experience supporting children and young adults.
Find out more about Rebecca...
