Counselling and Communication for Aphasia/Stroke, Dysathria, Apraxia, Parkinson's and others with communication difficulties
Counselling and Communication offers a way to explore thoughts and feelings for people who have difficulty communicating through speech. An acquired language disorder can lead to social isolation from friends, family and the wider world. These sessions give you the opportunity to explore and try to understand your situation with an experienced counsellor who is skilled in supporting communication. You may be feeling in a low mood and are unable to look ahead or you may be motivated to do as much as you can but frustrated by not being able to express yourself as clearly as before.
Working as a Speech and Language Therapy technician for the past 10 years has allowed me to gain valuable insight into the difficulties faced by people who are living with speech and communication difficulties. As a qualified counsellor I bring both the skills of counsellling and communication together in a holistic approach adapted to your particular difficulty.
I work in speech therapy with people who have suffered stoke, head injury, and degenerative diseases. I find that they often want to talk about the huge change their illness has brought to their lives. Difficulty in communication can result in a loss of confidence and social isolation. Friends and family may be unsure how to help, or find it hard to offer emotional support whilst dealing with their own sense of bewilderment and the changes that go with it.
Speech therapists may use counselling skills to inform their practice, however the session must concentrate and focus on the technical aspects of communication. Counselling and Communication is different in that the focus is on the emotional adjustment to living with impaired communication and can be an important aspect of recovering a sense of self and regaining confidence.
My knowledge and experience of Counselling and Communication enables me to facilitate and support counselling using various means of communication.
This can involve any means of communication which helps you to get your message across. You may have some speech and just need time and a little support for conversation. You may have very little speech and can be supported by one or more of the following: gesture, drawing, facial expression, writing, reading, alphabet charts, pictures, photos, If you have had speech therapy you may have your own communication charts or life history books that you would be very welcome to bring to the counselling session to support conversation.
Whatever your communication difficulty I would be very happy to meet with you to explore a way of working together in a non-judgemental and confidential environment.
Working as a Speech and Language Therapy technician for the past 10 years has allowed me to gain valuable insight into the difficulties faced by people who are living with speech and communication difficulties. As a qualified counsellor I bring both the skills of counsellling and communication together in a holistic approach adapted to your particular difficulty.
I work in speech therapy with people who have suffered stoke, head injury, and degenerative diseases. I find that they often want to talk about the huge change their illness has brought to their lives. Difficulty in communication can result in a loss of confidence and social isolation. Friends and family may be unsure how to help, or find it hard to offer emotional support whilst dealing with their own sense of bewilderment and the changes that go with it.
Speech therapists may use counselling skills to inform their practice, however the session must concentrate and focus on the technical aspects of communication. Counselling and Communication is different in that the focus is on the emotional adjustment to living with impaired communication and can be an important aspect of recovering a sense of self and regaining confidence.
My knowledge and experience of Counselling and Communication enables me to facilitate and support counselling using various means of communication.
This can involve any means of communication which helps you to get your message across. You may have some speech and just need time and a little support for conversation. You may have very little speech and can be supported by one or more of the following: gesture, drawing, facial expression, writing, reading, alphabet charts, pictures, photos, If you have had speech therapy you may have your own communication charts or life history books that you would be very welcome to bring to the counselling session to support conversation.
Whatever your communication difficulty I would be very happy to meet with you to explore a way of working together in a non-judgemental and confidential environment.