About Core Speech

Core Speech is an Independent Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy company providing highly individualised evidence-based assessment and intervention to children and their families across Lancashire.

Core Speech is a neurodiversity affirming practice and strives to ensure that every child is given the support and tools they need to Learn, Grow and Thrive in their lives.

My name is Emma, and I am Core Speech’s owner and qualified Speech and Language Therapist.

I have vast experience working with infants and children with a wide range of communication and feeding needs, including:

  • Speech and Language Delay

  • Speech Sound Disorder

  • Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia/ Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS)

  • Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)

  • Down Syndrome

  • Cerebral Palsy

  • Autistic Individuals

  • Neurodivergent Individuals

After graduating from Newcastle University, I worked in the National Health Service (NHS) supporting children in their homes, nurseries, mainstream schools, and Special Educational Needs (SEN) environments.

In 2020 I embarked on an adventure and moved to Sydney, Australia, where I had the opportunity to expand my clinical skills and gain experience working in private practice. Here, the idea of Core Speech was born with the aim of bringing the skills and experience I had developed to enhance the lives of children and their families in Lancashire.

I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) and the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice (ASLTIP). I hold an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance.

Our Mission

Core Speech’s mission is to provide high quality services to help children and young people with communication and feeding challenges access the support they need to Learn, Grow and Thrive… every day of their lives.

Our Vision

Core Speech’s vision is to enhance the lives of children and their families through ensuing timely access to holistic care that places the individual child’s strengths and needs at the forefront of decision making.

Core Speech can provide the following treatment approaches:

  • Prompts for Restructuring Oral Phonetic Targets (PROMPT)

  • Nuffield Dyspraxia Program

  • Talk Tools Oral Placement Therapy

  • Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy

  • Key Word Signing (including Makaton)

  • Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)

  • Pragmatic Organisation Dynamic Display (PODD)

  • Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding

  • Gestalt Language Processing/ Natural Language Acquisition

  • Sounds-Write Phonics Program

  • Ausome Konnect

Communication

Communication underpins the foundation of Core Speech. We ensure that we are transparent in our communication with families and other agencies we work alongside with regards to our role, fees, and expectations to ensure that you have complete confidence in us.

Innovation

We aim to continually develop our clinical practice and therapy techniques to provide the latest evidence-based interventions to support the communication and feeding needs of our community. We strive to make therapy accessible to all through providing both in person and Telehealth services.

Collaboration

We recognise that successful therapy requires a team and subsequently work collaboratively with families, teachers, and other health and education agencies to ensure holistic management and the best outcomes for our children and their families.