MEET THE THERAPIST
Sophie Williams
MY BACKGROUND
Highly Specialist Speech and
Language Therapist
Having worked formerly as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist in the NHS, I started my independent practice alongside by NHS role so I could reach more families at times convenient to family life. I took the leap into full time independent practice in 2023. Working for myself gives me the flexibility to pursue post-graduate qualifications in Auditory Verbal Therapy and Sensory Integration. Investing in my clinical and professional development means better quality care of those I work with.
I have been fortunate to work across a range of settings including early years, family homes, clinics, mainstream and specialist schools. I have had the pleasure of working with so many amazing children and young people with various communication challenges.
My specialist area of knowledge and expertise is in hearing (re)habilitation. I used to lead the specialist hearing loss team for Bradford District before working for the Yorkshire Auditory Implant Service. Alongside running Nurture Speech & Language Therapy , I volunteer for the charity, Auditory Verbal UK.
TRAINING
Special Training
Since qualifying, I have completed the following specialist training:
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Hanen It Takes Two to Talk
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Intensive Interaction
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Word Aware Vocabulary approach
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British Sign Language (Level 2)
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smiLE Therapy
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Shape Coding
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CSD Working with Deaf People
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AVUK Foundations for Listening
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Sensory Integration Module 1
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Attention Autism
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Zones of Regulation
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Dynamic and Temporal Tactile Cueing