All activity below will be charged at the hourly rate on a pro rata basis - so if a shorter session suits you better, I will only charge you for the time spent. 

Our work together is likely to include: 

Initial consultation: an in-depth discussion with you and ideally your family/carers to hear your story, complete a communication screen/other assessment and explore your key concerns and priorities. This typically lasts 60-90 minutes. 

Assessment sessions: may include standardised assessments, rating scales, task based observations, use of audio/video recording, community-based visits. 

Goal setting: identifying and agreeing with you your key areas and goals for therapy. This will also help identify the best location for therapy sessions.  

Ongoing therapy sessions: may involve specific exercises and tasks, learning and practicing strategies, talking about your communication changes and understanding your brain injury, working with your family and friends, supporting your self-management, practicing real life activities. Location for each session may vary according to your goals. The number and frequency of sessions will be agreed with you.  

Review sessions: these will happen regularly with you to review your progress and goals, setting new goals where appropriate. 

Liaison with other professionals, analysing assessment results, preparing therapy resources, attending multidisciplinary meetings, writing reports: it may be necessary for me to carry out tasks outside of your therapy sessions. This will be agreed with you in advance. 

Group therapy sessions* - it may be helpful for you to join sessions with other people experiencing communication changes and to support your goals. A range of group packages are available and will be discussed and agreed with you.  

*Costs for group therapy packages will be discussed separately.