This is a website set up by Martin Limb, a Speech and Language Therapist who has been in Independent Practice for 3 years, and who has over 25 years experience working as a therapist for the NHS.

Martin provides services within a 30 mile radius of Ipswich, Suffolk.

Philosophy of Care:

Everyone referred receives a full assessment of communication needs, and where problem areas are identified, therapy goals are set in collaboration with that person and the family and/or carers.

Martin considers it essential to take as holistic approach as possible, in order to enable the person him/herself to move forward effectively in using new communication skills in a range of settings in everyday life. From the outset family and carers are actively involved in the process of therapy, and therapy is adapted to the needs of the individual.

Children from pre-school to school-leaving age are seen, and also adults with learning disabilities.

Dependent upon the person's particular needs, therapy can be provided in the school or nursery setting, or home environment.

Dependent upon need, services provided are:

·         Assessment

·         Individual Therapy

·         Consultation and advice ( this may mean written programmes for use at home or in school)

·        Training for staff in schools, group homes or centres etc., around the needs of an individual

·        General  workshops and training in communication, including specific areas of communication difficulty, and 'Total Communication'

·         List'nTell Live Inclusive Storytelling

·         Makaton Signing Workshops (by accredited Makaton Regional Tutor)

     People who are regularly referred include those who have:

·         Problems with speech articulation and pronunciation

·         Fluency problems (stammering or  stuttering)

·         Problems with delayed or disordered language

·         Children and adults with learning disabilities

·         Children with autistic spectrum disorder

·         Martin has a special interest in people with challenging needs and/or mental health problems