Amy unlocked the communication barrier between wife and husband who had a severe stroke three years previously. We have continued to work with Amy to help maintain progress.
Thank you, Amy!
Mr S, December 2022
We are so happy with the service that we received. Kerry was just wonderful, our three year old loved her and responded so well to her sessions. We were thoroughly assessed, we had goals set out and were reassessed at key points through our journey. Our little ones speech delay would not have come on so much if it wasn’t for Castlepoint’s work and we couldn’t be any more grateful. I would happily recommend them to anyone who has concerns over their child’s speech.
Mrs N, December 2022
We can't thank Castlepoint enough. Catherine has been amazing for my son, from us visiting clinic for sessions where we have learnt so much how support T, to Catherine going to school and helping teachers and the school understand T's speech delay and positive ways to support him! From all your hard work, amazing reports we’ve finally got the 1:1 support we needed for T at school! Thank you for playing such a huge part in this! We wouldn’t of got here with out you!
Mrs G, December 2022
Kate was amazing with my son and has terrific results. Very welcoming and great communication. Would definitely recommend.
Mrs B, October 2022
My little boy was 3 and a half when he first started seeing Amy.
Amy identified that he had a phonological speech disorder and quickly put into place a therapy plan in order to correct the errors.
L has always enjoyed his sessions which were interactive and fun for him whilst delivering the support he required. We have now finished speech therapy after 9 months and the improvement in him is amazing.
Without Amy I have no doubt that he wouldn't have made the progress he has and is now age appropriate in both speech and language.
I would recommend CISLT to anyone who is looking for a therapist, it is worth every penny in order to help and improve communication
Mrs M-W February 2022
Amy has been a wonderful, compassionate and professional lady from Day One, when l spoke to her regarding my Mum's stroke in 2020. She had a positive "can do" approach from the beginning and throughout the whole process. As a result of the stroke, Mum had difficulty swallowing, speaking and eating however Amy reassured me that she will do the best that she can to help Mum regain her speech and swallowing, truly she did. As my Mum is elderly, Amy was patient with her development which gave my Mum the encouragement she needed to keep going. She was also easy to get in contact with whenever I had any questions or doubts and again always provided positive but realistic reassurance. I would highly recommend Amy to anybody who needs speech and swallowing therapy as she was an absolute joy to work with. A rare gem. Thanks very much Amy, God bless you and your family!
Mrs A, August 2021
My husband spent nearly 5 months in neuro rehab after his severe stroke which left him with moderate expressive and receptive Aphasia. During his time away from home, I was able to spend time searching for the correct experienced Speech and Language Therapist that would benefit his recovery the most. I wanted someone who not only had a significant amount of experience with stroke and Aphasia but also someone that understood the difficulties the whole family would face as a result. I didn't have to look very far before I found Amy and instantly from the moment I read her bio I knew she would be the right SALT. My husband was discharged with very little speech apart from 'stock phrases' and his understanding was quite impaired too. 14 months down the line, his understanding has been shown through assessments performed by Amy to be 'normal'. His expressive speech has dramatically improved to the point of him now being able to talk in constructive sentences. As Amy has got to know my husband through his therapy, she has been excellent at identifying problem areas that need work on, for instance she has recently picked up that there may be a problem in the auditory processing loop. She has also picked up that there is some mild apraxia which wasn't diagnosed while in rehab. Amy is continuously updating her knowledge through CPD also which is so essential for practice. Two years post stroke, we are still continuing to make excellent progress and Amy always targets the right areas of difficulty at the right level and knows how to achieve progress. She is also very passionate not just about sit down therapy sessions but likes to transfer the learning into function by taking the client out into the community to enhance the skills they have learned through her therapy. This is something we haven't been able to do due to the pandemic but we have recently had discussions about this and is something that will be happening imminently as lockdown starts to lift. We would've been lost without Amy and I cannot recommend her highly enough. I finally feel like we are getting our life back.
Mrs S, March 2021
My daughter has a very delayed speech and sound disorder of which she required help for and I was so thankful I found Amy to be her speech therapist in March this year.
Amy is very friendly, bubbly person and this showed instantly as my daughter is very shy with people she doesn't know but she took a shine to Amy imminently and looked forward to seeing her each week. She really connected with Amy and enjoyed learning and playing games with her too.
Amy is very professional and not only did she give me advice on my daughters speech and left homework for us to do for the week, she was very understanding and caring towards any other issues I had with my daughter (changing schools due to her speech) and offered her expertise and help in this area too which was very much appreciated and was done out of the kindness of her heart.
My daughter has come on leaps and bounds with her speech from the March till September this year (only stopped seeing Amy as my daughter started a new school which has a speech therapist who works at the school).
I cannot recommend Amy enough. I promise you will not be disappointed with her hard work and dedication to help others.
We really miss not seeing Amy each week.
Mrs M, October 2020
I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease five years ago, the symptoms of which have been slowly worsening. I am an active 71 year old and physically able to cope. My main worry was the loss of confidence when speaking, as Parkinson’s Disease affects the ability of muscles to work properly. As we, unconsciously, use muscles to speak this was affecting my social interactions with friends and family and making me isolated.
I was recommended, by my Parkinson’s Consultant, to attend an NHŚ speech therapy class. After several months of no offer of help from the NHS, I decided to look for a private practitioner and contacted Amy. I explained my dilemma and she assured me that she could be of help. It is the best thing I could have done!
After the initial, intensive appraisal Amy tailored weekly sessions concentrating upon various aspects of speech enhancement, using exercises for face, tongue, throat as well as breath control. During these sessions she also picked up unnecessary tension in my neck, swallowing problems and mental well-being issues. She is the complete package.
Amy is a very likeable and caring lady. She is very professional and friendly and goes above and beyond in supplying additional information to help overcome all of your problems.
We have completed the course of treatment and I feel much more confident with my speech. I know Parkinson’s is a progressive disease and I will probably need more help in the future. I will have no hesitation in contacting Amy when the need arises.
I can thoroughly recommend Amy for any speech problems you may have.
Mr D, April 2020
In 2014 my daughter was involved in a road traffic accident and suffered a catastrophic brain injury. She was in a coma for weeks and in a semi vegetative state for 2.5 years. Then slowly she started to ‘emerge/wake up’,. Now following 6 years of rehab she can eat, drink, speak and is slowly learning to walk again. The speech and language therapist at her rehabilitation unit assessed my daughter in September last year and concluded that she had reached her rehab potential and had in treatment terms, plateaued.
I didn’t accept this and scoured the internet for another expert for a second opinion. Thank goodness, I found the amazing Amy Williams. Amy conducted a series of assessments on my daughter and concluded that there was indeed significant progress still to be made.
Amy has been working with my daughter for the past 4 months and in that time my daughters speech has become much clearer, her short term memory (which has been massively affected) has started to improve and at the moment with Amy’s assistance my daughter is planning a ‘girls day out’ to see Evita. Initiating activities is now the goal of the work Amy is doing and this will really improve both the quality of her life and give her back her independence.
If you are looking for a professional , knowledgable, friendly, approachable and extremely competent speech and language therapist to help your loved one progress on their rehab journey, then I would highly recommend Amy. She loves her work and the people she works and really gets positive results.
Mrs K, January 2020
“Amy has been brilliant throughout our journey and our daughters speech has greatly improved as a result of her experience and expertise. We contacted her regarding our daughters mild speech delay after a friend’s recommendation. She went out of her way to try and understand our concerns, making sure she could help us before booking in an initial consultation. We were being funded through Private Medical Insurance, Amy went above and beyond registering with the company so that they would allow us to see her. Amy has been fantastic with our daughter, and gained her trust quickly making her feel comfortable. Our daughter has looked forward to each session, wondering what activities and games Amy will bring, which were always different and tailored to what she enjoyed. Amy has left activities with us to continue practising, making sure we understand how to take these forward with our daughter. She has always been available to contact and has given suggestions between sessions on how to amend activities or take them to the next level. The sessions have taken place on a day and at a time suitable for us,being in our home has allowed for a more relaxed atmosphere. We cannot recommend Amy more, and will miss seeing her each week.
Mrs H, September 2019
"When my Father’s decline began to impact his ability to take any form of nourishment, we asked Amy to assess him for impaired swallow function.
Amy immediately put my father at ease with her clearly evident professionalism and empathy; despite my Father having a number of health and cognitive issues.
He actively responded to Amy’s gentle encouragements, I think he actually enjoyed it.
As a result, Amy was able to recommend a number of changes to the way my Father was fed, which greatly reduced the occurrence of chest infections, from aspiration of foodstuffs and liquids.
I would like to thank Amy for the help and honest advice she gave us, at a very difficult time."