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Adult Services

The Speech Service can help with a variety of difficulties including, but not limited to:

 

  • ​Dysphagia (swallowing difficulties)

  • Difficulties understanding and/or using language 

  • Acquired brain injury (e.g. stroke, traumatic brain injury)

  • Apraxia of speech

  • Cognitive-communication difficulties

  • Progressive neurological conditions (e.g. MS, Parkinson's Disease,

       Motor Neurone Disease, Cerebellar Ataxia)

  • Dementia 

  • Primary Progressive Aphasia, Fronto-temporal dementia

  • Eating and drinking under acknowledged risk

  • Voice difficulties 

  • Stammering

  • Functional Dysphagia / Voice / Communication Disorder

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Get in touch today to arrange a free initial consultation to discuss your, or your relatives, needs.

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Our Adult Services Team

Emma Flax - Founder & Director

Emma works with adults with acquired swallow, speech, communication, cognition and voice difficulties. 

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Emma graduated from the University of Manchester in 2013 and founded The Speech Service in 2018. She has extensive experience working within the NHS in a variety of settings such as acute hospital wards, in-patient neurological rehabilitation units, and outpatient and home visits within the community setting.

 

In addition to her private work, Emma is the Team Lead Speech and Language Therapist at an NHS Neurological Rehabilitation Centre in London which provides in-patient and community neurological rehabilitation services.

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Emma is warm, friendly and professional, and has genuine compassion for her patients. She is available to see clients in their own home or at her clinic in N12. She also offers a tele-health service to see clients virtually. 

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Emma is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).

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Emma is a recognised provider with a number of healthcare insurance providers such as AXA Health, Aviva and VitalityHealth. 

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Emma Flax
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Holly Raad

Holly graduated from University College London (2018) and provides both adult and children services. Holly graduated from University College London (2018).  She has gained experience working with adults with acquired communication and swallowing difficulties at Queen’s Hospital, Romford.

 

Working across acute medicine and stroke rehabilitation, Holly has experience working with adults with all types of neurological conditions including stroke, brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Motor Neuron Disease (MND). 

 

Holly has experience working alongside Assistive Augmentative Communication services in London working collaboratively to provide high tech and low tech devices for people with severe dysarthria due to conditions such as cerebral palsy and MND.

 

Holly has worked extensively with people diagnosed with Cognitive Communication Disorder (CCD) providing functional rehabilitation goals in order to promote social communication and returning to employment or education. Holly has a special interest in communication difficulties after stroke (aphasia). 

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Holly is registered with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) and the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC).

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