Stephanie Connolly 

Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

Stephanie is a highly specialist speech & language therapist (SaLT) registered with the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists and the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice, and governed by the Health & Care Professionals Council. She has experience working online, in clinics and in schools for the NHS and independent practice. She has a wide range of experience working with children in early years to adults assessing and providing intervention for speech, language and communication difficulties.

She has a specialist interest in neurodevelopmental conditions and is trained in using the gold standard assessments (ADOS-2) and (ADI-r) to assess for autism spectrum condition in children and adults.

Prior to her speech and language therapy postgraduate training, she completed a psychology undergraduate degree and was always captivated by social psychology, human behaviour, communication and linguistics. This led her to further explore speech and language therapy as a career. She has always possessed great motivation to help others and provide solutions while being creative and flexible in her approach. She is also naturally inquisitive with regards to human behaviour and self-reflective, which has broadened her understanding and ability to relate to others in a meaningful way. The most rewarding part of her day is working with each unique person and supporting their speech, language and communication journey.