WHAT DO OUR CLIENTS SAY?

We are very proud to be able to share testimonials and reviews from our previous clients to give an insight into the quality of service we provide and impacts we have been able to make to the lives of young children and their families.

Hannah worked with my son for over 3 years. She was extremely knowledgeable, professional and friendly. She was brilliant at interacting with and engaging my autistic son and was always so calm and patient…

Katy, Parent, East Devon

We feel so lucky to have Hannah as a Speech Therapist. From the start, Hannah listened to our concerns and paid attention to our family style. This helped hugely tailoring the best Speech Therapy for our son…

Sophie, Parent, Exeter

I can not recommend Hannah highly enough. She worked with my son for over a year and made each session so much fun for him. He made great progress but what was more important was that he kept his confidence as a result.

Annie, Parent, West Dorset

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Hannah provided a great service, we had lots of tips on how to improve my sons speech and Hannah was always friendly, patient and helpful. Hannah helped us to understand where our son needed some extra help and after having some sessions, there has been a big improvement. I would definitely recommend Hannah to anyone.

Steph – Parent, Exeter

Hannah was fantastic with my 3.5 year old son. Joseph is usually quite shy around strangers, but immediately took to his new friend. In fact, I had to pop upstairs when Hannah first arrived, and when I came down Joseph was quite happily chatting away and requesting toys from the toy box! It was great being seen at home in a familiar environment, and I think it put everyone at ease. The initial consultation was very thorough but didn’t seem like a consultation at all- Hannah was very discrete and Joseph just thought he was playing. Hannah also provided a written report and was very good at following up to check the on progress. The decision to use a speech therapist can sometimes be quite daunting- I know it was a big decision for us given that we didn’t really know too much about it or think we would ever need one – but Hannah was great and I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending her or using her again.

Katy – Parent, Exeter

Our daughter was struggling with articulation difficulties that were not serious enough to be dealt with by SLT through nursery or school, but that were beginning to affect her learning of phonics, and we were worried that it could start affecting her confidence in speaking too. We contacted Hannah of Speaking Sense, who communicated with us quickly and professionally, then met with us to carry out an assessment of our daughter’s needs. Our daughter then had six highly productive sessions with Hannah, who used games and other stimulating activities that engaged her and increased her confidence with the difficult sounds. The difficulties have now almost entirely gone! It all happened much faster than we had expected, and our daughter is delighted. Thank you, Hannah. Highly recommended.

Parent, Exeter

Hannah is a fantastic and patient speech therapist. She was able to help my daughter really quickly and kept her engaged.

Sadie – Parent, Exeter

I am a parent to a lively very busy four year old who has had speech delay due to problems with glue ear.

I found Hannah’s website whilst trying to find support my son and I can honestly say I’m grateful that we did.

Hannah has gotten to know Rhys very well, the sessions we had were grouped into small sections at a level that was aimed at what Rhys could cope with not only ability wise but length of time as Rhys struggles with attention and focus being easily distracted.

Hannah has this way with him of gaining his attention and keeping him there to complete the task ending with little games as a reward system (pop up pirate was always a winner).

Hannah has really helped to make a difference to Rhys speech within a few weeks we, and I think more importantly, other people outside our family would notice how well Rhys was doing. I felt Hannah really cares about making a improvement in Rhys speech and the confidence that it brings to him, also that little smile when he has achieved the task reminds me that we are doing the right thing for him, Hannah has a real calming warm but professional approach when working with Rhys and he does respond well to the sessions.

Hannah also provides me ways of supporting and encouraging Rhys when things get hard.

We have I feel been really lucky to find hannah and that definatly reflects in Rhys progress he has made.

Claire – Parent, South Devon

I initially approached Hannah because I was concerned about my daughters speech development. Unfortunately, there was a long wait for an NHS referral and I felt that if M needed additional support, I wanted it to start sooner rather than later. I also wanted to have an expert view on Ms speech for a forthcoming ENT consultant appointment.

I was impressed with Hannah’s initial response to my query. We spent some time discussing my concerns via email and over the phone.

After completing a detailed questionnaire, we attended an appointment at Hannah’s clinic in Kennford.

I was relieved that Hannah was so friendly & approachable, M was comfortable speaking & playing with her. I also felt that as a parent, Hannah was able to empathise with my concerns & helped put me at ease.

The session was really helpful for me because it allayed my fears that M was falling behind in her speech development. I also felt much better informed when talking to the ENT consultant as I was able to share a copy of Hannah’s assessment of M at the appointment.

Hannah also gave me support as a parent by offering me strategies to support Ms concentration & speech development.

Although M did not require speech therapy with Hannah, we are now awaiting surgery for an adenoidectemy & Gromits to help resolve Ms Glue Ear condition. Had I not approached Hannah at the early stages of this process, I feel that we would have been waiting significantly longer to get to this point.

I would not hesitate to recommend Hannah to any parent who has concerns about their child’s speech development.

Jennie – Parent, Mid Devon

Hannah interacted wonderfully with my son and has helped develop his speech more than I could have hoped for. I am truly grateful.

Rob – Parent, Mid Devon

Our son attended a number of sessions with Hannah which were invaluable. She provided us with a detailed assessment/report and the sessions were tailored to his specific needs. She always explained to us the work she was undertaking and kept us informed at every stage. Our son loved attending his sessions and they have benefitted him greatly.

Katrina – Parent, Torquay

My son has enjoyed the sessions with Hannah and found them useful. In particular he has liked the enthusiasm, playfulness and positivity that Hannah has brings to her work.

Greg – Parent, Exeter

We approached Hannah after doing some on line research in an attempt to help my son who is nearly 4. We have been “in the system” with him since he was 18 months after our health visitor noticed he had speech delay and hearing problems. The hearing was sorted quickly with some grommets and we were assured that now he could hear he would start talking. This didn’t happen and we started speech therapy with our local NHS therapist when he was 2 1/2. We went along fortnightly to begin with and then monthly and kept being told that now his hearing was sorted it would just be a matter of time. We were then told we would be followed up in 6 months time. During this 6 months he still wasn’t progressing massively and my frustration was that I didn’t really know what I should / shouldn’t be doing and how to help him. After doing some on line research I found Hannah and got in touch. She contacted me by phone to begin with to gain some back ground information and see if she was able to help. I found this extremely helpful as I was able to discuss my concerns, his history and where we were at now before deciding on what to do next. I found Hannah to be very honest on what she was able to do but not at all pressurised into any sort of programme.

We decided to book my son in for an initial consultation and go from there. I found the session with Hannah to be extremely useful. She assessed my son – which was quite difficult as on the day he wasn’t particularly chatty or engaging as he wasn’t feeling 100%. She gave me information about him – specifically that he has speech and language delay and explained fully what these were and the difference, and also what sort of therapy he needs. I felt much more informed both of what his issues are and how to help him.

He was due to see his own speech therapist a few weeks after so Hannah wrote a letter to her and also to his pre school highlighting his issues and how to help him. She offered to take him on, work in conjunction with his therapist or for him to carry on with his therapist – whichever we felt was best.

I took this information to his therapist and explained what I had been told and what we would like. As a result he now has therapy every 2 weeks with his therapist and he is really progressing. The deciding factor for us to stay with his current therapist is only down to the fact that he is used to her and the environment so participates more in the sessions. She is also linked with the school he will be attending and so it will provide him with continuity. I feel it is down to Hannah’s advice and help that we have got this and I will have no hesitation going back to her if we need to.

It is also worth mentioning that our speech therapist that we see knows of Hannah and also speaks very highly of her.

Emma – Parent, East Devon

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