Poppie Speech & Language Therapy

School & Home-Based Assessment & Intervention in London, United Kingdom

“Thank you Alissa, for the warm welcome & amazing first SLT experience! Seeing firsthand the progress that my child has made in such a small amount of time is a testament to your passion & dedication. I can’t thank you enough!”

— Mummy of H

“Working with you has been such a blessing! Thank you for all of your insight & support. ”

— Mummy of B

About Me

I grew up surrounded by beautiful & endless nature in the state of North Carolina where I received my Bachelors Degree of Science in Psychology.

Described as a wildflower from a young age, it’s not surprising that I chose to work with children now as an adult. I’ve always felt that children teach us just as much we teach them!

Once I was ready, I planted my seeds for three years in Boston, Massachusetts where I received my Masters Degree in Speech-Language Pathology at one of the top ten programs in the States. When I wasn’t walking along the Charles River, I was receiving extensive clinical training working with children & adults in clinics, schools, & hospital settings.

Alissa Glowacki, BSc Psychology, MSc Speech and Language Therapy, Cert. MHCPC

I continued to grow my petals in the Peach State - Atlanta, Georgia - where I met my now fiancé! Before we started the next chapter of our lives in London, I worked in clinic practice settings evaluating & treating phonological & articulation disorders, receptive & expressive language delays, stammering, & social/pragmatic language difficulties.

Fast forward to today, my speciality lies with the itty bitties! Working with a population at such a malleable stage in development is a privilege & not one I take lightly. Seeing the impact that individualised intervention can have on a child’s ability to communicate confidently & with others is extraordinary.

Despite my proclivity for early learning, I have clinical experience & training working with all ages & cater my therapeutic approach to uniquely fit my client’s needs.

Approach & Treatment

Young children’s brains are ever-changing in nature & as such, require our adaptability & flexibility. My approach focuses on identifying a child’s unique set of strengths & then utilising those strengths to achieve their future potential. With early intervention, we can have a direct influence on the neuroplasticity of brain development & thus improving later outcomes.

At Poppie Speech, we focus on building a collaborative framework for a child to thrive in. This is done through empowering families & caregivers to recognise the facilitative contexts & tools from which they can readily pull & incorporate into their child’s routines.

I offer evaluation & therapy to children of all ages, presenting with a diverse range of communication differences. This includes children with pronunciation or articulation delays, phonological disorders, stammering, motor speech disorders, global developmental delay, developmental language disorder (DLD), & pre-existing diagnoses (e.g., Autism Spectrum Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, & Congenital Disorders).

How it Works

I provide therapy within the comfort of your home or child’s nursery/school. By utilising highly familiar & comforting environments to elicit intervention in, children are more likely to then later use the skills we’ve practiced together, independently & across communicative contexts.

Assessment

Pending my clinical impressions from our call, we will arrange a date/time for a speech & language assessment to take place. This can take place in your home or your child’s school, pending previous consent & approval. After completion of the assessment, you will receive a detailed, written report alongside my recommendations. This is also an opportunity for you to gain any clarity surrounding treatment.

Book a Free consultation

First, we will have a phone consultation so that I can gain a more comprehensive picture of your concerns & what supports your child may need.

Therapy

From there, we will schedule a recurring therapy appointment for your child. The frequency & duration of services is dependent on the severity of findings & recommendations outlined in the report. Collaboration is a key component at Poppie Speech. I will collaborate with you & your child’s teacher(s) to ensure the approaches we’re working on in therapy are practiced at home/school.

Intervention

Approaches

Natural Language Acquisition/Gestalt Language Processing

Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cues (DTTC)

Hanen: It Takes Two To Talk

Palin Parent Child Interaction

Makaton Signing

Nuffield Dyspraxia Program

Social Thinking Curriculum

Colourful Semantics

Service List

This includes a 90-minute assessment as well as a written summary report, detailing the results, interpretations, & recommendations.
If your child is on an EHCP plan & requires a comprehensive speech & language assessment, an EHCP assessment & report can be administered with inclusion of individualised provisions.
This includes travel to your home and/or school with direct elicitation of therapeutic approaches & home practice recommendations.
An introductory session is recommended for children who have previously received an assessment that is older than six months. This allows for an informal baseline of your child’s skills to be established without the need for a full assessment.
This includes a 40-minute observation of your child at school followed by a 20-minute collaborative meeting/discussion with your child’s SENCO, teacher, LSA, etc.
For families needing virtual access to therapy, we offer our services via telehealth with an emphasis on home practice & carryover of the strategies incorporated in a given session.