Hello…

Our mission is to provide inspiring and accessible speech and language therapy support to children, families and settings across Chester, North Wales and South Wirral.

Our aim is to help each child achieve their goals by working together as a team. We will be there every step of the way, helping you navigate your journey down the river.

My name is Ciara

I am a specialist speech and language therapist and the founder of River Speech Therapy.

I am a registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), and Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice (ASLTIP).

I have completed training in:

Makaton
The Meaningful speech Course
Hanen
Elklan
Michael Palin Centre for stammering (Palin PCI and Building confidence and resilience in children who stammer)

Specialist SLT and Founder
I first discovered speech therapy while watching a memorable episode of Educating Yorkshire in 2013. I was captivated by the story of Musharaf who presented with a stammer and discovered life changing strategies when working closely with his teacher. In that moment, my goal switched from helping people to becoming a speech and language therapist. I'm so lucky to have discovered a career for which I feel endless passion.
Following my graduation from Manchester Metropolitan University, I have been fortunate enough to work across both NHS and private services. I have been lucky to gain experience working across a range of settings including clients' homes, children's centres, nurseries, schools and clinics.
My work in independent practice has provided me with an understanding of how important it is for each child to achieve success through consistent input from adults who know them well and are committed to helping them achieve their communication goals.
I'm passionate about working with your child, identifying their styles of communication and working together with the important people around them to design and work on goals. Children learn and engage best when they’re having fun so this will always be at the core of what we do whilst delivering high-quality evidence-based therapy.