Elizabeth Ackroyd
Specialist Speech Therapy is a team of private speech and language therapists (SLTs) serving Birmingham, Solihull and the West Midlands. Our adult neurological speech and language therapy consultant also operates a highly successful speech and language therapy practice from Harley Street in London. Each of our speech and language therapists specialise in the assessment and treatment of children or adults with neurological conditions. All of our speech and language therapists have a number of years’ experience following graduation and have undertaken specialist speech and language therapy training in their area of expertise. We will ensure that your therapist has the right skills and experience for your particular needs. None of our therapists are newly qualified speech and language therapists.
We also provide bespoke services to nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities and provide regular speech and language therapy services to schools. Contact us today to discuss your needs and see how Specialist Speech Therapy can help you to meet your specific requirements. We provide services in Birmingham, Solihull, Warwickshire and across the West Midlands.
Specialist Speech Therapy is run by Liz Ackroyd a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist in the area of brain injury and rehabilitation for both swallowing and communication difficulties. She qualified in Birmingham in 2002 with a BSc (Hons) in speech and language therapy and has worked solely with adults with acquired neurological conditions since qualification. Liz also practices from an international speech and language therapy clinic in Harley Street, London. She also has a degree in English Language and Literature from King's College, London.
Our Consultant Speech and Language Therapist in adult neurological conditions is able to offer evidence-based speech and language therapy (SLT) medico-legal reports, not only in Birmingham and Solihull but also across the United Kingdom. She has many years' experience as an expert and regularly provides high quality speech and language therapy reports for legal proceedings. She provides a responsive service to meet the needs of the legal team and the client. For more information regarding our medico-legal service click here.
Specialist Speech Therapy also offer a non-registered intermediary service for vulnerable defendants in Birmingham and across the UK. She regularly undertakes medico-legal work examining the impact of speech and language difficulties on a client’s abilities in police interviews and the judicial process. Elizabeth is also a Registered Intermediary having successfully completed the course run by City Law School and the Ministry of Justice. She works with police forces, solicitors and barristers across England and Wales and works regularly in both magistrates and crown courts. Elizabeth also provides training in the role of the Registered Intermediary.
Elizabeth has also appeared on Channel Four's Embarrassing Bodies as an expert in speech and language therapy providing assessment and treatment to someone following a stroke. She has provided advice to NICE regarding speech and language therapy intervention and advised the Welcomme Trust regarding speech therapy research proposals.
She has expertise in the assessment of clients with profound brain injury, enabling her to undertake diagnosis and therapy for clients in vegetative and minimally conscious states. She has undertaken specialist training in producing medico-legal reports and regularly provides medico-legal reports for legal proceedings. She also regularly undertakes work as a non-registered intermediary with vulnerable defendants. She has taught on the undergraduate speech and language therapy course at Birmingham City University. Liz has also recently taught on the Masters in Case Management and the Masters in Brain Injury Rehabilitation at Birmingham University on the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of dysphagia.
Her experience as a neurological specialist is wide ranging from acute to rehabilitation to community. She specialises in both communication and swallowing difficulties across the spectrum of acquired conditions. She is also providing specialist speech and language therapy on Channel Four's series Embarrassing Bodies.
The Children's Team
The children’s speech and language therapists are managed by Liz. The team consists of a number of specialist private children’s speech and language therapists who are all registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT). Specialist Speech therapy offer home visits for children. There is no waiting list for this service. If you would like an appointment for assessment and therapy for your child contact us today.
Medico-legal reports are also available for Special Educational Needs Tribunals and reports. Expert witness reports are regularly produced for children with acquired brain injury from our highly respected Consultant in Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy. We are happy to provide the CV of our medico-legal/expert witness in paediatrics, please contact us for further information and our terms of engagement.
We offer home visits in Birmingham, Solihull and across the West Midlands. We are also available to offer services outside of this area by agreement.
Elizabeth also practises from Harley Street, London and across the world. See www.harleystreetspeechandlanguagetherapy.com for details of the London clinic and services available to international clients.
We also provide bespoke services to nursing homes, rehabilitation facilities and provide regular speech and language therapy services to schools. Contact us today to discuss your needs and see how Specialist Speech Therapy can help you to meet your specific requirements. We provide services in Birmingham, Solihull, Warwickshire and across the West Midlands.
Specialist Speech Therapy is run by Liz Ackroyd a Consultant Speech and Language Therapist in the area of brain injury and rehabilitation for both swallowing and communication difficulties. She qualified in Birmingham in 2002 with a BSc (Hons) in speech and language therapy and has worked solely with adults with acquired neurological conditions since qualification. Liz also practices from an international speech and language therapy clinic in Harley Street, London. She also has a degree in English Language and Literature from King's College, London.
Our Consultant Speech and Language Therapist in adult neurological conditions is able to offer evidence-based speech and language therapy (SLT) medico-legal reports, not only in Birmingham and Solihull but also across the United Kingdom. She has many years' experience as an expert and regularly provides high quality speech and language therapy reports for legal proceedings. She provides a responsive service to meet the needs of the legal team and the client. For more information regarding our medico-legal service click here.
Specialist Speech Therapy also offer a non-registered intermediary service for vulnerable defendants in Birmingham and across the UK. She regularly undertakes medico-legal work examining the impact of speech and language difficulties on a client’s abilities in police interviews and the judicial process. Elizabeth is also a Registered Intermediary having successfully completed the course run by City Law School and the Ministry of Justice. She works with police forces, solicitors and barristers across England and Wales and works regularly in both magistrates and crown courts. Elizabeth also provides training in the role of the Registered Intermediary.
Elizabeth has also appeared on Channel Four's Embarrassing Bodies as an expert in speech and language therapy providing assessment and treatment to someone following a stroke. She has provided advice to NICE regarding speech and language therapy intervention and advised the Welcomme Trust regarding speech therapy research proposals.
She has expertise in the assessment of clients with profound brain injury, enabling her to undertake diagnosis and therapy for clients in vegetative and minimally conscious states. She has undertaken specialist training in producing medico-legal reports and regularly provides medico-legal reports for legal proceedings. She also regularly undertakes work as a non-registered intermediary with vulnerable defendants. She has taught on the undergraduate speech and language therapy course at Birmingham City University. Liz has also recently taught on the Masters in Case Management and the Masters in Brain Injury Rehabilitation at Birmingham University on the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of dysphagia.
Her experience as a neurological specialist is wide ranging from acute to rehabilitation to community. She specialises in both communication and swallowing difficulties across the spectrum of acquired conditions. She is also providing specialist speech and language therapy on Channel Four's series Embarrassing Bodies.
The Children's Team
The children’s speech and language therapists are managed by Liz. The team consists of a number of specialist private children’s speech and language therapists who are all registered with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT). Specialist Speech therapy offer home visits for children. There is no waiting list for this service. If you would like an appointment for assessment and therapy for your child contact us today.
Medico-legal reports are also available for Special Educational Needs Tribunals and reports. Expert witness reports are regularly produced for children with acquired brain injury from our highly respected Consultant in Paediatric Speech and Language Therapy. We are happy to provide the CV of our medico-legal/expert witness in paediatrics, please contact us for further information and our terms of engagement.
We offer home visits in Birmingham, Solihull and across the West Midlands. We are also available to offer services outside of this area by agreement.
Elizabeth also practises from Harley Street, London and across the world. See www.harleystreetspeechandlanguagetherapy.com for details of the London clinic and services available to international clients.