Our services
Nicky Gilbody Speech Therapy is a new service offering high quality, evidence-based speech and language therapy to individuals, families and care-homes throughout Hertfordshire and North London.
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I pride myself on delivering top-quality, individually tailored support to children and adults at all stages of life.​
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I excel in providing holistic and dedicated therapy packages at home, in school or online.
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I work together with individuals, parents, carers and other professionals to improve communication and create safer mealtimes.
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I deliver thorough and accessible training packages to care homes and carers to support understanding of communication and swallowing difficulties and how to manage these.​
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I offer clinical supervision to speech and language therapists.
Professional Voice users
Are you a teacher, call centre worker or lawyer?
Do you rely on your voice to carry out your job?
Have you noticed vocal fatigue, loss of voice or a tightness in your throat with use?
The first step is for you to arrange an assessment by an ear, nose and throat (ENT) consultant to work out what is causing the problem. Following this, I can offer you advice and therapy to help you use and maintain your voice in a safe and sustainable way.
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I specialise in
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Muscle tension dysphonia
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Vocal nodules
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Vocal fold palsy
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Functional dysphonia
Adults
I am passionate about providing an excellent service to adults with communication and swallowing difficulties. I aim to ensure that you or your loved one receive holistic, client-centred care whether online or face-to-face.
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I specialise in:
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Head and Neck cancer
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Voice Disorders
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Chronic cough
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Parkinson’s Disease
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Dementia / Alzheimer’s disease
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Motor Neurone Disease
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Swallowing Difficulties
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Stroke
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Transgender voice
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Stammering
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Head Injury
Children
I understand the importance of finding the right therapist and therapy approach for your children. I tailor my input to each individual child, taking their interests, background and needs into account. I practice in a neurodiversity-affirming way, recognising and supporting each child's strengths.
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As an independent therapist, I am able to offer intervention without delay, whether online or in person.
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I specialise in
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Speech Sound Development
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Speech Clarity
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Oral-Motor Difficulties
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Pre-School Children
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School-Age Children
Training
I'm here to share my knowledge and experience with you.
I offer bespoke online and face-to-face training courses to individuals, carers and care homes, covering a range of topics including:
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Sustaining the professional voice
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Creating a successful communication environment
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Shared reading to support language development
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Dementia and reminiscence therapy
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How to follow International Dysphagia Diet Standardisation Initiative (IDDSI) recommendations
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Safely managing swallowing difficulties
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Laryngectomy care
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Can't find the topic you're looking for in the list above? Contact me and I will create a bespoke training package just for you.
