About Word Waves

Waves come in all shapes and sizes and at Word Waves I believe communication is just the same!

I promise to:

Celebrate strengths and use these to support and develop the tricky areas.
Set realistic, achievable goals using evidence based interventions and work towards enabling your child’s best communication.
Support, encourage and empower parents / carers / professionals to implement communication strategies through 1:1 activities and everyday routines.
Take the pressure off and have fun as we brave the wave to better communication together.

Meet The Speech Therapist

Rachel Higson, Speech and Language Therapist

I am a qualified Speech and Language Therapist (BSc hons MRCSLT MASTIP) having graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University in 2019. For the past 6 years I have provided assessment and therapy in community settings with children from early years through to secondary school. I have worked in a social communication special school, mainstream settings, completed home visits and used tele-therapy.

I have supported a wide range of client groups including speech and/or language delay and disorders, developmental language disorder (DLD), social communication (autism), Down's syndrome, selective mutism and voice disorders to name a few.

I am a dedicated, passionate and enthusiastic specialist and experienced speech and language therapist who can provide bespoke programmes tailored to your child’s individual needs.

I continue to work in the NHS alongside my private practice.

I believe in the importance of empowering parents / carers / professionals to provide a supportive environment to help establish communication confidence in your child. I also believe that learning new skills is best done whilst having fun and therefore games, your child's interests, and laughter are always included within our sessions.

I seek to continue my professional development from both outside organisations, supervision and in-house NHS training.

I have a fully enhanced DBS.