Lizzie Leusink
Based in Greater London
Speech and Language Therapist
I enjoy working with children and young people of all ages. I love getting fully involved in playing with children and meeting them where they are, whether that be in messy play, acting out scenes with their favourite toys, or discussing computer games they love.
I always aim to really listen to what children and young people have to say, showing them that I respect and value their ideas. I love being surprised by the insightful, funny, and creative things that children and young people say or show me.
I take a pro-neurodiversity approach to my work, always seeking to understand, value and respect a child or young person’s individual perspective, strengths, and individuality.
Keeping up to date with new research, I enjoy adapting my theoretical knowledge to create flexible and low-pressure activities.
Additional Training:
BA in Linguistics and Spanish
Attention Autism
Intensive Interaction
Introduction to SCERTS
Social Stories
Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme
Cued Articulation
Foundation Makaton
Colourful Semantics
Shape Coding
Narrative Intervention Programme (Victoria Joffe)
Lego Therapy
Comic Strip Conversations
Talking Mats
Reading and Language Intervention for children with Down Syndrome
Clicker 7
Introduction to the Zones of Regulation
Introduction to Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Introduction to Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
SEMH and Language (Melanie Cross)
Introduction to Sensory Integration
Women and Girls on the Autism Spectrum
Special interests:
Autism
Neurodiversity
Speech Sound Disorders
Selective / Situational Mutism and reluctant talking
Stammering
Developmental Language Disorder
Client-led approaches
“Grown-up people do not know that a child can give exceedingly good advice even in the most difficult case.”
