I am a specialist speech and language therapist, based in South Wales, with over 30 years of clinical experience. I specialise in working with children, young people and adults who stammer.
I am passionate about my work and committed to ensuring that all those in need of speech and language therapy support have access to a highly specialist evidence-based service in order for each individual to reach their full potential and to become a confident and successful communicator.
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I am Welsh speaking and can provide speech and language therapy in English and Welsh.
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Speech and Language therapy in the Cardiff area can be in person, and I also offer online sessions for clients across the UK.
Publications and Qualifications
I have published a number of clinical and research papers, presented at national and international conferences and I am co-author of Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Early Childhood Stammering (Kelman & Nicholas, 2020). This is a practical manual for speech and language therapists providing a detailed guide to the Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapy Programme developed at the Michael Palin Centre.
My qualifications are:​
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Accredited Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapist (michaelpalincentreforstammering.org)
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Certified European Stuttering Specialist (www. certifiedeuropeanstutteringspecialists.eu)
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Ba (Hons) in Linguistics and Language Pathology from the University of Reading
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MSc in Human Communication from University College London
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Certificate in Solution Focused Practice (www.brief.org)

Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapy for Early Childhood Stammering
The manual provides speech and language therapists with a practical guide to the Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapy programme for children who stammer up to the age of 7 years, developed at the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering.
Michael Palin Senior Therapist
For the majority of my career (from 1993 to 2016) I worked at the Michael Palin Centre for Stammering in London, an internationally renowned centre well know for its pioneering specialist assessment and therapy service for children and teenagers who stammer and their parents, as well as services for adults who stammer.
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During my time at the Michael Palin Centre I held a senior clinical role and developed my knowledge and expertise in the field of stammering.
My caseload included children, young people and adults who stammer, some of whom presented with additional speech, language and communication needs such as delayed speech and language development, Down Syndrome, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Tourette Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder etc. I also contributed to the Centre’s research programme investigating the nature of stammering and the effectiveness of therapy and participated in the Centre’s international training programme.
Undergraduate and postgraduate
Speech and Language Therapy Training
During my career I have been involved in teaching the stammering module for undergraduate and postgraduate speech and language therapy students both at University College London and Cardiff Metropolitan University.
I am also an experienced clinical supervisor and I have supported a number of generalist and specialist speech and language therapists in developing their knowledge, skills and confidence in working with children, young people and adults who stammer.