Speech and Language Therapy
.jpg)
I am a specialist speech and language therapist with over 30 years of clinical experience specialising 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.
​​
I am Welsh speaking and can provide speech and language therapy in English and Welsh.
Cardiff area, in-person
Online sessions
​​​​​I am a registered member of the following professional organisations:​​
-
Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (Reg MRCSLT)
-
Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
-
Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice (ASLTIP)​
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:​
​
-
Accredited Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapist (michaelpalincentreforstammering.org)
-
Certified European Stuttering Specialist (www. certifiedeuropeanstutteringspecialists.eu)
-
Ba (Hons) in Linguistics and Language Pathology from the University of Reading
-
MSc in Human Communication from University College London
-
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, a nationally and internationally recognised centre of excellence in the assessment and treatment of stammering.
​
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
I have been involved in teaching the stammering module for undergraduate and postgraduate speech and language therapy students 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.