Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
Lisa Anderson
Lisa graduated from the University of Ulster (UK) with a Bachelor of Science degree in Speech and Language Therapy in 2011. She is a licensed Speech and Language Therapist by the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi. She is also registered with the Health Care and Professional Council and is a certified member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).
Lisa has over a decade of experience working as a paediatric Speech and Language Therapist in Leeds, UK. She has predominantly worked within schools; in both mainstream and specialist settings. Lisa’s areas of clinical specialism include Autism, Neurodivergence and Social, Emotional and Mental Health needs.
Lisa has also led inclusion teams as a senior leader within schools and is very passionate about Inclusive Education for all.
- Specialist Speech and Language Therapist
- 13 Years of Experience
- Irish/British
- Languages Spoken: English
Lisa Anderson
Specialization
Lisa has extensive training and experience in working with Autistic Children and young people aged 5-19. Lisa is experienced in working with children who have co-occurring Language Disorder, Learning difficulties or multiple neurodivergence.
Lisa has extensive experience in training staff and parents on using effective strategies to support young people within the school and home settings.
Lisa has experience in delivering a number of evidence interventions and strategies including but not limited to:
- Pragmatic Language skills including Perspective Taking and Inferencing
- Colourful Semantics
- Narrative Intervention Programme
- Vocabulary Enrichment Intervention Programme
- Word Aware
- Language for Thinking
- Language for Behaviour and Emotions
- Comfort-Panic-Stretch
- Confident Speaking Programme
- Social Stories
- Talking Mats
- Comic Strip conversations
Lisa has completed an Advanced Selective mutism course by Maggie Johnson, and is currently completing training in Gestalt Language Processing / Natural Language acquisition.
Lisa is experienced in working with children and young people experiencing distress or dysregulation. She is trained in using declarative language techniques and de-escalation approaches, and emotional coaching.
Lisa has experience working in the following clinical areas:
- Autism
- Attention-Deficit, Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Selective Mutism
- Social Communication Differences
- Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
- Language disorders associated with a neurodevelopmental difference
- Language delay
- Speech sound delay and disorders
- Dysfluency/stammering
- Global Developmental Delay (GDD)
- Attachment Disorders and other Social, Emotional Mental Health difficulties
Professional Memberships:(National and International)
- Department of Health (DOH) of Abu Dhabi
- Healthcare Professionals Council (HCPC)
- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)