London Communication Clinic is an innovative independent practice providing Speech and Language Therapy support to children and young people and supervision to Speech and Language Therapists (SLT’s), students and other professionals.
The clinic has been set up by Jennifer Warwick, Speech & Language Therapist. Jennifer has extensive experience as a paediatric SLT working for the NHS and in private practice. Jennifer works both at The Child and Family Practice and also has a clinic base in East Dulwich, South East London.
We work in a flexible way and primarily work with children and young people in the environment that works best for them which may be home, education or via telehealth. We work in a range of school and nursery settings across London.
Our Philosophy
The philosophy of London Communication Clinic is to provide evidence-based interventions that are enjoyable for children and young people. We work with parents and educators and other professionals to empower them to support children and young people with Speech, Language and Communication Needs (SLCN) to achieve their potential.
At London Communication Clinic we work closely with colleagues in the NHS and aim to supplement NHS therapy services. We also work collaboratively with a wide range of other professionals including specialist teachers, Education Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Paediatricians, early intervention consultants and clinical psychologists. We are able to view children and young people holistically to ensure that we maximize their potential.
We want therapy to be useful, relevant and fun so that it can make a real difference to the lives of the families we work with.
“We are extremely grateful to have been recommended Jenn during this trying time. Her professionalism, knowledge and support never fail to reassure and have contributed significantly to our child’s ongoing development. We feel she takes genuine interest in our family and her style is extremely pleasant and easy to connect. Having met a number of SLTs, Jenn stands of as the best by a huge margin.”
Meet the Team
Jennifer Warwick
Jennifer trained as an SLT in 2003 she has since worked within the NHS, charity and independent sectors. She is passionate about supporting children to meet their full potential. Jennifer is an author of a clinical assessment - the Early Sociocognitive Battery and also a resource book for parents and educators of children with Autism Spectrum Condition. Jennifer specialises working with children with complex communication needs; she works as part of a multi-disciplinary team at the Child and Family Practice and also co-founder of London Child Development Clinic with her colleague Dr. McCarthy. Jennifer is able to offer multi-disciplinary assessments, individualised assessments, direct therapy and therapy programs for children and young people. Jennifer is ADOS-2 trained and is able to carry out diagnostic assessments as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Jennifer volunteers for the Le Jeune Charity.
Dr Rachael McCarthy
Rachael is a Clinical Psychologist who has worked across a number of different areas of mental health and physical health during her training and career to date. Rachael specialises in assessing children with neurodevelopmental disorders including Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Intellectual Disability and comorbid conditions including tics and Tourettes, as well as working with families to support their understanding of their child’s needs and behaviour. Rachael currently works within the NHS as well as working independently.
Rachael is also experienced in carrying out neuropsychological/cognitive assessments to identify children’s learning strengths and difficulties including the identification of specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia and attention difficulties.
Maddy Savitt
Maddy is a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist who is fully registered with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy and the Health Care Professionals Council. She has a wealth of experience in supporting children and young people with a wide range of communication difficulties, working on a part-time basis at one of London’s most reputable specialist provisions for individuals with communication needs.
Maddy specialises in assessing and supporting individuals with a wide range of speech, language and communication needs, with a particular interest in Autistic Spectrum Disorder, social communication difficulties and associated mental health and behavioural difficulties. She has also helped to coordinate her school’s Relationships & Sex Education (RSE) programme which she integrates successfully alongside Speech & Language Therapy interventions where applicable.
Maddy provides holistic, innovative and tailored therapy to families based in South London at school, at the clinic and at home. She can also offer Zoom teletherapy appointments.
Shiwani Kumar
Shiwani is a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and has a master's degree from City University London specializing in paediatric care. Shiwani works closely with a range of professionals to provide an insight into a child’s communication and interaction strengths and needs to develop part of a child’s Education Health Care Plan (EHCP). Shiwani is experienced in and has a special interest in autism and Developmental Language Disorders (DLD) and supporting functional communication skills whilst supporting overall language development. Shiwani is ADOS-2 trained, employing her keen observational skills and deep understanding of autism spectrum condition to provide accurate diagnoses and tailored interventions.
Nushin Javadji
Nushin is a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with experience, including in the NHS, of working with children and young people with a wide range of speech, language and communication difficulties including: attention and listening, language impairment/disorder, speech sound difficulties, stammering, complex needs, social communication difficulties and Autism.
Nushin graduated from UCL in 2012 and is fully registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapy.
Nushin provides comprehensive assessment and therapy sessions within the home, nursery/school, at clinic and online. She has completed a range of training including Lidcombe, Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy. She is passionate about early intervention and ensuring therapy is tailored to the individual's and family's needs and interests, keeping up-to-date with current evidence-base.
Heather Crawford
Heather qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist from City, University in London, in 2013. Since then, she has gained extensive experience of working with children and young people with a wide range of communication needs in clinic, mainstream and specialist educational settings and clients’ homes, across London and Surrey.
She has a particular clinical interest in supporting children and young people with social communication difficulties, including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and previously worked as the lead therapist for an ASD specialist educational setting in London. She has completed a range of post-registration courses including Hanen More than Words, Social Thinking and the SOS Approach to Feeding, to inform her therapeutic work in this area. Heather is ADOS-2 trained and also works as part of a multidisciplinary ASD diagnostic service based in London and the South East. She also has expertise in supporting young children who stammer, using the Lidcombe approach. Heather brings her sense of fun and passion for including the child’s interests and motivations to all her therapeutic work. She holds an MSc in Speech and Language Therapy from City, University of London and an MA in Modern Languages from the University of Cambridge.
Bhavika Takenaka
Bhavika is a highly specialist speech and language therapist with 17 years of experience working in the NHS. She has recently moved into independent practice to pursue her passion for carrying out direct speech and language therapy interventions with children and their families to help them to be confident communicators.
Bhavika has worked in a number of settings in Central London including community clinics, nurseries, primary and secondary schools and client’s homes. Bhavika has extensive experience working with a children from the ages of 18 months - 18 years with a range of communication needs. This includes: language delay, developmental language disorder, speech sound delay/ disorder, developmental verbal dyspraxia, social communication disorders including Autism, Down Syndrome Cerebral Palsy, learning difficulties including global developmental delay, selective mutism and dysfluency / stammering. Bhavika has a specialist interest in stammering and has undertaken a number of training courses in this area including Palin PCI, Lidcombe therapy and supporting school aged children who stammer. She strongly believes in working in collaboration with parents, schools nurseries and teachers to have the biggest impact for the child / young person and to enable them to achieve their communication potential.
Amber Scott
Amber is a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with nearly 10 years of experience working in the NHS providing assessment and therapy to children and young people from 2- 18 years old with broad ranging Speech, Language and Communication Needs. Amber qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist in 2014 (with distinction) and went on to gain an MSc (with distinction) in Speech and Language Therapy from City University London in 2017. Amber has specialisms in working with children with language disorders, Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Selective Mutism.
Amber works for LCC across a range of settings including schools and providing home based interventions.
Dr Abbie Moran
Dr Abbie Moran is a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist and post-doctoral researcher, with over a decade of experience of working with children with language difficulties. In 2022 she completed a doctorate at City, University of London, looking at the impact of Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) on the development of Working Memory and Inner Speech in 6-10 year olds. Passionate about continuing research to contribute to a robust evidence base for functional therapy, she has moved on from working for a large inner London NHS trust to focus on more specialist work alongside her academic pursuits and teaching. Abbie's specialist areas of interest include Developmental Language Disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Language Development in the early years. Abbie is trained to administer the ADOS-2 as well as a range of speech and language assessments, including for EHCP applications and appeals. She loves to deliver practical interventions and support parents through programs such as Hanen More than Words. Abbie also runs a weekly 'stay-and-play' session in south-east London specifically focussed on supporting families who have concerns about their child's language development. As well as lots of singing, signing and interactive story-telling, the group holds space to provide tips and reassurance for parents and carers.
Abbie loves to bring a cheerful, positive vibe to therapy and assessment, and aims to provide useful, realistic advice that works for the individual and their family in their everyday lives.
Abi Beecham
Abi is a highly specialist Speech and Language Therapist with over 12 years of experience supporting children and young people with communication needs. After working across various NHS services in early years, mainstream, and specialist settings, she now works independently, providing personalised, child and family-centred therapy for children ages 0-18.
Abi is passionate about creating engaging, functional, and joyful interactions that help children and young people reach their full communicative potential while supporting families to reconnect and enjoy communication together. She has extensive experience in assessing and treating speech, language and communication needs and supporting children with needs associated with Autism, Developmental Language Disorder, Down Syndrome, and complex needs. Abi is especially skilled in writing high quality clinical reports that support the EHCP assessment process.
In addition to direct therapy, Abi delivers parent workshops, provides training for professionals, and mentors junior therapists. She is trained in Parent-Child Interaction Therapy, Lidcombe, Gestalt Language Processing, and Makaton, and is certified to deliver Hanen More Than Words and TalkAbility programs.
As a member of the SLTs on the Same Team Clinical Excellence Network, she is a strong advocate for collaboration between health, education, and independent professionals to ensure children receive the best possible support.