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. 

London communication Clinic

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.

Meet the team

Jennifer Warwick

Dr Rachael Mc Carthy

 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

Clare Morse

Clare is a Speech and Language Therapist with a clinical specialism in social communication difficulties and early years intervention. Clare graduated from the University of Strathclyde with a BSc (First Class Hons) in Speech and Language Therapy in 2015, and then went on to gain a MSc (with distinction) in Autism Spectrum Disorders from Queens University Belfast in 2018. She is passionate about delivering evidence-based care to families, and has completed a range of post-qualifying courses in diagnostic and intervention approaches, including Hanen More Than Words, SCERTS, PECS, Makaton and RITA-T.

Clare has extensive experience in working with children aged 0-5 with suspected social communication difficulties and their families across a range of settings, including hospitals, homes, nurseries, schools and specialist educational provisions. In her last role, Clare led on a project to develop home-based resources for parents of children under 3 with communication difficulties. Clare takes pride in bringing creativity to her therapy sessions, and believes that all intervention should be centred around fun and interactive play opportunities.

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

Dr Abbie Moran