{"id":108,"date":"2025-11-18T13:37:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T13:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smalltalkgroups.co.uk\/?page_id=108"},"modified":"2025-11-21T13:06:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T13:06:50","slug":"home-page","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/smalltalkgroups.co.uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Home Page"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"108\" class=\"elementor elementor-108\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1497153 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1497153\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d9f4a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d9f4a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03d9330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03d9330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am a Speech &amp; Language Coach, drawing on the 15 years of experience I accumulated as a qualified Speech and Language Therapist (BSc Speech Pathology and Therapy), working within NHS, independent, and school-based settings.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1efe88c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1efe88c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe38b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fe38b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/smalltalkgroups.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/SAL.gif\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-123\" alt=\"sally_ayres_speech and language support for kids\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-240f9f1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"240f9f1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d2442f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2d2442f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e5db4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1e5db4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I currently provide play-based coaching to children and families, supporting\u00a0early communication, speech sound development, receptive and expressive language skills and social communication. 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Sessions were thorough and thoughtfully tailored to his specific needs. Sally always made sure to make therapy fun, paying attention to our son\u2019s likes and interests and incorporating these into exercises. 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