Speech and Language Therapy for Children

We provide assessment and therapy for children aged between 2 and 10 years old.

No referral is needed. You can contact us directly to discuss your concerns and arrange an initial appointment.

During the session, we’ll spend time getting to know your child through play-based activities, or perhaps some structured activities depending on their age and stage. All of our therapists work really hard to make the assessment fun and engaging. Within the initial assessment session, we will likely do the following:

• carry out some observations of your child at play if appropriate,

• carry out some play based and/or structured assessment tasks

• ask you, the parent / carer some questions about your child

• give feedback to you about your child’s difficulties and how therapy may help

• give you some ideas to start implementing at home to support your child's communication skills right away!

Sessions typically last 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Every child is unique, and their therapy should be too. After the initial assessment, we’ll create a personalised therapy plan based on your child’s needs, including how often sessions should take place. In most cases, we recommend weekly or fortnightly sessions delivered in blocks of 8. Research shows that a minimum of 8 sessions is needed to facilitate change.

We currently offer sessions at our clinic, located on Stanley Road in Bootle. While we do not provide home or school-based sessions, we’re always happy to share strategies and information to help support your child’s progress across all settings.

Yes, your involvement is essential!

Whilst your speech and language therapist brings professional expertise, you are an expert on your child! Therapy is most effective when parents and therapists work together in partnership. The real progress often happens between sessions; when you're practicing and reinforcing the strategies at home. This is where your role becomes especially powerful.

We aim to make sure every parent leaves a session feeling confident, motivated, and well-equipped with practical tools and activities to support their child’s communication.

Get in touch with us on 07410 375 892 or hello@liverpoolspeechtherapy.com to find out more information about our fee structure.

That’s completely normal. We’re experienced in working with children who may feel unsure or shy at first. Sessions are designed to be engaging and low-pressure, and we take our time to build trust.

Yes, absolutely! Many families choose to access both NHS and private speech and language therapy. It’s completely okay to do so, and in many cases, the two can complement each other well.

We’re always happy to liaise with your NHS therapist (with your consent) to help ensure a joined-up approach and consistent support for your child. Open communication between therapists can be beneficial in sharing goals, progress, and strategies.

We completely understand that unexpected situations can arise, and you may not always be able to attend your appointment. However, as a small business, we rely on the consistent booking of appointments to continue operating and to ensure we are able to pay our therapists to continue providing this vital service.

To support this, we have a 72-hour cancellation policy. Cancellations made within 72 hours of a scheduled session (except in exceptional circumstances) will result in the session being forfeited from your block and, unfortunately, it cannot be rescheduled.

We appreciate your understanding and support in helping us provide a reliable, high-quality service to all families.

We understand that childcare can be a challenge, and sometimes it may be necessary to bring siblings along. While our sessions are most effective when the focus is solely on the child receiving therapy, we do our best to accommodate families when needed.

If you plan to bring other children, please let us know in advance. We kindly ask that siblings remain supervised and bring something quiet to do during the session so that we can maintain a calm and focused environment for therapy.