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Karen has over twenty years’ experience working closely with children with a wide variety of developmental challenges. These include ASD – Autistic Spectrum disorder, DCD – Developmental Co-ordination disorder, SPD -Sensory Processing disorders, cerebral palsy, dyspraxia, ADHD, speech and/or language delay, speech and/or language disorder, global developmental delay and many other challenges.
Over the years, Karen has undergone considerable postgraduate training in many areas, including advanced studies in sensory integration, the LiFT™ programme, Therapeutic Listening™ programme, Advanced Therapeutic Listening™ programme, Floortime, Talktools, among many others. Karen wrote Music is the Key to Unlocking your Child’s Potential in 2012 with an updated e- book now available from Amazon: “Unlocking Your Child’s Potential – Music is the Key”. Karen was also involved in research in 2017/18 with Marie Slevin, Psychologist and Professor John Murphy, Neonatologist, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin. Their Pilot Study looked at the Feasibility of Therapeutic Listening for Preterm Infants with Sensory Dysregulation, Attention and Cognitive Problems, and was published in the Irish Medical Journal in 2019.
Karen’s extensive experience both at home and abroad has helped her to develop a unique and innovative programme for families called “Looking at the Pieces of the Jigsaw”. Karen’s “Pieces of the Jigsaw” approach looks at all of the jigsaw pieces with each child, including biomedical status, sensory, motor, speech and language, social interaction and engagement and learning in general. By combining sensory integrative and other neurological/neuroplastic techniques with more traditional speech and language therapy approaches, we are achieving excellent results, helping each child achieve their greatest potential. Karen is eager to share her extensive knowledge and experience with families to help each child to achieve their true potential.
Carmel is a highly experienced Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) with over 30 years of international clinical practice. She has lived and worked across multiple healthcare and educational systems worldwide, including the HSE in Ireland, the NHS in England and Wales, schools in Canada and the United States, hospital services in New Zealand and independent clinical practice, international schools, and specialist schools in the Middle East. She currently works with a specialist autism provision in the USA.
Carmel holds a Master’s Degree in Health Education and Health Promotion and has undertaken extensive postgraduate training. These include Elklan Training for Autistic Pupils, Sensory Integration, Therapeutic Listening, Listening Fitness Training (LiFT™ programme), Hanen Parent and Early Years Programmes, Play Project and Paediatric Dysphagia. Carmel is professionally registered with CORU (Regulating Health and Social Care Professionals, Ireland), the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (UK), Health and Care Professionals Council (UK), and American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (USA), reflecting her commitment to maintaining the highest standards of ethical, clinical, and professional practice across international settings.
