Online Private Speech Therapy for Brain injury : UK
Recovering from a brain injury can be challenging, with changes not only in physical ability but also in communication and thinking skills. Online speech therapy in the UK plays a key role in rehabilitation, helping people rebuild confidence and independence.
Recovering from a brain injury can be challenging, with changes not only in physical ability but also in communication and thinking skills. Online speech therapy in the UK plays a key role in rehabilitation, helping people rebuild confidence and independence.
Why choose The Speech Network for Speech Therapy after a Brain Injury?
Our UK based Speech Therapists are registered with:
The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
The Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT)
The Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice (ASLTIP)
With outstanding ***** 5-star Google reviews and a recent 2024 Quality Business Award, our team offers trusted, high-quality care.
How can communication be affected after a brain injury?
A brain injury can affect communication in several ways, depending on the area and severity of the damage. Common challenges include:
Aphasia – Difficulty with language, which can affect speaking, understanding, reading, and writing. People with aphasia may struggle to find the right words, form sentences, or comprehend complex information.
Dysarthria – Slurred or unclear speech caused by weakened or uncoordinated muscles used in speaking. This can make it hard for others to understand what the person is saying, even if their language skills are intact.
Cognitive Communication Disorders – Changes in thinking skills that affect communication, such as attention, memory, reasoning, or social communication. People may find it difficult to follow conversations, stay on topic, interpret body language, or make decisions during communication.
These communication difficulties can significantly impact everyday life, including social interactions, work, and relationships. Early assessment and personalised online speech therapy in the UK can help improve communication, rebuild confidence, and support recovery after brain injury.
How does online speech therapy help after a brain injury?
Following thorough and comprehensive assessments, we develop personalised, patient-centred therapy programmes that are specifically tailored to you. Each plan is designed not only to address communication difficulties but also to support your broader goals for independence, confidence, and quality of life. By focusing on achievable, meaningful objectives, our therapy empowers you to rebuild skills, participate more fully in daily activities, and regain confidence in your communication and interactions.
Can I have speech therapy online after a Brain Injury?
Yes. Online speech therapy in the UK is well-suited to clients with brain injuries, offering flexible and accessible sessions. It allows therapy to continue regardless of location or mobility, while still providing personalised exercises and cognitive communication support. Families and carers can also be involved in the sessions to reinforce strategies at home.
How is private online speech therapy in the UK funded after a Brain Injury?
Private online speech therapy can often be funded through compensation claims if your brain injury was caused by an accident or medical negligence. Solicitors work to secure compensation, while case managers coordinate your rehabilitation plan to ensure therapy costs are covered. This means your therapy can continue without interruption, giving you consistent support your communication rehabilitation.
Can family members join the sessions to help me practice?
Yes. We actively encourage family participation in therapy sessions. Involving loved ones helps:
Build confidence in supporting communication.
Reinforce therapy strategies outside of sessions.
Create a supportive environment for recovery.
We also integrate speech therapy apps and home practice programmes. These allow patients to receive more intensive therapy at reduced cost, while therapists can remotely track progress and adjust personalised therapy plans.
Do you have a waiting list?
No – our private online speech therapy in the UK service allows fast access to treatment without delays.
Our UK based Private Speech Therapists are Clinical Specialists in Brain Injury with a minimum of 15 years experience - book a free consultation or email: thespeechnetwork@hotmail.com for more information.
What is Aphasia Therapy?
There are two types of therapy – impairment and functional therapy. Impairment based therapy is usually repeated exercises based on your goals using books or apps. Functional therapy is the focus on real life goals that reflect your everyday communication interactions with others. This might involve training family members in supportive communication skills. As therapists, its important to work on both aspects to support your communication skills
What is Aphasia?
Aphasia is when a person has difficulties with their language (understanding, speaking, reading and/or writing) typically as a result of a stroke or brain injury.
What is Aphasia therapy?
Typically, Aphasia Therapy starts with an assessment of your language. Language can be complex so its important for us to identify your strengths, in order to improve the areas you find difficult. We used standardised communication Aphasia assessments that assess understanding, talking, reading and writing. We discuss the results of these assessments to help you and your loved ones understand your communication difficulties. We provide advice on the best ways to support communication.
Why is Goal setting important in Aphasia therapy?
Many of us set goals in our lives. It might be on new years day when we set a goal to stop eating quite so much chocolate, during sport or part of our working lives. Following a stroke, goals are shown to improve motivation and mood.
Goal setting is a process when we get to know what is important to you as a person, what you might be finding difficult and the impact of your Aphasia. We can involve partners in this process to make it easier. These goals might be remembering family names, using the phone to order a taxi or writing emails. We are all individuals and our goals are unique to each of us.
What is the best therapy for Aphasia?
There are two types of Aphasia Therapy – Impairment and Functional therapy. Impairment based therapy is usually repeated exercises based on your goals, using paper resources or apps. Functional therapy is the focus on real life goals that reflects your everyday communication interactions with others. This might involve training family members in supportive communication skills. It is important to work on both aspects to support your communication.
Does Aphasia improve with therapy?
The treatment for Aphasia is with Speech and Language Therapy. Research shows that Speech Therapy is effective for people with Aphasia following a stroke, compared to no therapy. Research also shows that Aphasia Therapy Online is as effective as face-to-face Aphasia Therapy. You or your family member need to understand to be able to engage in online therapy - we can discuss this further in the free consultation.
How can you help someone with Aphasia?
After an assessment, a Speech Therapist will be able to give you specific advice about the best ways in which to communicate.
Below is some general guidance:
Give the person plenty of time to respond. If a person with Aphasia feels rushed or pressured to speak they may become anxious, which can affect their ability to communicate.
Use short, uncomplicated sentences.
Do not change the topic of conversation too quickly.
Avoid finishing a person's sentences or correcting their errors.
Reduce distractions.
If you don't understand something a person with Aphasia is trying to communicate, don't pretend you understand.
Use visual references, such as pointing, gesturing and objects, to support their understanding.
If they're having difficulty finding the right word, prompt them – ask them to describe the word, think of a similar word, try to visualise it, think of the sound the word starts with, try to write the word, use gestures, or point to an object.
Our Speech and Language Therapists are Clinical Specialists in Aphasia. Arrange a free 15 minute consultation or email thespeechnetwork@hotmail.com
What is a cognitive communication disorder?
A cognitive communication disorder is a difficulty with communication caused by cognition rather than language or speech difficulties.
What is a cognitive communication disorder?
A cognitive communication disorder is a difficulty with communication caused by cognition rather than language or speech difficulties.
What causes a cognitive communication disorder?
Cognitive communication disorders occur due to damage to the brain as a result of a stroke, brain injury or any neurological disorder. It can affect someone’s cognitive processes including attention, memory and reasoning.
How do cognitive difficulties affect communication?
Cognitive difficulties are reflected in a person's communication. They may not be affected by all of the items below but you may recognise elements that you might be able to support with the guidance given.
Attention: A person’s ability to concentrate may be affected by difficulties maintaining attention. This may cause them to miss important information in a conversation.
What can you do to help someone with attention difficulties?
• Reduce distractions such as turning off the radio or television to talk in a quiet environment so they can concentrate.
• One task at a time
• Gain the persons attention before beginning an important conversation
• Give information in shorter chunks .
• Take frequent breaks when tired.
Memory: A person’s ability to remember things that have happened recently (short-term memory) and sometimes longer term. They may repeat information or be unable to recall things that have happened to them earlier in the day.
What can you do to help someone with memory problems?
• It doesn't always help to ask them questions about things that have happened recently – most people find this distressing and it will not help their memory. Give them the information and comfort them.
• Use familiar objects such as photos on your phone or a newspaper to share information together
• Talk about the past if they are able to remember as this is not reliant on short-term memory.
• Ask family and friends to write in a book and this can be used as a conversation starter of who has visited and what you may have talked about together.
• Use memory aids such as a diary and apps on phones for reminders
Reasoning/problem solving skills: A person’s ability to think through and solve a problem may be affected leading them to make poor decisions.
How to help with poor reasoning:
• break down the problem
• brainstorm solutions together
• talk about the positives or negatives of each solution
• pick a solution
• talk about what happened.
It might be that someone is unable to discuss their decisions – and they may be reliant on others to support them in making decisions in their best interest. This often involves an assessment of capacity if it is a big decision about their life. A team of professionals is normally involved in these decisions, with the patient and family.
Other aspects of cognition that are affected:
Insight: A person’s ability to understand their limitations. An example of poor insight might be a person that has a left sided weakness and are at risk of falling but they still think that they can walk by themselves.
Slowed information processing: People might find it difficult to keep up with a conversation and feel overloaded with information.
Impaired social communication skills:
When a person may not recognise ‘normal’ or ‘natural’ ways of communicating with others. This means that they sometimes are seen as rude or passive.
• Turn taking skills: talking over someone, interrupting, talking only about themselves or not starting conversations
• Not understanding body language
• Being sexually explicit or swearing lots.
What can a speech therapist do for cognitive communication disorder?
We assess using cognitive communication assessments and gather information about the person themselves to ensure we are providing patient-centered and motivating therapy to improve the persons communication and support to family members.
What is Aphasia?
Frequently asked questions about Aphasia
How is aphasia caused?
Aphasia is caused by damage to the language areas of the brain. In most people, this is typically the left hand side of the brain. It is most commonly caused by a stroke or a brain injury. It can also be caused by progressive disorders such as brain tumors.
How does aphasia affects communication?
It can affect a persons understanding, speaking, reading and writing. Symptoms can vary in severity from people not being able to express themselves by any means, to milder symptoms of a delay in accessing words. However, even mild symptoms can have an impact on peoples confidence requiring Speech Therapy.
Does aphasia go away?
It depends on the cause and severity of the aphasia. If it is caused by a brain injury and stroke, it is likely to improve. If it is caused by a progressive disorder this is means that it will unfortunately not improve.
Can aphasia be cured?
Speech therapy aims to restore a persons language through exercises but also support them
Can Aphasia be treated?
The treatment for Aphasia is with Speech and Language Therapy. Evidence shows that Speech Therapy is effective for people with Aphasia following a stroke, compared to no therapy.
How can you help someone with Aphasia?
After an assessment, a Speech Therapist will be able to give you specific advice about the best ways in which to communicate.
Below is some general guidance:
Give the person plenty of time to respond. If a person with Aphasia feels rushed or pressured to speak they may become anxious, which can affect their ability to communicate.
Use short, uncomplicated sentences.
Do not change the topic of conversation too quickly.
Avoid finishing a person's sentences or correcting their errors.
Reduce distractions.
If you don't understand something a person with Aphasia is trying to communicate, don't pretend you understand.
Use visual references, such as pointing, gesturing and objects, to support their understanding.
If they're having difficulty finding the right word, prompt them – ask them to describe the word, think of a similar word, try to visualise it, think of the sound the word starts with, try to write the word, use gestures, or point to an object.
Our Speech and Language Therapists are Specialists in Aphasia. Feel free to book a free consultation or email us for further information.