ANNA BIAVATI-SMITH
Speech and language therapist for children
Welcome to Wordsteps, my name is Anna Biavati-Smith and I am a private Specialist Speech and Language Therapist based in Edinburgh.
I have a lovely therapy room where you can come and feel relaxed with your child, and my aim is to play and make your child feel at home because this will help your child to find it easier to transfer skills they were learning in therapy
I aim to empower not only the children that I support but also their parents and involved professionals.
Get in touch!
Do You have concerns about your child’s communication? Fill one of these questionnaires we’ll discuss your concerns. I will provide you with action steps, evaluate if therapy is needed and guide you through this time of uncertainty
Services
As a Specialised Speech and Language Therapist I am here to support you in understanding your child’s communication pathway and help you.
Here is what I can offer:
Here you can find some useful books or toys to play with together with your child to improve communication and work and play with fun.
Take a look and see what I suggest:
I like writing new articles, keeping you updated with activities, methods, ideas and much more.
Selective Mutism: anger, anxiety or both?
One mum posted on facebook something about their child being quite aggressive: screaming, shouting, biting (just before going to school) and she wondered if there was a link with SM or was this just bad behavior? SO I THOUGHT OF SHARING MY ANSWER What you are you are describing it is really normal generally for a child of her age, and for a child who has anxiety. Anxiety doesn’t mean that the child is going to only feel sad or
Learn by watching all my practical tips how to support your child with all aspects of communication
How to help your child speak clearly
Contact me for my step by step approach for supporting parents, carers and professionals.
1. Be part of my FREE Facebook page and group for discussions, live events, tips and games how to help your child’s speech and language
2. Read my Blog. Comment on the articles or contact me if you want me to write about something in particular
3. Sign up to stay updated on games, tips and much more
4. I love sharing tips and games. Subscribe to my Youtube channel and learn how to play with your child to improve his/her language
"Children learn as they play. Most importantly, in play children learn how to learn" - O.Fred Donaldson
Anna has been a great support professionally. I reached out to her for specialist clinical supervision and she responded very efficiently. We were able to have a telephone call (due to distance) which helped so
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I asked Anna to conduct an English assessment ending with a report. I brought my daughter to Anna’s clinic at her home. it was a great session, my daughter interacted with Anna perfectly well and
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WOW! What an amazing training session. Our staff has just spent an engaging and interactive hour listening to Anna help us become more aware and have a deeper understanding of selective mutism. She is truly
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