Speech Therapy Courses in London
Speech therapy courses at City Lit provide specialised training for adults who stammer - delivered by our team of highly experienced specialist speech and language therapists.
- 40 years experience of providing specialist courses and support for adults who stammer or stutter, including City Lit Fellow, Ed Balls
- UK and international centre of excellence with a broad range of courses
- Daytime intensive courses, evening courses and short workshops available
- Well-developed follow-up programme to provide ongoing support
- Professional training courses for qualified speech and language therapists.
- Speech Therapy at City Lit was awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize in 2007 in recognition of our innovative and ground-breaking work.
Watch student stories:
* Learn more about how you can manage your stammering by watching a video of City Lit learner Alfanso who talks about his stammer and how taking an intensive stammering management course at City Lit has made a life-changing difference to his speech. Alfanso talks before and after he attended the course – see the transformation yourself...
* Discover how our speech therapy courses helped City Lit learner Tony with his stammering; how he worked with ideas of 'identification','desensitisation' and 'modification' and discovered a greater sense of acceptance. Watch his video
* Read Jeff's story about learning not to let his stammer hold him back
Get in touch today: email us at speechtherapy@citylit.ac.uk or call us 020 7492 2569 to arrange an advisory session - this personal and free service will help you choose the right course for you.
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Mindfulness for people who stammer
Course Date: Wed 29 Apr 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn how to focus your awareness, cultivate calmness and develop non-judgemental acceptance, using a range of mindfulness practices. Apply speech techniques more effectively and facilitate your work on avoidance reduction.Full fee: £119.00Senior fee: £119.00Concession: £73.00 -
The City Lit 7-day intensive course for adults who stammer
Course Date: Mon 11 May 2020 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn strategies to help you speak more easily, work on becoming less sensitive about stammering, reduce avoidance strategies and be introduced to mindfulness. This short intensive course will enable you to make maximum progress in minimum time. This course runs on 11-15 May, then 15-16 June.Full fee: £289.00Senior fee: £202.00Concession: £87.00 -
Voice production for people who stammer
Course Date: Thu 14 May 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetIncrease your understanding of how voice is made and analyse your own voice production and how it is affected by your stammering. Practise techniques such as relaxation, posture, breathing and voice onset.Full fee: £149.00Senior fee: £149.00Concession: £91.00 -
Effective counselling skills for speech and language therapists
Course Date: Wed 3 Jun 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDesigned for SLTs working with any client group, this interactive workshop will help you develop practical counselling skills. Topics include developing the therapeutic relationship, boundaries, ways of responding, paraphrasing, reflecting, questioning, immediacy, self disclosure and loss.Full fee: £369.00Senior fee: £369.00Concession: £369.00 -
Speech and language therapy as a career
Course Date: Tue 9 Jun 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetInterested in becoming a speech and language therapist? This two-day workshop gives you all the information you need to know. It covers training courses in the UK, what the job involves, career structure, pay and hints for a successful interview, plus the unique opportunity to meet clients.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £99.00Concession: £60.00 -
Acceptance and commitment therapy for speech and language therapists
Course Date: Thu 11 Jun 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetThe two major goals of ACT are acceptance of experience that is out of personal control and taking committed action towards living a valued life. On this workshop you'll learn how this is achieved and ACT's relevance to speech and language therapy.Full fee: £109.00Senior fee: £109.00Concession: £109.00 -
Follow-up day counselling skills: a course for speech and language therapists
Course Date: Fri 19 Jun 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetDesigned for SLTs who have attended our three-day course ‘Effective counselling skills’, this experiential one-day workshop will help you consolidate your knowledge, skills and practice. Exact course content will be negotiated with participants; potential topics include skills practice in triads and groups, practical trouble-shooting of clinical issues you may have encountered in your work and working creatively.
Group number is limited to 12, so early booking is recommended. Once you’re enrolled on the course, we will contact you regarding your hopes and expectations, so that the course content is tailored to your needs and work context.Full fee: £99.00Senior fee: £99.00Concession: £99.00 -
Speaking circle for people who stammer
Course Date: Sat 27 Jun 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetParticipate in a speaking circle and find out how to enhance the way you come across to others, develop your own speaking style and discover the real you. This unique approach will help you to increase your confidence in speaking to groups.Full fee: £69.00Senior fee: £69.00Concession: £69.00 -
Facilitating aphasia communication groups
Course Date: Tue 21 Jul 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetA course for speech and language therapists, speech and language therapy assistants and aphasia group facilitators.
This interactive and experiential workshop will explore creative and effective ways to run conversation groups with people with aphasia. There will be contributions from service users and opportunities to observe examples of activities and resources used at City Lit.Full fee: £109.00Senior fee: £109.00Concession: £109.00 -
Introduction to mindfulness for speech and language therapists
Course Date: Mon 18 May 2020
Location on this date: KS - Keeley StreetLearn the elements of mindfulness-based stress management and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Experience a range of mindfulness practices. Background theory is included and relevance for clients and therapist well-being benefits will be explored.Full fee: £109.00Senior fee: £109.00Concession: £109.00
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