Working with Ruth Freeman has been very rewarding, and I have made good advances in my speech through the application of her mantra; 'practice, practice, practice'. Confirmation of the extent of this progress came in the comment from another Speech & Language Therapist who said that 'the intelligibility of my speech was a lot better than he would expect considering my vocal cords are not working properly'. I put this down, largely, to Ruth's hard work and ability to target the program to my individual needs, reworking the direction and materials on an almost weekly basis.

When I first started working with Ruth, I had virtually no speech, and spelt everything out on a letter board. Although I still have some work to do around pronunciation and speed, with Ruth's hard work and dedicated assistance, my speech has come so far that I long ago disposed of the letter board, and now rarely feel the frustration of not being understood.

- Phil, Solihull

I was impressed with how Ruth interacted with my father and the interest she showed in other aspects of his care that are impacting on his speech. She has liaised with the NHS speech and language therapist and other health care professionals so that they can work collaboratively to achieve progress for my father.

I would recommend Ruth because:

She gives feedback after each session on progress and what was achieved during the session. She is patient and understanding.

She has previously worked within the NHS and her knowledge in this area has also been beneficial when contacting other professionals in connection with helping my father.

- Sarah, Birmingham