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At Kerry Speech & Language Therapy Clinic we provide quality, evidence based speech and language therapy delivered by highly experienced and skilled Senior grade therapists.

We offer comprehensive assessment and therapy for:

  • Children with developmental speech and/or language delays and disorders (for example children who are slow to develop speech or have unclear speech, children with difficulties understanding language)
  • Children with special needs
  • Children with eating and swallowing disorders (for example babies with difficulties progressing to lumpy or solid food, picky eaters, children with difficulties chewing food and more).
  • Therapy for children with oro-motor problems (for example drooling).
  • Adults acquired speech and language difficulties (for example in stroke, Parkinson’s disease, MND, dementia, acquired brain injury).
  • Adults with swallowing difficulties of various etiology (for example after stroke or related to other medical problem)
  • Voice difficulties (therapy for occupational and muscle tension dysphonia, vocal nodules, singing voice).
  • Consultation with other professionals including psychologists, behavioural specialist, psychotherapists and physiotherapists is available as required.

Assessment and therapy through Polish is available.

Read more about us here

Dominika Lisiecka, MSc, Senior Speech & Language Therapist

Dominika is originally from Poland and has been living and working in County Kerry since 2003. Dominika has achieved her Master’s Degree from Academy of Education in Warsaw in 2003. She is also fully qualified as a special needs teacher. Dominika has over 14 years of clinical experience of working both paediatric and adult. She worked at St. John of God, Enable Ireland, brothers of Charity, Kerry General Hospital and University College Cork. She began private work at Scotia Clinic at 2007.

Dominika has particular interest in neurological conditions causing various speech and swallow difficulties. She is currently doing a PhD at the Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences, Medicine and Health, University College Cork, investigating the experiences of dysphagia in Motor Neurone Disease http://www.ucc.ie/en/speech/students/postgraduates/

We present an overview of chosen professional courses attended by Dominika below:

ADULTS:
2013 – Voice and breathing
2012 – Uniting Europe against Dysphagia
2012 – Manual Laryngeal Therapy for voice disorders
2010 – Management of Adults with Tracheostomy
2008 – Videofluoroscopic Study of Swallowing (full qualifications to perform and analyse videofluoroscopy)
2008 – Surgical Voice Restoration
2007 – Adult Acquired Neurological Conditions
2007 – Connect training for Aphasia
2007 – First Practical Symposium on Voice and Swallowing
2006 – The Good Goal Setting Guide and Clinical Reasoning.
2006 – Introduction to Assessment and Management of the Tracheotomised and Ventilator-dependent Adult.
2005 – Postgraduate Qualifications in Dysphagia, University of Limerick (2005):
Management of Eating, Drinking and Swallowing in Adults and Paediatric.

2005 – Communication Difficulties in People with Dementia.

PAEDIATRIC:

2015 – Early Start Denver Model for Young Children with Autism (Introductory and Advanced course, currently during certification process in the MIND Institute, California).
2013 – Childhood Apraxia
2011 – Lámh Tutor – full qualifications achieved.
2010 – PECS: Picture Exchange Communication System.
2007 – Breastfeeding in premature babies.
2007 – Paediatric Feeding & Swallowing: Complex Issues for Complex Patients.
2006 – It Takes Two To Talk – The Hanen Programme.
2006 – Derbyshire Language Scheme.
2006 – Lámh; Module 1 and 2.
2005 – Bobath Course for Speech & Language Therapist.
2005 – Postgraduate Qualifications in Dysphagia, University of Limerick (2005):
Management of Eating, Drinking and Swallowing in Adults and Paediatric.

2005 – Assessing and Analysing School Aged Language Impairment.
2004 – Learning Language and Love It – The Hanen Programme.
2003 – Multispecialistic Therapy of Children with Clefts.
2003 – Educational Kinesiology “Brain Gym”.
2002 – Diagnosis and Therapy of Stammering.

Call: 087 3804673 or 086 1564494

Email: sltclinic@gmail.com

Web: www.kerryslt.com

Play therapy uses a variety of play and creative art techniques to help a child explore their natural means of expression and to help them cope in their world.
 
In play therapy, these are some of the therapeutic mediums that are used:
  • Sand
  • Art
  • Clay
  • Puppetry
  • Therapeutic Stories
  • Creative Visualisation
  • Music
  • Dance
  • Games
  • Messy Play
 
Play enables a child to be able to experience their own power and connect to their inner self.
 
When would a child come to play therapy?
 
  • Anxiety
  • Abuse- physical, emotional, sexual or neglect
  • Aggressive Behaviour/Anger
  • ASD Behaviour
  • Attachment
  • Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD/ADD)
  • Bereavement
  • Bedwetting or Soiling
  • Domestic Violence
  • Difficulty with sleeping
  • Eating Disorder
  • Learning or Developmental Delays
  • Low confidence / low self esteem
  • Parental divorce or seperation
  • SPD Behaviour
  • Worry, Sadness or Fears
 
If you have any questions about play therapy or if you have any worrys about your children please dont hesitate to contact me. I will be happy to help

For more information, visit her website http://www.drjas.ie