Marie Nicholas is a Speech and Language Therapist with over 20 years’ experience supporting children and teenagers with speech, language, and communication differences and delays across primary care, disability, and mental health services. She holds a degree in Psychology and a Master’s degree in Speech and Language Therapy, qualifying in 2006. Marie is registered with CORU, a member of IASLT, and a CESS Graduate, with additional postgraduate training and specialist experience in stammering.

Marie is also an experienced professional supervisor, having supervised students and colleagues across a range of settings. She is passionate about continuing professional development (CPD), lifelong learning, and supporting other Speech and Language Therapists through reflective, supportive supervision.

Marie is deeply committed to working collaboratively with parents, teachers, and children and young people themselves to understand communication strengths and needs. Her practice is strengths-based, child-led, and evidence-informed, with a strong focus on building social confidence, self-advocacy, and positive communication experiences.

Marie provides assessment, intervention, professional supervision, and workshops, supporting:

• Speech sound development and phonological awareness (to underpin literacy)
• Language delay and Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
• Stammering / fluency differences
• Selective mutism and reluctant speakers
• Cluttering and word-finding differences
• Social confidence and communication participation
• Adolescent language, learning, and communication strategies
• Professional supervision for students and SLTs
• Parent, teacher, and community workshops
• Collaborative consultation with schools and families

2. ADHD-Informed Mental Wellness Coaching
Structured, supportive coaching for adults with ADHD traits or diagnoses who want help with:
• Executive functioning challenges
• Creating realistic routines and systems
• Managing overwhelm and procrastination
• Emotional regulation and rejection sensitivity
• Reducing shame and self-criticism
This service is particularly suited to adults who feel traditional advice hasn’t worked for them and want support that is compassionate, fl exible, and neurodiversity-affi rming.

Marie’s approach is practical, compassionate, and empowering, focusing on meaningful outcomes that support confidence, learning, and participation in everyday life.

Marie offers personalised assessment, intervention, professional supervision, and workshops.
Please get in touch to discuss how she can support your child, school, or service