Hegarty Therapy is a team of Speech and Language Therapists and Occupational Therapists. We work with children and young people who have speech, language, communication, feeding, and swallowing (dysphagia) needs, we work with physical disabilities and neurodevelopmental conditions.  In partnership with families, schools, and early years services across Eastbourne, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex, we build flexible and affordable packages, delivering high quality assessment, therapy and support tailored to each child’s individual needs.

Autism Diagnostic Assessment

We provide comprehensive autism diagnostic assessments in Brighton, Eastbourne, and across Sussex. Our multi-disciplinary team of highly skilled professionals includes Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and a Clinical Psychologist, all with specialist training in diagnosing Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), also known as Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC)

Speech & Language Therapy Services

We have a wide range of experience in speech and language therapy working with children and young people in the following areas:

  • Autism

  • Stammering (Dysfluency)

  • Selective Mutism

  • Speech Delay, Articulation and Phonological Awareness difficulties

  • Speech Sound Disorder (Phonological Disorder/Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia)

  • Language Delay

  • Developmental Language Disorder

  • Feeding and Swallowing Difficulties

Occupational Therapy Services

We aim to support your child to participate in daily activities, increasing their confidence and access to learning. We can help with:

  • Sensory processing

  • Emotional Regulation

  • Fine motor skills (dexterity and strength needed for many skills like handwriting)

  • Gross motor skills (strength, balance and co-ordination to improve physical health)

  • Establishing routines at home for sleep, toileting and sensory-based feeding

  • Functional self-care and independence skills e.g. getting dressed

We are registered with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) are members of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT) and of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT). We all have enhanced DBS clearance. Jayne Hegarty is a member of the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice (ASLTIP). For more information, please click on the icons below to take you to their websites.

Hegarty Therapy is registered with all health insurers, please inform the therapist before the start of therapy if you have health insurance.

Testimonials

  • Parent of Pre-School Child with Social Communication Difficulties

    First of all, Anne is fantastic and we are so happy to have her supporting our son! From the very first session, he has been able to engage with Anne in a way we haven’t seen him engage with anyone else. Her gentle, child-led approach meant that he very quickly felt comfortable with her and he always seems really happy to see her.

    Our son really struggles with any form of demand and this makes him shut off from others, Anne has been brilliant at finding ways of encouraging him to communicate and engage in the sessions without him feeling like demands are being placed on him.

    His confidence in communicating, and especially with his speech, has soared since his sessions with Anne started a couple of months ago. It was been wonderful to see his confidence building and his frustration gradually reducing.

    He enjoys his sessions with Anne so much that initially, he would be very upset that she was leaving at the end! Thankfully, he now understands she is coming back, so the end of the session is easier for him.

    Anne is always very open to discussing what we want for our son, any ideas or concerns we have at home, and answering any questions we have. She has also been really helpful in offering advice to support some challenges he has had at nursery due to communication/understanding.

    Both my husband and I are incredibly happy to have Anne as part of our son’s little team!

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