Integrated Treatment Services
Speech and Language Therapists
& Associated Services
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We are pleased to provide appointments with our team of Specialist Therapists across the country. Our team can help you to gain a full understanding of the clients learning, language, physical, psychological, emotional, social, feeding and self help needs. We can provide specialist therapists for all client groups and age groups.
Emily Breden
Area Manager and Lead Arts Psychotherapist
Emily is a Play/Dramatherapist offering support and facilitation to children and adults of all ages who may benefit from therapeutic intervention. She has been a member of the ITS team since April 2010 as an Arts Therapist and took on the role of Area Manager for The Midlands & Southern Teams in May 2011.
Emily holds an MA in Drama/Play Therapy from Derby University and a BA in Professional Musical Theatre from The Birmingham School of Speech & Drama. She is is HPC-Registered and is a member of The British Association of Dramatherapists.
Prior to qualifying as a Drama and Play Therapist Emily trained predominantly in Music and Drama. This background provides her with the flexibility to incorporate all aspects of the arts into her practice including Drama, Music, Art, Movement and Play, offering a tailored approach to the client, working in a directional and non-directional manner. Emily implements a creative approach which is based in psychological and psychotherapeutic theory and can be used in 'talking' and 'non-talking' therapy.
Emily considers the formation of the therapeutic alliance between therapist, client and families paramount to achieving these targets.
Emily is happy to meet with clients on weekdays and occasional evenings.
Emily has clinical experience in the following areas:
Emily has clinical experience in the following areas:
- Play Therapy Establishments
- Learning Disability Support Centres
- Schools
- Acquired Brain Injuries
- Cerebral Palsy
- Paediatric & Adult ASD/Aspergers
- Loss & Bereavement
- Social Skills / Communication
- Emotional & Behavioural Disorders
- E.P.R.(Embodiment, Role & Projection)
- Six Part Story method
- Sandplay
- Dramatic Enactment
- Sensory Percussive Music
- Communication and communicative abilities
- Confidence and self awareness
- Knowledge of the needs of the individual
- Creativity
- Trust and relationship building
Emily works with children, young adults and adults with:
- Autistic spectrum disorders
- Cerebral Palsy
- Down syndrome
- Speech and language delay/disorder
- Acquired Brain Injury
- Learning difficulties
- Physical disabilities
- Emotional behavioural difficulties
- Psychiatric needs
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Emily spent a great deal of time getting to know my child and finding out her needs and preferences and most importantly what motivates her. She then created programmes to challenge, engage and develop her potential. I am always particularly impressed with her professionalism.
Jo Goodwin September 2011
