Sonakshi Arya

Sonakshi holds a Master’s Degree in Speech and Language Therapy and has over four years of experience working within diverse environments for the National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom. Her professional background includes both educational and clinical settings.

Areas of Expertise include:

• Language disorders (including Language Delay, Global Developmental
• Delay, and Developmental Language Disorders)
• Learning disabilities
• Speech sound disorders (such as Inconsistent Phonological Disorder,
• Consistent Phonological Disorder, Childhood Apraxia of Speech,
• Articulation Disorder, Structural Disorders, and Dysarthria)
• Pragmatic language disorders
• Social communication skills
• Fluency disorders
• Selective Mutism
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Gestalt Language Processing
  Professional Training and Certifications:

• Shape Coding: A visual intervention method utilizing shapes, colours, and symbols to represent grammatical structures, aiding individuals in becoming more effective communicators.

• Colourful Semantics: A language intervention approach that employs color-coded visual frameworks to help individuals comprehend complex language constructs and sentence structures.

• Gestalt Language Processing: An alternative language processing style where individuals communicate through learned phrases rather than traditional linguistic rules.

• SCERTS Model: A framework designed to support Social Communication (SC), Emotional Regulation (ER), and provide Transactional Support (TS), fostering meaningful engagement, learning, and independence.

• Elklan: A professional development program training educators, teaching assistants, speech and language therapists, and other practitioners to support children with speech, language, and communication needs effectively

• Talking Mats: A structured communication tool that helps individuals with expressive language difficulties express their thoughts, preferences, and feelings via a visual framework, facilitating personalized therapy planning.

• Smile Therapy: A structured program supporting individuals with learning disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), and developmental delays in enhancing communication and social interaction skills in real-life contexts.