TSeed Therapies - Gainsborough

Ellie Pannett

It was an immense pleasure for me to have worked alongside Tina, her knowledge and expertise are unparalleled.

Tina's person-centred approach to working demonstrates her passion for producing high-quality work. Whether it's through one-on-one observations or conversations with family members, carers or clinicians, Tina always takes the time to understand her clients.

Tina’s expertise helped so many of our residents to find their voice, develop functional language skills ultimately enabling them to have more control over lives. Tina helped them to be express their needs and get their opinions heard, whether that be through verbal communication, the use of Objects of Reference or technical aids. Nevertheless it was fantastic to observe our residents regaining control of their lives.

Working in care, it can become easy to focus only on what isn't working, but Tina is patient and places great emphasis on highlighting both a person's strengths and what they may need additional support in. Tina was always able to explore alternative options that were realistic and individualistic to the person.

Tina is an excellent trainer as well. I had the fortunate opportunity to attend a few of her training sessions. As always Tina is energetic and somehow manages to add a positive vibe whilst emphasising the importance of good theory. I’m very grateful to have learnt so much from her training, and I look forward to using these new skills in future settings. Definitely some of the best training I have ever attended!!

I highly recommend Tina as a fantastic therapist who has greatly contributed to my own professional development.

Melanie Hugow

Eighteen months ago my wonderful 20 year old son M was unable to communicate effectively. He was always lovely and full of spirit, but he hadn’t learnt how to use language effectively and his verbal communication was more echolalic reaching out for contact rather than meaningful speech.

Tina was able to establish his communication strengths and weaknesses along with the impact of his sensory needs upon them. She established his sensory and communication profiles, set up and followed though training of care staff to facilitate an understanding of M's needs and she continues to oversee his speech and language and sensory integration needs. This has established communication consistency and developed M’s strengths as well as working on his weaknesses.

Tina has enabled M to discover language as a tool and also as a source of joy and fun. He is now communicating verbally in a way that I don’t think anyone believed was possible, and although echolalia is still part of his repertoire it is only a part of it and shrinking alongside the expansion of his meaningful speech.

Thanks to Tina we have discovered more about M as a person; he is able to express his needs and as a result is a less frustrated, calmer and more contented individual. It has positively impacted upon his quality of life. His personality is more apparent, and as a wonderful unexpected benefit he has uncovered his sense of humour and wit.

He has found his voice. Thank you Tina, from me; but more importantly thank you from M.