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Professional training with a personal approach

Our presenters

Our course presenters bring a wealth of knowledge and hands-on experience to guide you through your learning. Course Beetle presenters bring decades of collective experience in diverse areas of speech, language and communication. They are recognised sector experts which means you can learn from the best.

Our presenters will not only cover essential content but will also provide practical insights, share case studies, and answer your questions delivering a dynamic and interactive learning experience. Get to know the faces behind the knowledge and the voices that will shape your Course Beetle training experience:

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Judy Halden

MA (Ed), BA (Hons), MRCSLT​ ​

Remembering Judy Halden

Judy Halden worked with children and adults for many years as a dually qualified Specialist SaLT and Teacher of deaf children, across a range of settings. She was also a lecturer, tutor, and advisor at City University, UCL and Hertfordshire University at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Judy was a founder member of Communication Skills Development (CSD), developing and providing specialist training for therapists and teachers working with deaf people. Judy had several publications in the field including Beazley, S. and Halden, J., (2025) Working with Deaf Children and Young People: A Guide for Practitioners. Routledge.
By Sarah Beazley, CSD consultant, www.csdconsultants.com Forthcoming book Working-with-Deaf-Children-and-Young-People-A-Guide-for-Practitioners/Beazley-Halden
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Laura Holmes

Speech and Language Therapist and Talking Mats Associate Director

Laura Holmes is Associate Director with Talking Mats and has worked for Talking Mats since 2016. She has worked as a Speech and Language Therapist for over 20 years in NHS as well as in independent practice.

Laura has experience working with both children and adults, across a diverse range of settings including mainstream schools, specialist schools and resource bases (primary and secondary), and community clinics. Laura Holmes also worked for NHS Stockport Foundation Trust as a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with the Stockport Virtual Schools Team. She has a particular interest in using Talking Mats with children and young people who have experienced adverse childhood experiences. Laura supports them to have their voices heard and responded to by those around them.

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Lauren Wild

Coach, Wellbeing Psychologist and Therapist, Speech and Language Therapist, IQA

Lauren Wild originally qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist in 2003 working with children in schools and clinics across Cambridgeshire. She spent the next decade travelling, working locum SLT posts and training in 1:1 therapy to support women through pregnancy, IVF and miscarriage. After 20 years of working as a therapist, Lauren Wild gained a distinction at UEL for her Masters in Applied Positive Psychology & Coaching Psychology with a special interest in Positive Health and Neuroscience. She lives with her husband, two children and many pets in Shropshire, where she works as a private Wellbeing Psychologist and Therapist, as well as providing online course support and IQA for Course Beetle.

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Lois Cameron

Speech and Language Therapist

Lois is one of the founding directors of Talking Mats Social Enterprise. By profession, Lois was a Speech and Language Therapist and worked in various roles in the NHS primarily in learning disabilities . She was heavily involved in building the research evidence base for Talking Mats and since 2011 her focus has been to ensure that as many people as possible benefit from the Talking Mats transformational communication framework.

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LSVT Global Faculty

LSVT Global grew out of a deep commitment to develop scientifically rigorous speech and movement treatments that improve the lives of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and others with neuromotor conditions across the lifespan. Early on, they made it their mission to train clinicians globally to achieve excellence in providing these therapies to improve the lives of adults and children with neurological conditions.

The LSVT Global Faculty includes specialist clinicians who train speech, physical and occupational therapists around the world. You can find out more about them here.

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Maeve Lappin

Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) and a Clinical Behaviour Analyst (Board-Certified Behaviour Analyst (BCBA)).

Maeve Lappin has worked as a Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) for over 20 years, both in the NHS and in independent practice in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Australia. Maeve’s clinical experience focused mainly on children presenting with a range of speech, language and communication needs in educational settings. As well as direct intervention, Maeve has over 20 years of experience delivering training to caregivers and education staff in speech, language and communication needs. For 17 years, Maeve Lappin worked as a Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy at Ulster University, combining this with clinical work. Key teaching and learning areas encompassed neurodevelopmental disorders and stammering across the lifespan.

Maeve supports clients with or without communication differences who have become stuck in their lives. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) with a strong behavioural underpinning is the predominant method of therapy. Maeve focuses heavily on thoughts, feelings and sensations surrounding communication differences and equips the client to relate to these in a more adaptable way. Broadening out the actions of clients has been shown empirically to lessen both anxiety and avoidance behaviour, and as a result, bring more purpose and meaning to daily living. Maeve specialises in helping clients who stammer or who have selective mutism.

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