About Susannah

– Susannah Thomson is a Speech and Language Therapist with 19 years experience. She has a Bristol-based private caseload that includes several children and adults with Selective Mutism. Her work includes training schools in appropriate interventions for pupils. Additionally, Susannah Thomson also runs Speech Freedom and is a Trustee of SMIRA. She designed the guided process on “How to Get Help for Selective Mutism” during her time at SMIRA

Maggie Johnson and Alison Wintgens trained Susannah to the Advanced Level. They are the authors of the SM Resource Manual, and promotes SM best practice to the profession’s Clinical Excellence Network. You can contact her via Facebook here

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• 8th November 2019

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An introduction to selective mutism and intervention approaches for SENCOs and teachers

Susannah Thomson An introduction to selective mutism and intervention approaches for SENCOs and teachers Independent Speech and Language Therapist, Susannah Thomson provides an introduction to the anxiety-based mental health disorder Selective Mutism. She highlights suitable intervention approaches for SENCOs and teachers. The session aims to help teachers understand more about Selective Mutism. It also aims 

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