“Helen is a very calm and patient individual.  She is extremely professional and always has a clear goal for each lesson.  I am always impressed with the variety of activities in each session which are always fun but educational.  Our son always enjoys his sessions with Helen and enjoys sharing what he has been doing at school and home with her.”

Melanie and Paul Weeks (Parents)

“I have used Helen on a variety of different occasions through my time as a SENCo.  She is professional, personable and reliable and I am always ensured that her assessments and subsequent reports are thorough and easy to understand and relay back to parents.  Unlike other Specialist Assessors, Helen’s recommendations are personalised and thought through for the individual child, and she is always happy to discuss the implementation of these recommendations in relation to the school’s environment.  She really does put the child at the centre of every assessment that she does!”

Melanie Wright (SENCo)

“I work with Helen every week as she supports our SEND department.  She is a hard worker and her knowledge and experience has ensured we identify specific learning difficulties in our children and adjust provision to meet their needs.”

Andrea Hanson (Director of Inclusion, NETAT)

“Thank you very much for your very professional, respectful and comprehensive report.  Kim (15) enjoyed the assessment and feels vindicated by the findings!  She said you were very nice to her and encouraging.”

Dr Julia Thomson (Parent)

“Helen was extremely helpful before, during and after the assessment for our son.  She put both us and him at ease about the process and interacted really well with him on the day.  Helen produced an extremely comprehensive report very quickly after the assessment and we were delighted with her input.  We would highly recommend her.”

Dan and Sarah Klinger (Parents)

“Both my daughters have been assessed for dyslexia with Helen and she has always been extremely professional and efficient.  I would have no hesitation in recommending Helen and have already passed on her details to other parents looking for dyslexia support.”

Sarah Hayes (Parent)

“Helen is a friendly and professional person who put my young son at ease quickly and worked with him to get the best results for him. The comprehensive report is thorough and detailed with so much advice included that is so helpful going forward to help my son. Thank you for your time and effort it has been life changing to get things in place for my son.”

Laura Badenhorst (Parent)

“I was advised by a friend to find a PATOSS registered dyslexia teacher for my son and thankfully I came across Helen’s number. Helen completed the initial dyslexia assessment for my son and after spending a few hours explaining her findings, I asked her to work with him.  Helen spent five years in total with my son, taking him though secondary school, going back to the very basics of the Alpha to Omega spelling programme and helping him prepare for his English Literature and Language GCSEs. The results were astounding with my son gaining confidence in both himself and his abilities. Both myself and my son are fully aware that without Helen’s help (for both of us at times) he would not have achieved the success he has and be where he is today.  We are so very grateful to Helen for everything.”

Katie Ellington (Parent)

“Helen has been incredibly supportive throughout my diagnosis and has helped me massively with coming to an understanding. The assessment itself was very well planned out allowing me time to work alongside you and to use all different sets of skills. Due to my anxiety, I get quite worried about assessments, however, I had no nerves throughout and I felt completely at ease. Throughout the assessment, Helen reassured me regularly and allowed me to take time between each section. I could not recommend someone better to assess someone for dyslexia your support before, throughout and after has been incredible. Helen has educated me on how to get support after this assessment at both university and my job. I am extremely grateful for all of the hard work you put into diagnosing me.”

Kelsey Cornelius (HE Student)

“I would like to thank you, Helen, for completing our son’s assessment last week; my son was very nervous about it and you made him feel at ease, very quickly. The whole process from the moment we made contact with you to the report being submitted back to us was very well organised and personal, and this allowed us as parents to ask lots of questions beforehand about who supplies what information and what we need to do on the day as well. All elements were completed on time as discussed.

The day of our son’s assessment was calm and structured, and he didn’t feel it was rushed or judged at any point. When asking our son how he felt the day went, he said, “Helen was very kind to me.” Thank you again Helen, for the great service provided to us.”

Jackie Drake (Parent)

“I asked Helen to help our grandson who was very behind with his reading and writing after the first year of primary school.  Helen began to work with him once a week and you could see his confidence and ability growing as Helen patiently worked with him to address the areas of weakness and to give encouragement.  We are delighted with his progress and, perhaps more importantly, he now enjoys reading and writing when once he only associated them with failure.  Thank you, Helen.”

Ron Kingsmill (Grandparent)