Annabel Whitcombe

DHA registered
HCPC registered

Annabel completed her undergraduate degree in Applied English Language Studies and her Master’s Degree in Speech and Language Therapy at UK universities. Annabel has 10 years of clinical experience and has worked in private and public sectors in the UK and Dubai since 2018.

Annabel works with children from the early years through to adolescence and is experienced providing assessment and intervention for a wide variety of speech, language and communications needs. Annabel is passionate about supporting clients through a range of modalities including individual therapy, group therapy, staff and parent training, and she promotes autonomy through a child-led approach. She has expertise in supporting autistic young people and their families and contributes effectively to neurodevelopmental assessments as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Annabel is an ADHDer and uses this firsthand knowledge to support her interactions with neurodivergent families navigating a neurotypical world.
Annabel’s Clinical Trainings include:

• PROMPT
• ADOS-2
• Makaton
• Shape Coding/li>
• Word Aware
• Elklan
• DIR Floortime
• Attention Autism