The feeding clinic is for individuals with eating, drinking and swallowing difficulties (dysphagia), this includes: physical swallowing difficulties, sensory issues and Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder. Some areas of difficulty that you might like support with:

Unless the patient has already been assessed by a suitable therapist, and you are able to share with us a set of current targets or an assessment report written within the last 6 months, an initial assessment is the first step. 

We will send out a questionnaire and food diary for you to complete. An appointment will be arranged to discuss the history and complete a mealtime assessment. This may be online or face-to-face and would usually last approximately 90 minutes and would be comprehensive. 

Afterwards, you would be given feedback, targets, strategies to achieve these targets, and a formal written report. Reports are generally requested if the findings need to be shared with other professionals (e.g. the NHS, nursery, school, etc.).

In rare cases, a second appointment might be required to complete an assessment. If so, the first session would be charged at the assessment rate, and the second session at the therapy rate.

Following the assessment, clients are provided with advice as to whether or not therapy would be recommended in order to implement the programme of strategies created in the assessment.

Clients are not obliged to take up therapy but, should they choose to do so, the number of therapy sessions required (and the frequency and length of each session) would be entirely dependent on the patient’s needs and age. This will be tailored to your child’s needs and discussed with you. 

Fees in your area can be seen via this link: https://theowltherapycentre.co.uk/fees-enquiry *

Please note that we do not offer all disciplines in all locations. 

*Travel time added when travel is over 1hr each way - £40 per hour