Zoë Kara
Zoë is a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist who has spent the majority of her career working for the National Health Service.
Zoë has extensive experience working with pre-school children, their families, early years key workers and other carers involved in their care.
Zoë has also worked across mainstream primary, secondary schools and special school settings delivering therapy and training to staff.
Zoë is used to working with other professionals, she has completed additional courses in diagnosis for Autism Spectrum Disorder and regularly works with Paediatricians and Clinical Psychologists.
Zoë has a strong commitment to empowering those closest to the child to feel confident and competent in developing communication skills.
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Outside of work, Zoë is a mother to one toddler (3) and one baby - communication and development is always on her mind.
Emma Jones
Emma is a Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapist with over 10 years experience working with school aged children. She has worked in a range of settings such as mainstream and special schools, and alternative provisions.
Emma has extensive experience supporting children and young people with complex communication needs, autism and challenging behaviour.
Emma has a wealth of experience working with a variety of educational professionals. She has also led a multi-disciplinary team consisting of Teachers, Teaching Assistants, Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists, and Therapy Assistants, at an Independent Special School. In this role, Emma was responsible for the educational and therapeutic services and outcomes for pupils across Key Stage 1 and 2.
Emma began private practice in 2019, working with families and schools. In this time, she has also acted as a parent advocate, providing advice and support to families appealing their child's school or LA through the EHCP process.
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Emma is a champion for communication and is on a mission to support all children and young people that she works with to be able to achieve their best possible outcomes in life.
KaraJones Communication Therapy is managed by two highly specialist Speech and Language Therapists based in East London and Essex; Zoë Kara and Emma Jones.
Our story began in 2010, when as two newly qualified therapists looking for our first roles, we met at an interview for a junior Speech and Language Therapist position.
As two strangers we connected immediately. We were told at the interview that it was our enthusiasm and infectious personalities combined that would be instrumental to the growth of an in-house Speech and Language provision and so two positions were created instead of just the one!
Since then, we have individually diversified our skill sets and gained invaluable experience which has led to the formation of KaraJones Communication Therapy.