Vicki Selwyn-Barnett

Vicki Selwyn-Barnett
​As a qualified speech & language pathologist, Vicki has over 28 years experience and is the proprietor and founder of The Language Tree clinic based in Sydney's northern beaches, NSW. Vicki also established The Spellit Practice in May 2000 in London, (www.spellitpractice.co.uk). She is a published author and specialises in treating children with literacy, language and articulation disorders. Vicki enjoys working with children of all ages from pre-school to adolescence and provides a range of services in addition to direct 1:1 therapy. Designed to empower parents to work actively with their children in a guided and rewarding manner, these extra services include: online courses for literacy skills, masterclasses, parent workshops & holiday intensives. Vicki has designed and developed the TLT System® over the last 20 years, including an adapted version for ESL students. Vicki is qualified in Integrated Listening Systems (iLs), The Spalding Method®, parent-child interaction & is a trained Defeat Autism Now (DAN) Practitioner. ​

Penny Wilmot

Penny Wilmot
​Penny is trained in The Spalding Method® and in Neuro-Motor Immaturity (neuro-developmental delay) and her current role at The Language Tree is as a Literacy Practitioner, using The TLT System® and as an INPP Practitioner. Also having qualified as a holistic counsellor, Penny uses these skills when interacting with parents and children to offer a nurturing, caring and esteem-building environment, which enhances the learning experience. Penny assists children with reading, handwriting, spelling and sentence construction difficulties, as well as those children with neuro-developmental immaturity, (a physiological basis for learning difficulty), which can occur when a child’s primitive reflexes are not fully integrated and their postural reflexes are not fully developed. ​

Neil Barnett

Neil Barnett
Neil is trained in The Spalding Method® and has a Master’s Degree in Graphic Design from St. Martins College of Art (University of the Arts London), a Post Graduate Certificate of Education from Cambridge University and over 20 years experience in teaching and leadership in Australian and international, dual-sector education institutions. Neil was Head of Academic Studies at Billy Blue College of Design for six years and before that Course Director at London College of Communication (UAL) for four years. Neil's part-time role at The Language Tree is as our visual communications wizard, designing and producing all of the beautiful trademarked resources we use in the clinic and online. His design work for our charity collaboration with RAW Impact was recently shortlisted in Australian Graphic Design Association Design For Good Award.