Hilary O’ Neill
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Email: [email protected]
CORU Number: SL018825
Year of Qualification: 2003
Address: Level 2 Avoca Building, Rathcoole Co. Dublin (just off N7)
About my practice
Hilary O’Neill graduated with an Honours Degree in Speech and Language Therapy from Trinity College Dublin in 2003 and has over 23 years of experience working as a Speech and Language Therapist. She has developed extensive expertise in the assessment and treatment of children with a wide range of communication difficulties and has completed numerous postgraduate qualifications and specialist training.
In 2013, Hilary was awarded a Distinction in her Master’s degree in Human Communication from City University London. Her research on late talkers was subsequently published in the International Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. She has also completed postgraduate certificates in Research Advances in Developmental Language Disorders from University College Cork and Speech Sound Disorders from the University of Limerick.
Throughout her career, Hilary has acquired extensive experience as a paediatric Speech and Language Therapist across a variety of services and settings, including HSE Primary care and Disability teams, preschools, mainstream schools and specialist educational settings. She has also lectured on Speech Sound Disorders at the University of Limerick.
Hilary is highly experienced in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children with a range of speech, language and communication difficulties. She is passionate about helping children develop their communication skills and works closely with parents, families and educational teams to support meaningful and lasting progress.
Her approach is child-centred, individualised and evidence-informed. Hilary aims to create therapy programmes that are engaging, motivating and tailored to each child’s individual strengths and needs, helping them to develop their communication skills and reach their full potential.
Hilary works with children presenting with a range of speech, language and communication profiles, including:
- Late talkers
- Speech and language delays
- Speech Sound Disorders
- Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Developmental Language Disorders
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
She is a trained Hanen More Than Words® facilitator and over the past decade has facilitated numerous parent education and training courses, supporting parents to develop practical strategies to enhance their child’s communication and interaction within everyday routines.
Hilary has undertaken specialist training in a range approaches and programmes, including:
- Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) – Meaningful Speech
- Myofunctional Therapy
- Hanen More Than Words
- DIR®/Floortime
- SCERTS
- Lámh
- Parents Plus 0–6 Programme
- Lidcombe Program
- Attention Autism
- Derbyshire Language Scheme
- Extensive Specialist postgraduate study in the assessment and treatment of Speech Sound Disorders
Availability: Monday to Thursday 8.30-5.30pm
Qualification: BSC Trinity College Dublin 2003, MSC Human Communication London 2013
Areas Treated
Children: