Bhaveshi Kumar

Bhaveshi Kumar

Bhaveshi Kumar is a Specialist Speech and Language Therapist working for Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, in Brighton, UK. She graduated from City University, London in 2002, gaining a Masters in Human Communication Science in 2007. In her career she has worked as an NHS therapist and an independent locum both in the UK and abroad.

Bhaveshi works with a range of students who have speech, language and communication needs that are based in mainstream schools across Brighton and Hove. As part of a broad team linked to health and education services, a large part of her role includes supporting young people in schools and training education staff to deliver speech and language therapy plans and run targeted language groups based on students’ needs. She is a member of the HCPC and RCSLT, and the sharing and development of skills and expertise relating to SLT across clients, families, educators and health professionals has been an intrinsic part of her role since she qualified.