About us

Hi! 👋 We're Julius and Will, the creators of SLPractice.

Our story starts with Julius' mum, a speech and language therapist of 30+ years.

Growing up, I spent countless nights helping her prep therapy resources. Instead of using generic worksheets, she hand-crafted activities to match each child's unique interests.

She believed that for therapy to truly "stick", she had to make it engaging enough for families to actually want to continue the practice at home. Looking back, she attributes much of her clients' progress to this mix of deep personalization and consistent home carryover.

Research agrees with her: personalised, interest-based content increases engagement and supports language learning, especially in neurodivergent children. And children practising 3x weekly make significantly greater gains than once weekly, which is why high-quality home practice resources are crucial.

The problem? Most therapists simply don't have the time.

In the summer of 2025, my friend Will and I interviewed 100+ therapists and kept hearing the same thing: 12-month waitlists, exploding caseloads, schools and parents too overwhelmed to follow through with home practice.

Having spent years building technology, we recognized how breakthroughs in Generative AI could finally bridge this gap. AI handling the most time-consuming work, letting therapists create personalised resources in minutes and share them digitally, so home practice actually happens.

Together with a small community of practitioners, we got to work and built the first prototype of SLPractice. And the feedback that reached us in the weeks following our launch has been nothing short of incredible:

Seeing this feedback gives us the confirmation that we're on the right track, and hearing your stories is what keeps us going every day.

Today, our community is growing faster than ever. We're working closely with our users to launch new games every week, ensuring the platform evolves alongside the needs of the therapists and families using it.

We're grateful to work alongside such dedicated people doing incredible work despite long waitlists and growing demands. With our team, we hope to do our part in moving the field forward, empowering therapists to do their best work.

Sincerely,

Will & Julius