Hello, I am Anna Held

I am a (neurological) speech therapist, myofunctional therapist, learning disabilities therapist and early years education specialist. I graduated as a bachelor from the University of Gdansk, as a master from the Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education in Warsaw and as a postgraduate from my alma mater in Gdansk, where I am from. I am fluent in Polish, English and Dutch.

I have lived in the Netherlands since 2007. Until August 2022, it was The Hague. Currently, I live in the Heuvelland in South Limburg. During this time I have worked as a teacher and therapist in Dutch and international nurseries, playgroups and schools, as well as at the Polish School at the Embassy of Poland in The Hague (locations in The Hague and Brunssum) and in my own private speech therapy practice - Papla Kletskous.

I am qualified to make speech therapy diagnoses with Polish standardised instruments - TRJ (Language Development Test) and KOLD (Child Logopedic Assessment Cards).

The work of a speech therapist is extremely fascinating. It is my passion. That is why I am constantly continuing my education, not only through postmaster studies, but also through numerous courses. For several years now, I have also been working online. I am still discovering the secrets of this rather new (for me) form of working.

My patients are mainly children with delayed language and speech development, dyslalia (articulation disorders) and SLI/DLD - TOS (language development disorder). I also provide therapy to children with autism spectrum disorder, aphasia, dyspraxia and more. I also work with adults and babies. I often use myofunctional therapy, as many articulation problems are caused by disorders within functions (e.g. swallowing, breathing). With this therapy, I also support orthodontic treatments with good results.

I try to carry out speech therapy prevention by spreading knowledge about bilingualism/multilingualism. I often give trainings and workshops for Polish schools in the Netherlands and Belgium, and even remotely for more distant schools.

Privately, I am a mother of a bilingual boy, my husband is Dutch, so I also know the challenges and dilemmas around bilingualism/multilingualism from the parents' side.

I provide speech therapy (language and articulation) in Polish and OMFT oro-myofunctional therapy in English and Dutch.

Feel free to contact me!