Speech Therapists
 
Clare


Clare Hegarty
B.Sc Speech and Language
UK

Clare is a Speech and Language Therapist from Ireland. She graduated from Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK with honours. She is a full member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists U.K as well as the Health Professions Council U.K She also holds membership to the Irish Association of Speech Therapists.

Prior to joining Dynamics Speech, Clare worked in private clinical settings with paediatrics and in particular dyspraxia, Autistic Spectrum Disorder and language delays (both expressive and receptive). She attended training courses in the U.K for administering Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme and P.E.C.S and can communicate using Makaton.

Clare has a passion for and experience working with voice and dysfluency patients.

Clare has also experience administering cognitive behavioural therapy and behavioural modification techniques. As a classically trained singer, and musician Clare has experience directing music therapy to children with behavioural and social interaction difficulties, with positive results.

Clare is an interactive and lively therapist, who makes therapy sessions enjoyable and informal for the child. She is extremely passionate in her approach to each specific child and embraces the importance of family based therapy.

Clare is recently PROMPT trained (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets), having undertaken initial training in Melbourne, Australia.

 

Courtney Prince


Courtney Elizabeth Prince
Master in  Communication Disorder
USA

Courtney Prince is a Speech Language Pathologist from the United States. She graduated with a Masters in Communication Disorders from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans, Louisiana. She is a member of the American Speech and Language Association (ASHA) and the Louisiana Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology (LBESPA).

Prior to joining Dynamics, Courtney was a school-based therapist, working with students from preschool though elementary age. She has experience in the areas of expressive and receptive language, articulation, phonological awareness, language literacy, pragmatics, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). In addition, Courtney worked in the area of early intervention, providing language therapy to infants/toddlers with developmental delays within their natural environment.

Courtney is trained in LANGUAGE! A research-based, comprehensive, structured language curriculum for students with delays in reading, writing, and spelling.

Courtney has a love for kids and is passionate about providing fun and interactive therapy sessions. She uses best practices, individualized therapy techniques, and parent involvement/education to ensure progress in her clients' skills.


Debora Marchini
Debora Marchini
Bachelor in Speech Therapy & Audiology
Master in Oral Motricity

São Paulo, Brazil

Debora is a Brazilian Speech and Language Therapist. She graduated from UNICAMP and did her Post-Graduation in USP, two of the best universities in São Paulo state, Brazil. Now she is a member of the Speech and Hearing Association of Singapore (SHAS).

She had been working in a University Hospital in Brazil and had been exposed to a wide variety of challenges in a Paediatric Care. She is also used to work with cases of orofacial myofunctional disorder that include specific conditions or behaviours that can have a negative impact on oral postures and function (ex: tongue thrusting, deviate swallowing, mouth breathing, orofacial muscle imbalance, etc).

Debora is trained in the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) feeding approach.The SOS Approach to Feeding is a Program for assessing and treating children with feeding and weight/growth difficulties.

Debora is intuitive and passionate about working with children. She is interactive and tactile therapist that allows the child to enjoy the therapy in an enjoyable and informal situation. Learning in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere allows the child to develop independent learning skills that are fun and interactive.

She provides therapy in Portuguese and English.


Joice Almeida


Joice Almeida
Bachelor in Speech & Language Pathology and Audiology
Minas Gerais, Brazil

Joice is a Speech and Language therapist graduated from FEAD University. Prior to joining Dynamics Speech, Joice worked in kindergarten and private settings with paediatrics, in particular with Autism Spectrum disorder, language delay (both expressive and comprehensive) and articulation disorders.

She is a member of Speech and hearing association of Singapore (SHAS) and Brazil Board of Speech and Language Therapy.

She is Talktools and Picture Communication System (PECS) trained. She is also trained in the SOS (Sequential Oral Sensory) approach for feeding.

Joice is passionate about working with children, what makes the sessions playful and enjoyable. She likes to get the family involved in the treatment, which she believes is very important to achieve good results.

She provides therapy in both English and Portuguese.

Karen Ang


Karen Ang

Master of Science (Speech Pathology)
Australia

Karen is a Singaporean Speech Pathologist who studied her Masters in Speech Pathology in Australia. Prior to joining Dynamics, she was working in Australia with children in school and home settings. She had conducted individual speech therapy sessions as well as advised teachers and parents how to handle the children. Karen has experience working with children with Autism spectrum disorder, speech delay (expressive and receptive language delay) and children with literacy difficulties.

She is passionate about her work and dedicated to provide excellent care to the children she sees.

Karen is trained in PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System).

Karen is bilingual and can provide therapy in both English and Mandarin. 

Kirstie Whiteley


Kirstie Whiteley
B.Sc Speech and Language Science
UK

Kirstie is a Speech and Language Therapist from England who graduated from Newcastle University. Prior to joining Dynamics, Kirstie worked in the National Health Service in Plymouth as part of the Paediatric community services team, working with children from 2-12 in clinic, school and home settings. Her responsibilities in the NHS included devising and carrying out a range of intervention plans to suit the needs of each individual client, with difficulties ranging from speech delay and dysfluency to global developmental delays and Autism.

Kirstie is a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and is registered with the Health Professions Council in the UK, which regulates therapists and ensures the delivery of high standards of quality care for all.

Kirstie believes in client centred therapy in a fun and relaxed environment. She is passionate about working with children and enjoys building positive relationships with both her clients and their carers.
Kirstie is trained in using Makaton signing, a skill she believes to be essential when working with children who require a total communication approach.
Communication is fundamental in modern society and Kirstie believes in encouraging and empowering clients to improve their quality of life through optimising their ability to communicate.


Debora Marchini

Laimon Ng
B.Sc (Hons) Linguistics and Language Pathology
UK

Laimon is a Speech and Language Therapist from England. She had graduated with a Bachelor of Science Joint Honours in Linguistics and Language Pathology. Laimon is a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Health Professions Council.

Prior to joining Dynamics, she has worked as a therapist in several specialist schools, and privately working with students from Primary age through to College age. She has experience working with children with specific learning difficulties in the areas of expressive and receptive language, social communication and pragmatics.

Laimon has over 12 years experience working in particular with Autistic Spectrum Disorder ranging from non-verbal, severely challenging behaviours to high functioning autism. Through this, she has attended courses in the UK for communicating through P.E.C.S and Makaton. She has also had experience in the use of Intensive Interaction as an approach to developing early communication. She has delivered individual speech therapy sessions and group therapy sessions to ensure generalisation of skills. She has also delivered specific training to school staff and advice on handling autism in school aged children both in England and through charity work in Romania.

She is a strong believer in a collaborative, holistic approach with parents and other professionals in order to maximise the growth and development of each client she works with. She focus on the needs of each individual child to provide tailored, motivating and fun sessions.

Debora Marchini

Nikoletta Mappouridou
B.A Speech Therapy
Greece

Nikoletta is a Speech Pathologist from Cyprus. She graduated from Univeristy of Greece, which specializes in speech disorders. She was successfully running her own speech therapy centre in Cyprus, prior to relocating to Singapore.

Nikoletta is a member of the Speech and Hearing Association of Singapore (SHAS) and Autism Society of America.

She has a proven track record working with hundreds of children with autism, weak phonological awareness, poor oral-motor development, articulation difficulties, dyslexia and down syndrome. Nikoletta is committed to the improvement of the children under her care and believes in family-centric therapy.

Nikoletta can provide therapy both in English and in Greek.

Suzie


Suzie Kehoe
Post Graduate Qualification in Assessment and Management of Dysphagia
BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy
CACHE Diploma in Childcare and Education
UK

Suzie graduated from Birmingham City University UK with Hons in Speech and Language Therapy. She is a full member of the Health Professions Council UK and Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists UK. Suzie also has a post graduate certificate in Dysphagia (eating and drinking difficulties) awarded by Manchester Metropolitan University UK.

Before coming to Singapore she has worked as part of a specialist team for children (1yr – 21yrs old) with complex needs. This involved providing assessment and management of speech (articulation and phonology), language (pre-verbal skills, expressive and receptive skills), communication and dysphagia in many different settings depending on each child’s individual needs. She has provided therapy in special education schools both in UK and Singapore.

Previously Suzie worked with children who experience challenges due to their physical and/or medical diagnosis such as hearing impairment, Down Syndrome, Apert Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, ASD and developmental delay. She frequently used and supported others in using Makaton sign, PECS, Visual Timetables and Objects of Reference.

Suzie has a specific interest and experience in early language development.

She believes it is important to provide holistic intervention and take a total communication approach. She loves working with children and enjoys making her therapy relaxed, motivating and enjoyable for both the child and care giver.

 

Tori Pullin

Tori Pullin
MmedSci Clinical Communication Studies
BA (Hons) English Language Studies
UK

Tori graduated from Sheffield University with a Masters in Speech and Language Therapy. She is a member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists and the Health Professions Council UK.

Prior to joining dynamics, Tori’s work experience has included assessing and providing therapy for children aged 2-18 with complex needs, in a school and clinic setting . She has experience working with clients with various challenges including: Autistic spectrum disorders, Down syndrome, language delay (receptive and expressive), voice disorder, global developmental delay, verbal dyspraxia (childhood apraxia of speech) and phonological delay and disorder.

Tori is trained in PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System) and has attended The Nuffield Dyspraxia Programme training course. She is experienced in implementing POPAT (Programme of Phoneme Awareness Training).

Tori is an LSVT® trained clinician, a treatment which has been shown to be effective for children with Down syndrome and cerebral palsy.

Tori loves working with children and provides enjoyable and relaxed therapy sessions. She emphasises the importance of involving care-givers throughout the intervention process and is committed to using evidenced-based practice.




 

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