I am a qualified speech-language therapist and audiologist, obtaining my degree from the University of Pretoria. I have a great passion for especially young children as well as the geriatric population.
Ili Rivera Walter said: “Success as a therapist is not in doing something for the client, but rather in being someone for the client.” This is what, I believe, has a big influence in making therapy more successful.
My practice was established in 2015 and I have been blessed with growth in my practice and opportunities to have crossed paths with awe-inspiring clients and their families.
I am located in Meyerton, Midvaal, which is a short 20 minute drive from Risiville and/or Vereeniging. I am registered with both the Health Professions Council of South Africa and the Board of Healthcare Funders of Southern Africa. All services are available in English and Afrikaans.
I am excited to work with each client who walks through my doors. I strive to treat every client with love, empathy and compassion. With the paediatric population, my aim is to help each child reach their full communicative potential by following a parent-centred approach to therapy.
For the paediatric population, I serve infants up to grade 12 learners; including the following areas:
Focusing on language, speech and early emergent literacy skill development from 0 – 5 years. It is never too early to bring a child for therapy. The earlier a problem area is addressed, the better the chances are for success.
The ability to understand spoken language.
The ability to use spoken language to express thoughts, needs and emotions.
These skills refer to the non-verbal communication skills and social niceties used during interaction, like the ability to cope within a social context by using functional eye-contact, appropriate register, turn-taking and topic maintenance.
This refers to the neurological processes involved in transforming auditory stimuli for everyday functioning as well as for scholastic activities (important for reading and spelling).
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (or CALP) is vital for a child to be able to cope in the classroom environment and achieving academic success.
This refers to reading speed, fluency and comprehension as well as the understanding of written sounds and the understanding and application of spelling rules.
This refers to the production of speech sounds. Articulation difficulties and DPD can affect speech intelligibility as well as communicating effectively.
This refers to vocal misuse as well as difficulties with intonation and vocal quality.
This refers to excessive drooling, eating difficulties due to tongue weakness as well as dental problems due to incorrect tongue placement.
TThis refers to possible language confusion, as well as a lack of a firm language basis.
This refers to any condition affecting the fluency of speech.
This refers to the acquisition of speech and language after proper hearing aid fitting/cochlear implantation by an Audiologist.
With the adult and geriatric population, my aim is also to help each client to reach their full communicative potential by following a client-centred approach for adults and a team-approach to therapy for clients with neurological afflictions. For this population, I serve adults from 19 years onward to geriatrics; including the following areas:
This refers to any of the following (please see above for definitions/explanations):
- Language Skills (such as Aphasia)
- Swallowing (Dysphagia)
- Pragmatics
- Cognitive Communicative Functioning
- Voice Difficulties
- Speech(motor) Planning Difficulties such as Apraxia
- Speech Production Difficulties such as Dysarthria
This refers to any condition affecting the fluency of speech.
This refers to the acquisition of speech and language after proper hearing aid fitting/cochlear implantation by an Audiologist.
This refers to vocal misuse as well as difficulties with intonation and vocal quality.
+27(0)76 251 7276
