Melanie Muttitt
Bsc (hons) in Speech and Language Therapy
AHPC Full Registration
A Speech and Language Therapist, originally from South Africa. I completed my training at the University of Reading, United Kingdom. I have worked in pediatrics with a wide range of difficulties and disorders such as Autism, social pragmatic difficulties, Down’s syndrome, attention difficulties, language delays and disorders, articulation and phonological delay/disorders, hearing impairment, auditory processing disorders, dyspraxia, and stammering.
I am extremely passionate about the work I do and am fully committed to each and every child and family with whom I work. I encourage family involvement throughout the therapy process to ensure a holistic approach is provided. I strongly believe in providing intervention that is ethical, individualized, and child-centred.
Yara Akemi Inuy
Bsc. (Hons) in Speech and Language Therapy and Audiology from Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Brazil) / Msc in Clinical Speech and Language Studies Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
Yara is a Speech and Language Pathology Assistant / Language Specialist who has experience working with monolingual and bilingual children with a variety of communication difficulties and identified diagnoses, in both clinics and hospitals. By implementing speech and language programs as planned and directed by Speech and Language therapists, she is able to assist in the treatment of speech, language, voice, fluency, and literacy disorders, and in the training of parents and other professionals.
Yara conducts language enrichment programs at Treetop for Portuguese and English speakers which aim to create opportunities to enhance children’s language and cognitive skills. Yara delivers accent modification sessions for children and adults who seek to modify their English accent.
In my view, each child is unique and play-based activities that tap into children’s profile are key. I enjoy creating a positive and rich environment for learning through strategies that stimulate children’s abilities, while also keeping them engaged and motivated. I also believe that providing support to parents and caretakers is essential for a successful intervention”.
Fahimah Kader Ibrahim
AHPC Full Registration
Graduated from the University of Sydney in 2014 and holds full registration under the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) of Singapore. I have worked with children between 2 to 7 years of age with a range of developmental needs including Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down’s Syndrome, Global Developmental Delay, speech and language delays and disorders. I have experience in providing intervention in individual and group settings in mainstream preschools, early intervention centre and clients’homes.
Having worked closely with caregivers and other professionals in multi-disciplinary teams across the early intervention continuum, I strongly believe in looking at children holistically and providing a fun and engaging environment for them to learn through play-based intervention. I am also passionate about empowering families with strategies to support their children and to create opportunities for the children to continuously learn in their natural environment.
Faith Yang
National University of Singapore, MSc. (Speech and Language Pathology)
AHPC Full Registration
I am a speech and language therapist with a full registration under the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) in Singapore. I graduated from the National University of Singapore in 2018. Prior to my current appointment, I have had the opportunity to work with students between the ages of two and six, in both the early intervention and mainstream preschool settings. Currently, I work with preschool- and school-aged students in mainstream preschool and international school settings. I have worked with the pediatric
population with a range of difficulties and diagnoses, including children with speech and language delays or disorders, autism spectrum disorder, Down Syndrome, cerebral palsy, profound intellectual and multiple disabilities, social-communication difficulties, and global developmental delay.
I firmly believe in every child’s ability and right to learn and to communicate. I value every opportunity I have to work with a child as well as with his/her caregivers and/or teachers. I continually work on increasing my clinical knowledge and practical experience, especially in the areas of current evidence-based practices, augmentative and alternative communication, caregiver coaching, and communication intervention for infants and children with Down Syndrome.
Lisa Maade
Speech and Language Therapy Assistant
BA (Hons) in Speech and Hearing Therapy
Lisa is a qualified Speech and Language Therapist who completed my degree at the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa. Lisa is currently working at Treetop Therapy as a SLT Assistant while she awaits AHPC registration in Singapore. She has worked as a Speech and Language Therapist in South Africa, Ireland and the United Kingdom.
The majority of Lisa’s work has been focused on paediatrics covering a range of developmental needs. Her working experience covers multiple settings, including hospitals, clinics, Early Intervention centres and mainstream and specialist schools across. Lisa has worked within multi-disciplinary team settings, where the approach has focused on holistic treatment.
“I strongly believe in enabling children with the fundamental skills to communicate and making this process both fun and motivating for them. I believe in a collaborative approach to therapy, which seeks to upskill parents and caregivers to create successful outcomes.”
Currently, our therapists at Treetop are trained in the following:
- Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) feeding approach
- Hanen “It Takes Two to Talk”
- PROMPT trained (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets)
- The Lidcombe Therapy Program
- The Listening Program
- Makaton
- 101 DIR Floortime
- PECS
- We offer Therapy, Training Supervision for parents and helpers/carers, a range of speech and language programs as well as accent modification for adults.
- Treatments can be taken in over 4 languages, English, Mandarin, Tamil and Portuguese.
Vacancies
We are looking for adhoc or part time Speech and Language Therapists to join our team. You will offer therapy in the clinic and in schools.
Please contact us on enquiries@treetop.com.sg and/or +65 9457 7974 for more information.