Natalie Tang
Singapore, AHPC
Since graduating with her Master's degree in Speech, Language and Learning from Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois, USA), Natalie has practiced in both the US and Singapore over the past several years. She has worked in a variety of settings, including clinic-based, school-based as well as home-based. Her clients range from Early Intervention programs (aged 0-3) with medically fragile conditions to geriatric clients with a range of speech and language disorders, including speech sound disorders, pragmatic delays, aphasia, motor speech disorders, fluency disorders and children with autism spectrum disorder. Her passion remains in paediatrics, particularly preschool and school-aged children.
In all her years of experience, Natalie has never met a child who hasn't wanted to engage with the world around them. Often, they may struggle with it or may do so in unusual ways. Through child-led, play-based therapy, Natalie builds language skills by demonstrating the link between speaking and communication, and nurturing that desire to engage. She hopes to use a holistic approach, taking sensory needs, executive functioning skills and family culture into account, to guide both children and their families towards achieving their communication goals.
Every child wants to communicate, and Natalie firmly believes she can help them achieve this. Natalie is fluent in English and Mandarin.
Trainings and Certifications:
- Hanen - It Takes Two to Talk
- Nuffield Centre Dyspraxia Program
- Dr Caroline Bowen - Addressing Children's Speech Sound Disorders
- 3 Part Treatment Plan for OPT (Oral Placement Therapy)
- The Meaningful Speech®️ Course - NLA Trained Clinician
- Alex Kelly - Assessing & Teaching Social Communication Skills, Developing Self-Esteem & Friendship Skills
- Maude Le Roux - Building Effective Executive Functioning Skills
- Dr Alicia Pon - Connect and Regulate Through Play
- Karin Brinkmann - Sensory Processing Disorders Workshop : An Introduction for Speech and Language Therapists
- Lindamood-Bell - Visualisation and Verbalisation
- Lidcombe Stuttering Therapy Programme
- Certified Supervisor for Speech Therapists (Allied Health Professions Council, Singapore)