Our team is helmed by:
MICHELLE BOO
Qualifications
A recipient of the Health Science Scholarship from the Ministry of Health, Michelle graduated with 1st class Honours in Bachelors of Speech Pathology at La Trobe University, Australia. She is a fully-registered speech-language therapist with the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) Singapore with more than 10 years of clinical and research experience.
Profile Summary
Before transitioning to private practice, Michelle was practicing at both Tan Tock Seng Hospital and Singapore General Hospital. She has also worked in schools serving children with special needs, while supervising other speech-language therapists.
Clinical Experience
Having worked extensively in the acute, rehabilitation and community settings, Michelle has received training in managing babies, children, adolescents and adults with speech, language, feeding, swallowing, voice and cognitive disorders.
Michelle has expertise in managing communication and swallowing disorders arising from a wide range of congenital and acquired conditions, such as cerebral palsy, autism, traumatic brain injury, hearing impairment, stroke, multiple sclerosis and others. She has expertise in managing children with autism spectrum disorders, specific language impairment, speech and language delay, apraxia of speech, as well as prematurely born babies with feeding difficulties.
Michelle is also highly experienced in treating adult patients with swallowing disorders, cognitive impairment, and speech and language disorders of neurological origins. She also has expertise in tracheostomy management and videofluoroscopy.
Michelle continues to supervise and mentor speech-language therapists in both clinical and research work. She believes in using innovative approaches based on sound science, and draws from a wide range of approaches when working with her clients.
Research
Michelle previously received the Winston S Rickards Prize Medal awarded to the best paper submitted on therapeutic principles in the field of communication for her paper on aphasia treatment. Since then, she has participated in various research projects with papers presented at a number of international conferences.
DR. VALERIE LIM (PHD)
Valerie is an accomplished, compassionate and respected speech language therapist (SLT) with more than 20 years of experience. She is a fully-registered speech-language therapist with the Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) Singapore, and is a certified practising speech pathologist with Speech Pathology Australia (SPA).
Qualifications
Valerie graduated with a 1st class honours in a Bachelor of Speech Pathology, and a Masters of Applied Science (Research) degree from La Trobe University, Australia. She obtained her Ph.D in 2007 at the Australian Stuttering Research Centre, University of Sydney where she studied treatment outcomes for bilinguals who stutter. Valerie also has Level 1 Certification in Solution Focused Brief Therapy.
Profile Summary
Valerie worked as a Senior Principal Speech Therapist at the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) for 16 years before transitioning to private practice. She was a previous Head for the Speech Therapy Department, and was the Lead Clinician for the Fluency team, clinical education and research. Prior to SGH, Valerie worked in community and rehabilitation settings in Singapore and Australia.
In 2015, Valerie was awarded the Singapore National Day Commendation Medal for her conduct, efficiency, and service to the nation and profession.
Clinical Experience
Valerie has extensive experience working with children, adolescents, and adults with disorders of speech, language, voice, fluency, cognition, and swallowing. She also has expertise in tracheostomy management and surgical voice restoration (e.g., artificial laryngeal speech, tracheoesophageal puncture).
Valerie is an experienced clinician with children with speech-language delay and specific language impairment (SLI), ASD, and has worked with children with spinal bifida, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, children with multiple disorders. She is Hanen ITTT trained, and has experience with Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS).
Valerie is a recognised stuttering specialist. Trained in a variety of treatment approaches, she has successfully treated numerous children, adolescents and adults who stutter. Valerie is a member of the Lidcombe Program Trainers Consortium, and conducts Lidcombe Program workshops (a fluency treatment program for children who stutter) both locally and internationally. She has also conducted Camperdown Program and Smooth Speech Programs for adolescents and adults using different service delivery models (e.g., individual, group, intensive programs, telehealth).
Valerie is also an established therapist in aphasia (language disorder after stroke). She is the lead author of the English and Mandarin version of the Singapore General Aphasia Test (SGAT), a locally normed test for diagnosing language disorders in individuals following stroke.
Research
Valerie has publications in peer-reviewed journals and books, and holds research grants across different clinical subspecialities. She is a reviewer for several international journals, and regularly presents at local and international conferences.