Therapies
Meet Our On-Site Therapy Partners
Speech-language therapy, audiology and occupational therapy, delivered by independent registered professionals.
Speech-language therapy, audiology and occupational therapy, delivered by independent registered professionals.
Jodi Zimmerman is a speech-language pathologist with eight years of clinical experience helping people find their own way to be understood. She holds a BSc in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Cape Town (2016) and an MSc in Augmentative & Alternative Communication from the University of Pretoria (2022), where she was named to the Dean's List.
Four years spent working in a government school for children with autism shaped the foundation of Jodi's practice, giving her a deep understanding of what people are capable of when given the right tools, the right environment, and someone who believes in them. Her master's research explored how youth empowerment programmes create participation opportunities for young people with disabilities — work that continues to inform her belief that everyone deserves a seat at the table.
Jodi specialises in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), drawing on Makaton signing, the PROMPT method, picture-based communication, and high-tech devices to build individualised therapy plans, because no two people communicate the same way.
With 12+ years of experience, Magz supports children with speech, language, communication, hearing and feeding difficulties, with a special interest in neurodiversity and individual communication profiles.
She believes therapy should look beyond what a child struggles with and focus on how they communicate, learn, connect and participate. Her approach looks at individual strengths and collaboration, working closely with families, educators and other professionals.
Magz supports children from infancy through adolescence, including children with autism, developmental language difficulties, speech sound disorders, learning difficulties, hearing loss and complex communication needs. She is a big advocate for multilingual communication, including South African Sign Language.
BA Speech and Hearing Therapy, Wits · HPCSA Registered · LSVT LOUD Certified
To book with Magz, please speak to our team at the centre and we will connect you.
Caitlin Sarah Varty is an Occupational Therapist with a special interest in paediatrics and sensory integration. She has been practising as an Occupational Therapist since 2011 and has extensive experience supporting children with developmental, sensory, motor, learning and participation difficulties.
Her approach is child-centred and play-based, with a strong focus on understanding the developmental and sensory-motor factors that may affect a child's participation at home, at school and in everyday life. She also values close collaboration with parents, teachers and other professionals involved in each child's care.
Caitlin is registered with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA). She qualified as a Sensory Integration Therapist in 2019 and has completed further training in Autism, Down Syndrome, Neurodevelopmental Treatment, neonatal care, and the Safe and Sound Protocol.
Developmental and sensory-motor assessments · Individual OT sessions · Sensory Integration-based intervention · Fine motor and handwriting therapy · Visual-perceptual intervention · Gross motor, coordination and postural development · Motor planning and praxis intervention · School-readiness assessment and support · Parent and teacher guidance · Home and classroom programmes · School-based support · Safe and Sound Protocol, when clinically appropriate.
071 365 0167 caitlinvarty@outlook.com
Caitlin Sarah Varty and Associates Occupational Therapists (Pty) Ltd
Alongside speech and occupational therapy, hippotherapy offers a multi-sensory, motivating way to build motor skills, balance, coordination, communication and emotional regulation.
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