Empowering Communication and treating feeding and swallowing disorders for Kids and Adults, One Step at a Time.
About Us
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
At Zahra Hassim Speech Therapy Solutions, Ms. Z Suleman Hassim is a certified speech language therapist, leading our team. Ms. Hassim has been practicing since 2015 and has gained extensive experience in various healthcare settings including NPOs, remedial schools, mainstream environments and special needs units. As a clinical tutor at UKZN, a former clinical supervisor at WITS University in Johannesburg, she is dedicated to fostering the next generation of therapists. Ms. Hassim collaborates closely with other professionals to ensure that patients receive accurate diagnosis and tailored therapy. She comes with a wealth of experience having worked in Johannesburg, Durban, as well as Cape Town.
Our Story
At Zahra Hassim Speech Therapy Solutions we are driven by values that prioritize integrity, excellence, and a commitment to services. We offer services designed specifically for you, ensuring that your unique needs are met with precision and care. Our passion lies in empowering clients to achieve their full potential and enhance their quality of life. Through continuous professional educational development we provide evidence based services.
Paediatric population and Services
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Communication Disorders
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Speech Sound Production: Phonological, articulation, apraxia of speech, dysarthria
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Voice and Resonance: Managing phonation quality, pitch, loudness, respiration, and resonance.
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Fluency: Addressing stuttering and cluttering
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Pre-linguistic skills
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Oral Language: Receptive and expressive language, including pragmatics
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Literacy (Reading and Writing)
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Phonological processing
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Auditory processing
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Cognitive-Communicative Disorders: Managing impairments in communication related to cognitive functions.
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Children with speech disorders
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Children with receptive and expressive language disorders
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Children who have difficulty with reading, writing and spelling
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Children having difficulty coping at school
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Children who stutter
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Medical diagnosis resulting in communication and feeding and swallowing disorders (autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy)
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Non verbal children
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Cleft Lip & Palate
Adult population and Services
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Cognitive-Communicative Disorders: Managing impairments in communication related to cognitive functions.
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Aphasia (neurologically acquired language disorder)
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Apraxia of speech
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Dysarthria
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Voice and Resonance: Managing phonation quality, pitch, loudness, respiration, and resonance.
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Fluency: Addressing stuttering and cluttering.
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Dysphagia (Difficulties with feeding and swallowing)
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Not limited but including neurologically acquired communication disorders and motor speech disorders:
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CVA/Stroke patients
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Traumatic brain injury
Our Services
All services, are time-based and billed accordingly.
Services may be billed to medical aid or paid directly in cash.
We are affiliated to most medical aids.
Testimonials
" My daughter was finding difficulties in pronunciations and Zahra helped her to learn quickly using great methods. Highly recommended."
"A very good place, definitely would recommend . I've seen fast changes in my child and would love for you to try this place out . You will not be disappointed"
"Doctor Zahra is one of the best speech therapist. I used to stammer a lot after going for a few lessons she taught me how to have full control of it, she's a therapist that I highly recommend."
Zahra Hassim Speech Therapy
Located in Durban, our practice is equipped with the latest tools and resources. We aim to establish a supportive environment that fosters growth for both children and adults.
We are based at 72 Rosetta Road, Windermere, 4001 and have rooms at Ahmed Al-Kadi Hospital. Please note that we work strictly by appointment - due to the nature of our services we are unfortunately unable to accommodate walk-in patients.