Natalie Sceales is a registered Speech-Language Therapist with the HPCSA. She has had further training in DIR/Floortime (Certificate Level 1, Certificate Level 2 in progress), Reflex Integration, and Talk Tools Oral Placement Therapy. Natalie offers Speech-Language Assessments and Therapy for children across a range of ages and presentations. Therapy focuses on the following areas:
Our group of OT’s have the expertise to intervene if you or your child has been described or diagnosed with any of the following conditions: Sensory Processing Dysfunction, Attention Deficits, Learning Disabilities, Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Delay, Preterm Births, Neurological Conditions, Cerebral Palsy and Syndromes.
At therapy connect, we work to enhance participation and independence. We do this through building skills, analysing and adapting the environment and supporting and educating parents.
We work with differences in the following areas of function:
Helga Uys is a registered Educational Psychologist offering psycho-educational assessments, counselling, and psychological support to children, adolescents, parents, and families. Through comprehensive assessments, she assists in identifying factors that may influence a learner’s academic, emotional, behavioural, and developmental functioning, thereby informing appropriate recommendations and support. She conducts assessments for educational accommodations and concessions, school readiness, and learning difficulties. Her work includes supporting learners who experience challenges with reading, writing, attention, and other aspects of learning. Helga has also completed additional training in areas relating to Dyslexia and related learning difficulties. In addition to assessment services, Helga provides counselling and therapeutic support to children and adolescents experiencing emotional, behavioural, social, or adjustment difficulties.
She also works collaboratively with parents, offering guidance and practical strategies to support their children’s development and well-being. A particular area of interest is helping learners develop effective study skills, memory strategies, and learning approaches that suit their individual learning needs. She also supports learners in managing the demands and stress often associated with school and examinations.
Helga further offers Neethling Brain Instruments (NBI®) assessments, which provide insight into individual thinking preferences and can contribute to greater self-awareness, communication, and understanding of learning styles.
Lize is a Dietitian and Lactation Consultant with a passion for women’s health, pregnancy, breastfeeding & lactation, introduction of solids and paediatric nutrition, which includes growth monitoring, picky eating and the first 1000 days of life (day of conception to the second birthday) as it influences the long-term health of an individual. She has also completed a sports nutrition course through the Association for Dietetics in South Africa (ADSA) and focuses on sports nutrition for tweens, teens, recreational athletes, and elite athletes. She believes in individual treatment plans as behaviour change can be influenced by numerous factors. She also has experience with managing various other diseases through medical nutrition therapy. She also runs a breast pump demo center. Different breast pumps can be tested, measurements taken to ensure proper flange sizes and offers pumping support.
Outside of her professional life, Lize is a proud wife and a mother to a 5-year-old son and a 2-year-old daughter.
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