Principal Speech Therapist

Danica Tan

Danica is a dedicated Speech and Language Therapist who is passionate in helping children discover their unique ways of communicating and connecting with the people around them.

She brings a breadth of experience across private practice and the social service sector, including early intervention programmes, mainstream preschools and special education schools, enabling her to provide holistic and individualised support for each child.

Through her years of experience, Danica has worked with children (ages 0 to 16) with a wide range of medical and developmental profiles, including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Developmental Delay, Down Syndrome, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Language Delay and Hearing Loss. She has extensive experience in supporting children with speech sound disorders, language delays, social communication challenges, feeding difficulties, and those who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication.

Danica adopts a play-based and child-directed approach to therapy, creating sessions that are engaging, purposeful, and aligned with each child’s interests and strengths. She strongly believes in working collaboratively with parents and educators, partnering with them to ensure that strategies are consistent, practical and meaningful across home and school environments.

In addition to her clinical expertise, Danica is also skilled in providing supervision support for students on clinical placement, as well as junior speech and language therapists. She finds great fulfilment in guiding them as they build their skills and grow in confidence as clinicians.

Accreditations and Certifications in

Master of Science in Speech and Language Pathology (National University of Singapore)

Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT)

Hanen More Than Words® for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

TalkAbility™ The Hanen Program® for Parents of Verbal Children on the Autism Spectrum

Social Thinking® Approach

Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) Level 1 Training

DIR 101: An Introduction to DIR® and DIRFloortime®

TalkTools® Feeding - A Sensory Motor Approach

All Things Mealtimes by Lively Eaters Feeding Therapy

Sensory Processing Disorders for Speech Language Therapists by Karin Brinkmann

Singapore Sign Language (SgSL) Level One by The Singapore Association For The Deaf

Allied Health Professions Council (AHPC) Supervisor Training

Coaching and Mentoring Skills by British Council