Suite 2.07, Level 2, 15 Kensington St, Kogarah, NSW, 2217
Tel: 9587 1788
Dr Nada Makki-Karnib
Director / Principal Speech & Language Pathologist
As founder and principal speech & language pathologist of Q Speech & Learning Clinic, Nada brings over 19 years of combined experience and expertise in the fields of speech pathology and biomedical science.
Nada is a mother of four children and wholly understands the concerns parents and families have for their loved ones, and strives to provide the latest evidence-based and individualised practice to achieve success, in a supportive and warm environment.
A Hanen-certified practitioner, Nada has extensive experience working within schools, early childhood settings, clinics, aged-care facilities and hospitals. She has provided training to educators and teachers, conducted parent workshops and has enjoyed engaging children in individual, group or whole-class therapy sessions.
Throughout the University semesters, Nada also provide supervision to students from the Australian Catholic University and Macquarie University as a Professional Practice Educator, working in Banksia Road PS and Goodstart childcare centres. Previously, Nada was also running a program for schools in the Bankstown area, a joint project between a local Non-Government Organisation, The Smith Family and University of Sydney.
Nada is also currently working in affiliation with Edith Cowan University in their ground-breaking clinical trial on early intervention for stroke patients. She regularly provides VERSE language therapy for trial participants in Sydney hospitals, actively contributing to this study, the largest of its kind in Australia.
To ensure her clients are provided with the most effective and suitable therapy approaches, Nada is continually attending professional development courses, with formal training in:
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Hanen “More than Words” – for families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder & Social
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Communication Disorder
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Multilit
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Lindamood-Bell Visualising & Verbalising
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Maggie Lee-Huckabee – Swallowing Rehabilitation
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Lidcombe Program – Stuttering
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VoiceCraft – Voice training techniques
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Learning App Guide – effective use of iPads in therapy
Contact our office to make an appointment with Nada or email on reception@qspeechclinic.com.au
Meet our team
Zoe Stavropoulos
Speech Pathologist
Zoe graduated from the Australian Catholic University in 2019 with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology. Zoe has worked with both adults and children and has developed a particular interest in paediatric stuttering intervention.
Zoe enjoys involving a child’s parents/guardians in therapy sessions and is passionate about providing both assessment and intervention in a child’s school and home environment.
Lillian Bui
Speech Pathologist
Lillian graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology. She has worked with adults and children in a variety of settings, with a great deal of experience working with children within schools.
Lillian is passionate about providing client-centred therapy, working on functional goals that will lead to benefits in clients’ day-to-day lives. This often involves collaborating with clients and their families throughout intervention to ensure the best outcomes.
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Shima Margiolis
Speech Pathologist
Shima is a senior speech pathologist with several years of experience ranging from the outback to city hospitals. She has always enjoyed a challenge, which is lucky as she has two very busy little boys.
Currently her passion projects include Orofacial Myology and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Working within a multidisciplinary model. she understands that children are multifaceted and have many different needs that can be met with compassion, evidence-based practices, as well as therapy that is fun!
Jacquie Sekulovski
AES, AEP, ESSA
Jacquie is an Accredited Exercise Scientist (AES) and Accredited Exercise Physiologist (AEP) registered with Exercise Sports Science Australia (ESSA).
Jacquie has spent over 12 years professionally working with cardio-respiratory, neurological and metabolic clients to improve function. Her paediatric journey began after birth of her two children. It was then when she began to appreciate the journey of motherhood and the challenges and joys associated with pregnancy, birth and parenting children throughout various developmental milestones. To assist her children and mothers alike,
Jacquie began running sports-based classes for pre-schoolers, school aged children and adolescents who were most vulnerable at being exposed to inactivity and its detrimental effects to development. She began to specialise in evidence-based exercise practices for children who were diagnosed with global development delays, autism and ADHD. It became evident that these children had similar postures, movement patterns and shared the same motor delays. In addition to this, many of these children experienced similar birthing challenges, skipped fundamental movement stages such as crawling and continued to show signs of developmental red flags.
Jacquie has used primitive reflex integration techniques to improve the lives of her own children and children alike. She has specialised training and experience in the field of Functional Neurology where she continues to learn and apply the most current evidence based research and protocols to her treatment plans to ensure her approach is holistic and effective. Jacquie brings this along with her movement-based intervention to Qspeech where she will offer:
1. Primitive Reflex Integration
2. Balance and Postural Training
3. Strength and muscle tone
Fatima Darwish
Speech Pathologist
Fatima graduated from Sydney University with a Master in Speech Language Pathology. Throughout university, she had experience working with children and adults in a range of different practice settings.
Fatima has an interest in providing paediatric speech services in the areas of speech, language and early intervention. She is very passionate about helping children communicate by creating a fun and motivating learning environment and helping families communicate with their children everyday.
Zeinab Slaybi
Speech Pathologist
Zeinab graduated from Australian Catholic University with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology. Throughout her university degree, Zeinab has had experience working with children, adolescents and adults, helping them communicate to the best of their ability.
Zeinab is passionate about working with paediatric and adult clients and is committed to providing high quality evidence based services in a client-centred way.
Mya Mahfoud
Speech Therapy Assistant
Mya graduated from Macquarie University with a Bachelor of Speech and Hearing Science. Throughout University, Mya studied the production and perception of spoken languages and had experience working with children in a variety of practice settings.
Mya has an interest in working with paediatric and adult clients and providing client-oriented and evidence-based therapy which will help their daily lives. Mya is passionate about helping children communicate by creating a motivating, learning and play-based environment where the child feels comfortable to express themselves.
Najwa Sabra
Psychologist
Najwa is a registered psychologist with extensive experience working across the lifespan in diverse settings. She has dedicated her career to supporting individuals and families in navigating the complexities of mental health. She has worked extensively in the department of education supporting children and families and delivering specialised programs for children with specific learning disabilities. Najwa's expertise spans various mental health disorders, including anxiety, depression and developmental challenges. Her specialisation in developmental and educational psychology enables her to provide evidence-based interventions that foster growth and resilience in children, adolescents and adults.
Najwa offers a comprehensive range of services, including psychometric assessments and diagnosing conditions such as autism, dyslexia, intellectual disabilities and specific learning disabilities. She works closely with clients to identify their unique challenges and strengths, providing targeted interventions that promote educational success and emotional well-being.
Najwa is particularly passionate about working with young people, helping them to overcome learning difficulties and developmental delays. She collaborates closely with families, schools and other professionals to create individualised plans that support each client's educational and emotional needs. To provide her clients with the most effective and appropriate therapy methods, najwa consistenly participates in professional development courses and has received formal training in.
- Student Learning Support Officer (SLSO)
- Behaviour Therapy
Dyslexia and Remedial Intervention
- Multilit- Minilit
- Early Start Denver Model (ESDM)
- STAT assessments- Vanderbilt University
- Incontinence, bedwetting and toilet training
- Suicide first aid
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
- Mindfulness and Meditation
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Raising resilient children- family-based therapy
Teadora Sorial
Speech Pathologist
Teadora graduated from The Australian Catholic University with a Bachelor of Speech Pathology. Throughout university, she had experience working with children and adults across a range of clincial settings.
Teadora has developed an interest in provding early intervention services across a range of practice areas. She believes in the importance of applying evidence based approaches for the best speech and language outcomes. She also has an interest in working with adults as a part of dysphagia management.
Georgina Janji
Speech Pathologist
Georgina holds a Master's degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Sydney. With experience across preschools, schools, and clinics, Georgina enjoys witnessing students grow in confidence as communicators.
She is passionate about providing neurodiverse-affirming therapy and enjoys supporting all children across speech, language and fluency range of practice areas. Georgina enjoys collaborating with families to assist their children in achieving their communication goals.
Jana Hammoud
Speech Therapy Assistant
Jana is currently studying a Bachelor of Speech Pathology at Western Sydney University. Throughout university, Jana had the opportunity to complete placements and has experience in working with children with different modes of communication throughout all various settings. She enjoys seeing the growth in children as they learn to be confident communicators.
Jana has an interest in working within the paediatric field and provide evidence-based therapy across all clients. She is passionate about building rapport with children and ensuring her therapy sessions are motivating while creating a safe space for them.
Ali Karnib
Therapy Assistant
Ali is currently studying a Bachelor of Physiotherapy at Australian Catholic University. He completed the International Baccalaureate at Newington College with Distinction.
Ali works as a therapy assistant as Q Speech with a special interest in neurotherapy, learning difficulties and literacy support
Lisa Brennan
Practice Manager
Lisa has a wealth of administration experience from her 30 year career both in the corporate and allied health arenas. Lisa is the face you see at our front desk and is always ready to greet you with a smile and her friendly attitude.
A mother to two boys, which Lisa acknowledges is her greatest accomplishment! Lisa loves seeing first-hand how the clients benefit from the great work of our speech pathologists, saying it is an honour to work alongside such knowledgeable, courteous and caring people.
Lisa prides herself on her friendliness, positive attitude and attention to detail. She is passionate about working with people and building relationships with our clients is important to her. She looks forward to welcoming you to our clinic.