Speech Therapists (current)

Nabaa Ali

Head of Department
Senior Speech, Language & Swallowing Pathologist
DHA License Number: 77234944-001

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s in Speech Language Pathology (University of Houston, USA, 2009)
  • Master’s in Speech Language Pathology (Texas Woman’s University, USA, 2013)
  • Certificate of Clinical Competency with American Speech-Language and Hearing Association

Languages spoken:

  • English
  • Urdu
  • Hindi

Areas of special interest:

  • Working with individuals who have suffered from a Stroke or Traumatic Brain Injury

Affiliations:

  • American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • Texas Speech-Language and Hearing Association

Cara Gentilni

Speech, Language & Swallowing Pathologist
DHA License Number: 00209471-003

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s in Speech Language Pathology (University of Texas at Austin, USA, 2014)
  • Master’s in Speech Language Pathology (University of Texas at Austin, USA, 2016)
  • Certificate of Clinical Competency with American Speech-Language and Hearing Association

Languages spoken:

  • English
  • Spanish (conversational)

Areas of special interest:

  • Working with individuals who have voice disorders and articulation / phonological disorders
  • Early language intervention

Affiliations:

  • American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (ASHA)
  • Texas Speech-Language and Hearing Association

Cara Gentilini is a Speech, Language & Swallowing Pathologist at Q Enrichment Center.  Ms. Gentilini is from the United States and has a Certificate of Clinical Competency with the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association (“ASHA”).  Ms. Gentilini is also a member of ASHA and the Texas Speech-Language and Hearing Association.

Ms. Gentilini has over four (4) years of experience working in the US and UAE.  Ms. Gentilini’s clinical experience includes providing services to individuals from infancy to senior citizens, and she possesses specialist knowledge, clinical experience for the following: Swallowing disorders, Apraxia of speech, Articulation / Phonological disorders, Language disorders, speech / language delay, Stuttering / stammering, Aphasia, Dysarthria, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Cognitive impairments, Tracheostomies, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorder / Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Down Syndrome.

Ms. Gentilini also has experience with neurological and progressive disorders including Parkinson’s, Dementia and Multiple Sclerosis.

Prior to joining Q Enrichment Center in January 2019, Ms. Gentilini was with FamilyFIRST Medical Center in Dubai, UAE for approximately two (2) and a half years.  Prior to joining FamilyFIRST Medical Center, Ms. Gentilini was with Garden Terrace of Houston, Life Care Centers of America in Houston, Texas USA for a little over one (1) year.

Ms. Gentilini attended multiple conferences in the U.S. including the annual conference held by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association and annual state conferences organized by the Texas Speech-Language and Hearing Association.  These conferences focused on educating and addressing ongoing evidence-based treatments in the field of Speech Pathology.

Ms. Gentilini received her Bachelor of Arts in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2014.  Ms. Ali also completed a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Texas at Austin in 2016.

Testimonials

“What a fantastic team at Q Enrichment Center. I 100% recommend them for any family. They conduct themselves in the most professional attitude all around, they are welcoming and my son enjoyed the service thoroughly. Thanks again.”
– Jean (Mother of child client)

“Q Enrichment Center has “A brilliant speech therapist she single handily helped me overcome the difficulties of dysphagia. Her work truly is a vocation, her desire for me to make a full recovery was just as strong if not stronger than my own. By far the best therapist I was fortunate enough to deal with.”
– Chris (Male adult client)

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