Cátia Vila Verde
Speech and Myofunctional Therapy
Cátia Vila Verde
Speech therapist, graduated from Universidade Atlântica, with a specialisation in Orofacial Motor Function and Swallowing and experience in clinical and inclusion-support settings.
Professional licence no. C-051819171ACSS — Administração Central do Sistema de Saúde
Specialties
Areas of practice
- Language
- Speech
- Communication
- Orofacial motor function
- Reading and writing
- Feeding
Who they see
Babies, children and teenagers.
Approach
Intervention adapted to age and to communication, language and feeding needs, involving the family and working as a team with specialties such as paediatrics, psychology, paediatric neurology, physiotherapy, dentistry and ENT.
Education and specialty
Degree in Speech Therapy, Escola Superior de Saúde Atlântica, Universidade Atlântica (2011–2015).
Further training
Specialisation in Orofacial Motor Function and Swallowing, Escola Superior de Saúde do Alcoitão (2020–2021).
Specialisation in Tongue Tie, Instituto EPAP (April 2025–April 2026; completed April 2026).
Further training in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (2017), Autism and Feeding Disorders (2019), and Orofacial Function Therapy, Oral Dysfunction in Newborns and Babies, and Tongue Tie (2025).
Professional experience
Speech therapist at Cercitejo's Inclusion Resource Centre in Alverca do Ribatejo (January 2017–July 2025). Works with Clínica Medicalruda, Arruda dos Vinhos, since June 2021. Clinical placement in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of Hospital Dona Estefânia.
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