Ms. Angelica Chow
Speech Therapist (Registered) and Service Coordinator
Ms Angelica Chow possesses diverse professional experience as a speech therapist across non-profit organizations, special schools, and mainstream schools, providing assessment and treatment in language, articulation, fluency, voice, swallowing, and oral motor skills. She also serves as a clinical supervisor for university Master’s programs in Speech-Language Pathology.
In recent years, Angel has specialized in sleep-disordered breathing and obstructive sleep apnea, focusing on mouth breathing and snoring in children and adults through orofacial myofunctional therapy. Using evidence-based methods, she improves airway function, promotes natural nasal breathing, and reduces snoring and breathing difficulties. Angel collaborates closely with ENT specialists and dentists, utilizing orofacial myofunctional therapy as an adjunct treatment for obstructive sleep apnea to help patients achieve quality sleep and enhanced quality of life.
In education, Angel promotes collaboration between speech therapists and teachers, employing innovative and evidence-based strategies for early identification of speech disorders, enhancing language and cognitive abilities, and strengthening student motivation for holistic development.
Qualifications
- Master of Science in Educational Speech-Language Pathology and Learning Disabilities, The Education University of Hong Kong
- Bachelor of Arts with Honors (Distinction) in Communications, University of California, San Diego
- Member, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM)
- Member, International Association of Orofacial Myology (IAOM)
- Registered Speech Therapist, Department of Health, Hong Kong
- Member, Hong Kong Association of Speech Therapists (HKAST)
- Member, Hong Kong Institute of Speech Therapists (HKIST)
- Certification Course in Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy - Academy of Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy (AOMT)
- The Breathe Course (Dr. Soroush Zaghi, The Breathe Institute)
- Orofacial Myofunctional Therapy: Speech Therapists' Perspective Course
- Estill Voice Therapist (Level 1 & 2)
- Certified VitalStim Therapy (AMPCARE) Therapist
- TALK TOOLS Oral Motor Therapy Certification
- Qualified Assessor, Hong Kong Cantonese Oral Language Assessment Scale (HKCOLAS)
- Qualified Assessor, Hong Kong Cantonese Articulation Test (HKCAT)
- Assessor, Hong Kong Assessment of Theory of Mind (HKAToM)
- Qualified Assessor, Test of Pre-school Oral Language (TOPOL)
- Certified Instructor, Bricks for Autism LEGO®-Based Therapy
- Certificate in Innovative Assessment and Intervention Course on Theory of Mind for Autism
- Certificate in The Zones of Regulation
- Founder, Bright Talk Development & Therapy Centre
- Clinical Supervisor, Master of Science in Educational Speech-Language Pathology & Learning Disabilities, The Education University of Hong Kong
- School-based Speech Therapist in multiple kindergartens, primary and secondary schools
- Speech Therapist, Special School Speech Therapy Services
- Speech Therapist, Private Practice & Early Childhood Development Centres
- Speech Therapist, Community Rehabilitation Network
- Program Director, Children's Public Speaking Certificate Program (Early Childhood Language Enhancement)
- Program Director, Parent-Child Interactive Program (PN Parent-Child Play Group)
- Conducted professional speech therapy seminars for schools, early childhood centres, and social welfare organizations
- Interviewed by major media organizations (television stations, online parenting platforms, etc.) to provide professional advice
- Former Host, RTHK Health & Medical Programs