Mrs. Kausar Zafar, M.A., CCC-SLP

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Get to know Speech-Language Pathologist Ms. Kausar Zafar, who practices in Katy, Texas.

As a licensed speech-language pathologist, Ms. Zafar’s treatment philosophy encompasses compassion, motivation, and dedication to her clients in providing them the best possible therapy to maximize their potential. She is the owner and Clinic Director of The Speech Clinic in Katy, Texas.

As such, she has extensive experience in working with young children who present speech and language delay, oral-motor problems, articulation/phonological disorders, reading disorders, attention deficit, stuttering, and voice problems associated with vocal nodules, vocal fold paralysis, etc. She also has extensive experience working with adults who have neurogenic problems such as stroke, head injury, cancer of the mouth, swallowing disorders, and Parkinson’s disease.

Pertaining to her academic background, Ms. Zafar received her Master of Arts (MA) degree in Communication Disorders and Sciences from Wichita State University in 1986. She also holds a MA degree in Psychology and is trained in the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment Method (LSVT). 

Licensed to practice speech pathology in the state of Texas, she has lived in Katy since 1987 and has practiced in Houston as a speech-language pathologist with Houston ISD, The Briarwood School, Katy ISD, and area nursing homes. She has also worked at Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital and Christus St. Catherine Hospital. She held the position of Director of Rehabilitation at Mariner Post Acute Network where she provided speech therapy and supervised physical, occupational, and respiratory therapy services.

Board-certified through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), Ms. Zafar is the recipient of seven awards of Continuing Education from the ASHA. She has held the position of Placement Coordinator for the Houston Area Association for Communication Disorders (HACD) for more than ten years, earning the HACD Tina Bangs Service Award for devoting her time to meeting the needs of the profession. In addition, she volunteers for several other organizations in the Houston area. 

Speech-language pathology is a field of expertise practiced by a clinician known as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) or a speech therapist. SLPs treat and diagnose speaking disabilities. They help patients with articulation, stuttering, fluency, the rhythm of speech, and more. Additionally, they may treat patients who have difficulty with language and social skills. Patients see SLPs for a variety of reasons, including relearning language after an accident, overcoming a voice disorder, enhancing social communication skills, as well as improving speaking clarity.

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