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Tamar Ovadia
Occupational Therapy
B. Sc Occupational Therapy (UCT)
Sensory Integration Therapy Certified (Ayres SI)
Meet the Team
Tamar Ovadia graduated from UCT in 2007 and spent the following year doing her community service at South Rand Hospital in Johannesburg where she treated a variety of patients from children with Celebral Palsy to adult stroke victims.
In 2009 Tamar moved to the United Kingdom in order to broaden her work experience and worked in hospitals and the community. In 2010 Tamar returned back to Cape Town and took on a position at a well established private practice in Blouberg. It was there that she worked for almost 3 years in a practice that focused on Sensory Integration, managing her own paediatric caseload.
It was during this time that she developed her passion for working with children who struggle with sensory processing disorders and other developmental delays. In 2012 she completed her post-graduate training in Sensory Integration Therapy (Ayres SI).
In 2013 she opened her own private practice in Camps Bay, followed by a second practice in Hout Bay. Having her own two bouncing little boys along the way who have given her work with children a whole new perspective.
Tamar has a desire to keep learning and discovering new ideas. Her passion is working with a broad range of children from the little ones with sensory and behavioural difficulties, to older children with academic and concentration difficulties.
Rizwana Saber graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand, and her professional career in OT started at Thelle Mogoerane Regional Hospital in Johannesburg, whereby she gained experience in different fields of OT. It is here that Rizwana realised her deep passion for paediatrics. This led her to joining a private remedial school in Johannesburg. Here Rizwana gained valuable experience with kids of various learning difficulties across various age groups (Grade R – Grade 6). Working in this environment allowed Rizwana to work closely within a multi- disciplinary team allowing her to recognise the importance of viewing children in a holistic manner. After relocating to Cape Town in 2018 Rizwana pursued her passion working with children with learning challenges working both in a school-based and private practice setting, joining Tamar Ovadia's Occupational Therapy practice in 2019.
Rizwana welcomed her own precious boy in 2020 and completed her post-graduate training in Sensory Integration Therapy (Ayres SI) in 2021.
Nicola Cilliers has always had an interest in early childhood development and family relationships, leading her to pursue an undergraduate degree in Occupational Therapy at the University of Cape Town. After graduating, Nicola completed her community service year in the Saldanha-Bay sub-district, offering clinic-based services across several OT fields, but predominantly serving young children and their families. She entered a school-based, paediatric private practice soon after where she gained experience working with children with developmental delays and sensory integration difficulties and joined Tamar Ovadia Occupational Therapy practice shortly thereafater.
Nicola enjoys working with children of all ages and feels strongly about forming a unique relationship with each child as an important foundation for successful therapy. Nicola especially enjoys maximising on these daily opportunities to channel her inner child!
Nicola is currently completing her master’s studies, focusing her research on how parenting unfolds when children demonstrate behavioural problems.
Ragmah Fredricks graduated from Stellenbosch University and completed her community service year at Groote Schuur hospital in Cape Town where she worked with adult patients. However she has always had a passion for working with children and this drove her interest to a career in Occupational Therapy. She worked for 2 years at a hospital assisting a paediatrician, gaining knowledge with various conditions. In this time she also began working privately, in affiliation with a children's multidisciplinary centre (speech therapy, physiotherapy, educational psychologist and play therapist) working with children with learning difficulties and children on the Autism spectrum. One of her big interests is early intervention.
Together, Tamar, Rizwana Nicola and Ragmah provide therapy services both in Hout Bay and Camps Bay as well as providing therapy sessions at Llandudno Primary school and the Camps Bay Preparatory School. They offer educational talks for parents and staff at different schools and also offer individual classroom visits for therapy clients so that a holistic and multi-disciplinary approach can be maintained.
