Expressiva Development Center is a speech therapy and psychological practice that provides diagnostic, detection, prevention, and treatment services for children with speech-language and other developmental disorders.
What makes us special is our many years of experience working with diverse developmental pathologies, which has established us in the field of diagnostics; continuous postgraduate professional education; constant monitoring of the latest scientific trends and achievements; a critical approach to selecting modern theories, methods, and techniques; and a strong commitment to ethical, humane work and relationships.
Our clients come from all over Serbia, Europe, and beyond.
We do not invest in advertising, as in 90% of cases our clients come to us through recommendations from previous, satisfied clients.
Below is a brief overview of the areas we work in:
Delayed speech development; stimulative treatment of speech and language development
Stimulation of speech and language development
Correction of speech sound articulation (dyslalia, articulation disorders)
Insufficient speech and language maturity (dysphasia)
Fluency disorders – stuttering (using the proprietary MIG technique by Nataša Labović – voice intonation modulation technique)
Difficulties in mastering reading, writing, and learning (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia)
Preschool preparation
Development of cognitive functions in children with intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and other pathologies
Speech therapy treatment for children with cerebral palsy
Attention disorders with or without hyperactivity
Disharmonious development
Behavioral problems in children and adolescents
Family psychotherapy
Temper tantrums
Psychological testing of intellectual abilities
School phobia
Teamwork is an integral part of our practice. We are always happy to present and highlight our diagnostic and special education team, as we want future clients to know who they are placing their trust in.
The professional team is led by Nataša Labović, graduate special educator and speech therapist, specialist in sociotherapy and rehabilitation. From 2014 to 2022, she served as President of the Association of Speech Therapists of Serbia. Since 2022, she has been a member of the Association’s Executive Board.
She is a professional consultant at the Moj Lab Clinic in Montenegro, where she works 3–4 days per month.
She gained her experience through many years of work at the Belgrade Health Center and the Institute for Psychophysiological Disorders and Speech Pathology “Prof. Dr. Cvetko Brajović”.
She has long been a professional associate of the “Roditelj” Association and portal, a children’s family accommodation center, the B92 portal, and other magazines. She is an organizer and participant in professional and scientific congresses, symposiums, and seminars, as well as a coordinator and educator of professional conferences.
She is the author of the children’s speech development book “Vesna i cipela tesna” (published by Laguna), “Vuk kruška” – language comprehension exercises for preschool children, exercises for initial reading comprehension for early school-age children, the handbook “Articulation of Serbian Language Sounds from A to Š”, “Logomućkalica”, and is currently preparing a new book of poems, speech therapy stories, stories for speech comprehension, early speech development, and more.
The Expressiva team consists of:
Nataša Labović – Graduate Special Educator & Speech Therapist, Specialist in Social Rehabilitation
Anja Obradović – M.Sc. Special Educator, Specialist in Primitive Reflex Integration
Dragana Soćanin – Graduate Special Educator & Speech Therapist; Founder of the Early Development Center – Association Roditelj; Founder and Director of the private center “Logotonika”
Jelena Krivačić – Psychologist, PhD candidate in Psychological Sciences, University of Belgrade
Slađana Ivanović – Systemic Family Psychotherapist, Child Psychotherapist
Milica Petrović – Graduate Special Educator & Speech Therapist
Bogdana Divac – Graduate Audiologist
Jelena Bubanj – Psychomotor Re-educator and Specialist in Primitive Reflex Integration