Samvaad is a team of dedicated Speech Therapists and Behavior Analysts committed to improving communication and quality of life. Led by Radhika Poovayya, the team follows a structured therapy model where senior therapists closely supervise and guide junior therapists to ensure consistent, high-quality intervention for every child.
Parents are actively involved in all sessions, empowering them to continue strategies at home. Through well-monitored, evidence-based therapy, Samvaad supports individuals in integrating meaningfully into society and has established itself as a trusted and reputable therapy centre.
Radhika is the Founder and Director of Samvaad Therapy Centres and the Samvaad Institute of Speech & Hearing. A Speech Language Pathologist and US Board-Certified Behavior Analyst, she has over 30 years of experience working with individuals with speech, language, and behavioural challenges.
Her expertise includes stammering, aphasia, speech clarity issues, and ABA therapy for children with autism and behavioural concerns. In 2003, recognising the limitations of traditional approaches for autism, she pioneered the integration of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) into speech therapy, becoming India’s first Speech Language Pathologist with a dual degree in Speech Pathology and Behavior Analysis.
A committed educator and mentor, Radhika has trained generations of therapists and played a key role in advancing ABA awareness in India. Samvaad organised the first ABA conference in Bangalore in 2008.
She also leads Samvaad Institute of Speech and Hearing, Samvaad's academic arm, which was established in 2005 and affiliated with Bangalore University, offering graduate and post-graduate programs in speech pathology.
Associate Professor in Audiology
PhD in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology
Associate Professor in Speech Language Pathology
PhD in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology
Associate Professor in Speech Language Pathology
MSc Speech Language Pathology
Assistant Professor in Audiology
Masters in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology
Assistant Professor in Audiology
MSc Audiology
Assistant Professor in Audiology
Masters in Audiology and Speech Language Pathology
Clinical Supervisor Grade 1 in Speech Language Pathology
MSc Speech Language Pathology
Clinical Supervisor Grade 1 in Speech Language Pathology
MSc Speech Language Pathology
Clinical Supervisor Grade 1 in Audiology
MSc Audiology
Therapy In charge, ABA therapist and Supervisor
Bachelors in Speech Language Pathology (BASLP)
Senior ABA therapist and Supervisor
M.Sc. Applied Psychology, QBA
Senior ABA therapist and Supervisor
MA, QASP-S, QBA Candidate
Senior ABA therapist and Supervisor
MSc Counselling psychology, DECSE(HI), QASP-S Candidate
ABA therapist
M.Sc. Psychology, QBA Candidate
ABA therapist
M.Sc. Psychology, QBA Candidate
Junior ABA therapist
M.Sc. Clinical Psychology
Junior ABA therapist
MSW (Medical and Psychiatry)
Junior ABA therapist
M.Sc. Cognitive neuroscience, ABAT
Junior ABA therapist
MSW (Medical and Psychiatry)
Senior Supervisor
MA Psychology QASP-S candidate
Senior ABA therapist
M.Sc. Clinical Psychology, QBA Candidate
ABA therapist
MSW (Medical and Psychiatry)
ABA therapist
MSW (Medical and Psychiatry)
ABA therapist
MSW (Medical and Psychiatry)
ABA therapist
M.Sc. Clinical Psychology
ABA therapist
MSW (Medical and Psychiatry)
ABA therapist
M.Sc. Psychology
Supervisor
MSc, SLP, RBT and OPT level 1
Senior ABA therapist
MSW (Medical and Psychiatry)
Junior ABA therapist
MSW (Medical and Psychiatry)
Junior ABA therapist
MSW (Medical and Psychiatry)
Junior ABA therapist
MSW (Medical and Psychiatry)
Junior ABA therapist
MSW (Medical and Psychiatry)
Senior ABA Therapist
MSc SLP, RBT
ABA Therapist
BASLP, QBA candidate
ABA Therapist
M.Sc. Clinical Psychology
ABA Therapist
M.Sc. Psychology
Admin
Admin
Admin