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About Richter Therapy

Richter Therapy was founded in the heart of KwaZulu-Natal and has grown to serve multiple communities with expert occupational therapy services. Our primary practice is based in Richards Bay, supporting patients in Empangeni and surrounding areas, including The Bay Hospital, Life Empangeni Private Hospital, and Melomed Richards Bay Private Hospital.

Our dedicated team includes five highly qualified Occupational Therapists, four administrative professionals, and one valued general orderly. While our Richards Bay office remains our main practice, we are committed to delivering personalized, high-quality care across all our locations.

Occupational Therapists

Leandi Daling
Practice Owner & Treating Therapist

Pretoria

Robyn Hall
Managing Therapist

Richards Bay

Phindilie Mokomane
Occupational Therapist

Richards Bay

Nerisha Maghoo
Occupational Therapist

Richards Bay

Benjamin Schouten
Occupational Therapist

Richards Bay

Frances Craddock
Occupational Therapist

Richards Bay

Support Staff

Natalia Smit

Roché Neethling

Zama Mthethwa

Tammy Vuyk

Mavis Cele

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Richards Bay, KZN

Tel: 035 789 6056
Cell: 082 791 5715
Email: admin@richtertherapy.co.za

Physical: Unit 7, Calypso Centre, 2 Kruger Rand Road, Richards Bay, 3900

Pretoria, Gauteng

Tel: 012 003 1755
Cell: 082 791 5715
Email: admin@richtertherapy.co.za

Physical: Sunwood Park, Block 5B GF, 379 Queens Crescent, Lynwood, 0081

Leandi Daling (Richter)

B.OccTher (Pret); Dip Hand Therapy (Pret)

Qualifications:

  • B.Occupational Therapy (Honours), 2009 – University of Pretoria
  • Post-graduate Diploma in Hand Therapy, 2011 – University of Pretoria
  • WorkWell Functional Capacity Evaluation accredited
  • WorkWell Job Analysis accredited
  • Certified in the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment through the American Medical Association (ABIME). (CAMAG certified)
  • Management of pain, Module 1-5 through the Train Pain Academy
  • Certified in The Progressive Goal Attainment Program (PGAP)
  • Sensory Intelligence Practitioner (Sensory Intelligence Consulting)
  • Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) – Level 1, Foundations and Skills Training in DBT (The South African DBT institute).
  • Psychiatric Functional Capacity Evaluation (PFCE).

Awards:

  • 2017 International Burns Congress: Andre Zigame Rehabiliation Specialist Prize. “In recognition of significant contributions to the rehabilitation of patients with burn injuries through clinical practice, clinical teaching, and community service.”

Leandi is the founder of Richter Therapy Inc., an Occupational Therapy practice that was started in Richards Bay. She relocated to Pretoria in 2024 and opened a satellite branch in Pretoria. Leandi continues to service both practices and trains and oversees her team that manages Richards Bay.

She has a special interest in hand therapy and directs most coursework towards assessing and treating conditions affecting the hand and upper extremities. Apart from the qualifications listed above, she completed all the modules regarding the assessment and treatment of pain through the Train Pain Academy. She regularly attends the National Hand Surgery and Therapy Congress and the International Hand Surgery and Therapy Congress, which is held tri-annually. As occupational therapy does not end with acute clinical management, she furthered her studies to address psychosocial barriers to returning to work through case management. She was voted Director of Workshops for the Institute of Private Practitioners (INSTOPP) in 2022. Leandi also served on the South African Society of Hand Therapists (SASHT) board as the KZN Exco member and on the Compensation of Injury on Duty (COID) task team for the Occupational Therapy Association of South Africa (OTASA).

Leandi enjoys training and sharing knowledge and is regularly asked to present mentorship sessions for INSTOPP on billing, hand therapy, burns management, and private practice management. She is the national trainer for Ottobock, teaching therapists how to splint. In her private capacity, Leandi mentors private practitioners through 1:1 coaching.

Robyn Hall (Leigh)

B.OccTher (UFS)

Qualifications:

  • B.Occupational Therapy (Honours), 2017- University of the Free State
  • Neuro- Developmental Supportive Care of the preterm Infant (2019)
  • Management of pain module 1, through the Pain Train Academy
  • Lymphoedema Management Certified
  • Certified Fitter of Lymphoedema Compression Garments.

Robyn is the senior managing therapist at Richter Occupational Therapy Inc. Richards Bay. Her interests are directed to patient assessment and treatment of individuals with hand injuries, burns, lymphoedema, wounds and supportive care of the preterm infant. She maintains an interest in wounds, lymphoedema and developmental delays.

Phindile Mokomane

B.OccTher (Pret)

Qualifications:

  • B. Occupational Therapy (Honours) – 2021
  • Safety, Health, Environment and Quality qualifications – 2013
  • Train assistant certificate – 2014.

Phindile joined Richter Therapy in 2023. Her interests are in hand therapy, vocational rehabilitation and rehabilitating physical conditions. She has 6 years’ experience in the chrome underground mining and smelters.

Nerisha Maghoo

B.OccTher (UKZN)

Qualifications:

  • B.Occupational Therapy (Honours), 2021 – University of KwaZulu Natal.

Nerisha joined Richter Occupational Therapy Inc. in 2023. She maintains a special interest in burns, hand and orthopedic conditions. She is also passionate about wound care and developmental delays and strives to develop her skills to provide superior quality service to her patients.

Benjamin Schouten

BSc.OccTher (Wits)

Qualifications:

  • BSc. Occupational Therapy (Honours), 2023 – University of the Witwatersrand.

Benjamin joined Richter Therapy Inc. in 2025. His interests are directed towards Adult Neurological Rehabilitation, Hand Therapy, Wound Management, and supportive care of the preterm infant. He is passionate about improving function of his patients and has a strong sense of advocacy for them receiving the best possible care so that they may reach their fullest potential. He strives to continue upskilling and improving himself to providing high quality treatment.

Frances Craddock

B.OccTher (SU)

Qualifications:

  • B. Occupational Therapy (Honours), 2023 – University of Stellenbosch
  • Introduction to Hand Therapy Certification – Marti Simpson, Grounded Rehab (2024).

Frances is a junior therapist at Richter Occupational Therapy Inc. Upper limb rehabilitation is her main professional interest due to the life-changing effect that therapy can have for patients with hand injuries.

Natalia Smit

Natalia is one of our practice administrators. She has more than 15 years of administration and front-line experience. Natalia is our all-rounder and problem solver!

Roché Neethling

Roché is one of our practice administrators who often helps in greeting patients in reception. She is familiar with the medical industry. She joined us in 2022 with 6 years of medical administrative and frontline experience. She assists with bookings, reception queries and various other administrative duties. She enjoys interacting with the patients and advocating for their needs with the medical aids.

Zama Mthethwa

Qualifications:

  • B.Ed Unisa
  • HR Management – 2016
  • Archives & Filing Management – 2019
  • Level 1 First aid course – 2022.

Zama is an administrator and shares the duties of the practice receptionist. She is fluent in English, Afrikaans and Zulu. She welcomes patients and assists with bookings, and works hard in the background to get accounts processed. She loves working with people and strives to improve the practice with a smile.

Tammy Vuyk

Tammy is an administrator and shares the duties of the practice receptionist. Tammy thrives at interacting with patients and colleagues across the medical field. She excels in supporting a healthy work environment. Tammy has worked in the medical industry for more than 20 years, and continues to do coursework yearly. She is the POPI compliance/information officer and has done multiple courses to implement POPI in practice. She completed her Certification in office management and medico-legal management through Duxah Academy. She passed with distinction and was awarded the “outstanding achievement DUX student award”.

Mavis Cele

Mavis is the office assistant and helps to translate when needed. She assists with transporting patients to and from the Bay Hospital if needed and attends to the general up keeping of the practice. She loves interacting with the patients, making them coffee and mothering the staff.

Hand Therapy

Hand therapy is the rehabilitation of upper extremity injuries and/or persistent problems. It includes treatment before and after an operation to the fingers, hand, wrist or elbow.

Condition commonly treated by a hand therapist:
Fractures of the fingers, wrist or elbow. Arthritis of the hand, carpal tunnel disease, nerve injuries, tennis or golfers elbow, burns, ganglions excisions, abscesses, tendon lacerations, skin lesions on the hand or forearm, swollen and painful hands.

How is hand therapy performed?
Various treatment modalities like splinting, massaging, stretching and exercises are used to ensure that a patient can return to his or her work and/or hobbies.

Who can attend hand therapy?
You do not need a referral from a doctor to attend hand therapy. If you have any problems with pain, deformities or disability regarding your fingers, hands, wrist or elbow you can contact us directly for an appointment.

If you are booked for an elective surgery on your hand, the surgeon might refer you to us for post-op care. We will also be involved in the rehabilitation if you had an accident and sustained an injury to your hand at work or at home.