Address: 3160 N Arizona Ave, Suite 105 | Chandler, AZ 85225
Rating: 5.00 (3 reviews)
Insurances: No info provided
Ages Served: Children to adults
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About Ridge Zeller Therapy
Ridge Zeller Therapy, formed in 2008 by JoAnn Ridge, MS, CCC-SLP and Meghan Zeller, MS, CCC-SLP, is a comprehensive private speech-language therapy, occupational therapy, and educational psychology services company. Our team of professional licensed and certified award-winning Speech-Language Pathologists, Speech-Language Pathology Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, School Psychologists, and therapy practitioners are committed to professional excellence in improving the quality of life for children and adults. Through the use of evidence-based and best clinical practices, we identify the unique strengths and needs of each client and align our expertise to provide the highest quality of care.
We provide speech-language, occupational, and psychoeducational services, and team-based autism evaluations to children and adults across a variety of settings, including public and private schools, homes, via telehealth, and in our private clinic in Chandler.
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Our daughters 3 and 5 attend speech therapy services and within the first week we saw immediate results. One of my daughters had worked on the K sound...
Manny F.
October 4, 2023
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If you are looking for educated talented and compassionate Speech andor OT therapists this is the place for you I have worked with RZT for 2 years and...
Sarah M.
September 10, 2020
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My son attended our local school district developmental preschool and we saw very little results. After much frustration I started to look for a private...
Leah F.
August 27, 2018
Frequently Asked Questions
The goal of speech therapy is to help your child communicate effectively with other people across all environments. This may take the form of using gestures, simple signs, verbal speech, and Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC).
Some other common things speech therapists can help with:
Nonverbal skills, such as signs or gestures
Forming speech in a clearer way
Communicating thoughts and feelings clearly
Understanding and responding to questions
Discerning facial expressions and their corresponding emotions
Noticing and understanding body language
Feeding and swallowing
Stuttering
A mental health professional (such as a pediatric psychologist) can help concerns around anxiety, depression, trauma, eating disorders, ADHD, behavioral challenges, OCD, grief/loss.
The occupational therapy process includes an OT evaluation before care starts. Here are the four steps your family can expect when starting occupational therapy:
Complete OT evaluation. An occupational therapist first identifies your strengths and needs through a thorough OT evaluation, also known as an OT assessment or screening. You’ll answer questions about you your skills, and you will most likely demonstrate these skills via hands-on activities with the therapist. Evaluations can last 30 minutes to a couple hours.
Approve OT plan. The therapist develops a care plan with individualized goals and customized interventions based on your needs. You can also share any specific goals or concerns before approving the OT plan.
Start therapy sessions. The therapist works directly with you, using various strategies and exercises to systematically improve areas of limitations and to build upon your strengths. If there are others part of your care team, the therapist may teach strategies for supporting your individualized needs at home and may recommend tools and techniques to use at home, in the community, or in the classroom to help you thrive.
Monitor your progress. You can expect ongoing progress monitoring and communication to ensure you're achieving your short and long-term goals.
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