“As a child development specialist, it is obvious how much of an expertise Ryanne is in this field as a speech language pathologist. Ryanne can quickly assess a child and spot unusual speech patterns where there are sounds that need support and/or where a child needs help with pragmatic conversation. My relationship with Ryanne began as a partnership in my preschool. Ryanne provided us with speech screenings and then provided speech services to the families who needed it. She came on-site (a rare find to have!) so parents did not have to drive to a clinic during work hours every week (or to a child's home). A huge advantage of this is that Ryanne was able to work with the teachers on how to improve a child's speech while they were in our program. You can imagine how much quicker the growth is in speech development with a united team working with your child. Ryanne also understands that building a true bond with a child is essential to teaching, which I got to see firsthand when my own 6-year-old child needed support. Within minutes of talking him, Ryanne quickly realized his love of Pokemon. And she was able to explain to him in Pokemon terms what was going on with his speech in a way that he completely understood. In much better phrasing, she basically explained to him that his "s" sounds were in the current stage but we need to his "s" sounds to the next evolution so that we can take over that "s" sound to improve it. It completely turned things around for us at home when we were working on the sounds with him. And within the first couple sessions, we quickly saw our son self correcting his speech and Ryanne was so great about guiding me as a parent through it all. I also think there is a fear among parents that speech therapy will be a long term situation and a misconception that speech therapists want to keep your children in speech. I did not experience this at all with Ryanne. When a child was ready to "graduate," she celebrated this growth. She is professional, amazing with children, and so skilled at what she does. I highly recommend her services!” -Family of B.

“Ryanne is a superb speech therapist as well as a very kind, caring professional. We were so lucky to be referred to Ryanne at the height of the pandemic. She was willing to come to our home to work with our grandson, immediately. Two years later, Ryanne was available to fit in our younger granddaughter. Her diagnostic acumen and speech intervention is spot on. As a reading specialist, I have rarely worked with a speech Therapist who communicates on an ongoing basis with parents like Ryanne does. This enabled us to practice with the children in tandem with her and to move their progress along. Additionally, I appreciated the fact that she let us know when our grandchildren had reached their developmental goals. Her therapeutic activities made it a lot of fun for both of the children to learn, when in fact they thought all along they were playing! We highly recommend Ryanne to work with students of all ages. Her expertise, pleasant attitude and work ethic make it a pleasure to write this review.” -Family of A. & S.

“We have been extremely happy with Ryanne's support of our son. He delights in her visits and we have seen more progress under her care in the last 4 months than we saw in the previous year of speech therapy. She works diligently to tailor her lessons/approach to his personality and interests. We were especially impressed by her engagement with his previous therapists and the way she turns exercises into bits of fun mischief, which works well for our son who always likes to be making tricks and jokes. She also does a great job helping us as parents by providing guidance and exercises we can do with our son in everyday interactions. She is also very easy to communicate with, responsive, punctual, and very flexible.” -Family of A.

“Ryanne has been an absolute gift to our family. My child looked forward to their appointments with Ryanne every week because they had so much fun. Our school recommended her to us when we identified some articulation errors. Ryanne is incredibly warm and put our kid at immediate ease. She was able to help them make quick progress and even helped us with a referral to occupational therapy when we noticed our kid had some additional support needs. Beyond speech therapy, Ryanne was able to help our kid with literacy support, practicing reading and writing, as his articulation became less of a focus. I highly recommend Ryanne to any family, and the convenience of home visits is an incredible bonus.” -Family of B.

“Ryanne is an exceptional speech therapist based in San Francisco. We started looking for a private therapist after being shuffled back and forth in our insurance system. Ryanne was immediately responsive and made getting started painless and convenient for our family. She has been working with our toddler at our home weekly. When we first started, our daughter was on one-word expressions. After starting therapy, we saw significant progression each and every month. Our daughter really enjoyed her weekly sessions and looked forward to seeing Ryanne each week. :) What really impressed me was that Ryanne approached us after 7 months to let us know that she thought our daughter had made enough progress to stop. She's a consummate professional and great to work with. She even offered to speak to our daughter's preschool teachers to see how things are going in class. At every point, it really felt Ryanne was going above and beyond. We feel incredibly indebted to her for supporting our child to where she is today.” -Family of S.

“Ryanne was not only a teacher for our son, but a mentor and friend. When our son was 3 1/2, our preschool teachers shared with us that he had a few potential speech delays and recommended we consult with Ryanne. We’ll never know if they were pandemic/mask induced, but regardless, Ryanne confidently and comfortably shared with us exactly which sounds he was delayed with and her plan on helping him catch back up, ideally before kindergarten. As a parent wanting the best for your children, it is never easy news to hear, but we felt safe connecting our son with Ryanne with her calm professional demeanor for bi-weekly visits over the last two years. She was incredibly flexible meeting him wherever his class ended up in the park that day, or even did some house visits over school breaks. Our son grew to love his sessions with Ryanne, looking forward to what game she would bring to incorporate his practice. She was incredible with staying connected to us and sharing progress, with post session videos, text and picture updates, and bi-annual progress reports. He is now attending kindergarten having “graduated” from speech therapy with no more notable delays and for that, we have Ryanne to thank and will always be grateful to her.“ -Family of F.

“Ryanne is 100% part of our "village." Ryanne's connection to our son and to us as parents is the key ingredient to our son's progress. Her therapeutic skills coupled with her kindness, flexibility, and positive perspective was especially helpful to working together during the pandemic and learning more about our son's learning differences. We greatly appreciate the creative ways Ryanne engaged with our son, whether it was outside utilizing games or on zoom, Ryanne knew how to motivate our son to practice the discrete skills. Our son is showing growth in his articulation and his overall awareness of his speech.” -Family of M.

“It has been an absolute pleasure working with Ryanne. She is professional, bright, loving, kind, and nurturing. My daughter, age 6, really enjoys and looks forward to meeting with Ryanne every week! My daughter enjoys and looks forward to meeting with Ryanne every week. Ryanne has a knack (and a few wonderful tricks up her sleeve) to easily get kids engaged in their work.  Since working with Ryanne, my daughter has grown so much. Not only has her speech and writing improved, but her test scores at school have improved as well. My daughter is a lot more motivated and eager to work in and out of school. I highly recommend Ryanne without any hesitation!” -Family of N.

“Ryanne is fantastic. Our son was just 24 months when he began speech therapy and and her caring and warm nature made him feel comfortable and engaged. We saw great improvements after just a few visits. Ryanne used a variety of toys and books to help introduce him to new topics and vocabulary.  She truly is an incredible speech therapist and we are so happy we found her. She will be a great teammate to any parent and addition to any family.” -Family of B.

“We would highly recommend Ryanne Ziemba for speech and language therapy.  We have worked with her for the past two years because she is exceptional in understanding our son, his needs, and ours as a family.  She pulls speech and language out of him and targets conversation and contextually related skills that are necessary for him to succeed. Ryanne is particularly astute at gauging how to help our son navigate his language and social skills and when to push them forward. She has both professionally and personally been along with us, in the trenches, on our journey as he progresses.” -Family of E.

“It’s rare to come across a therapist like Ryanne. She is someone who has strong professional and therapeutic skills; someone who everyone genuinely enjoys working with. I have worked closely with Ryanne in many capacities for over two years. We’ve led social groups together, collaborated about shared clients, and brainstormed about unique client challenges. Ryanne is someone I can always communicate with when I need creative solutions or a different perspective. Aside from her professional strengths, Ryanne is loved by all her clients! Our offices are across the hall from each other and I almost always hear children laughing and having fun. Ryanne uses a child-led approach, allowing each client to express their individuality. When Ryanne and I started working together two years ago, she took over for a beloved therapist who was leaving the office. Ryanne seamlessly stepped into the role and quickly became adored by everyone.” -Colleague