Meet the team!
Emily Dezmin, MS, CCC-SLP
Practice Owner & Speech Language Pathologist
emily@rspspeech.com
Using a family-centered approach, Emily incorporates a child's natural environment to understand and support their unique interests and communication profile. She brings enthusiastic energy and empowerment to build meaningful communication skills. Her unique approach allows families to feel supported throughout their daily routines. Outside of work, Emily enjoys hiking and adventuring in nature.
Background
Emily received both her bachelor's and master's degrees in Speech and Language Pathology from Northeastern University. She holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and am licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Emily's clinical experience includes settings in the public school system, inpatient hospital, and private clinics. Before starting Ready, Set, Play Speech Therapy, she began her career working at a sensory integration clinic incorporating strategies to support a child's sensory profile and regulation -- important factors to successfully grow and strengthen communication skills. She is devoted to cultivating a unique and flexible family centered approach to foster authentic relationships.
Certifications & Training
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Natural Language Acquisition (NLA) Trained (Gestalt Language Processing and Echolalia, Meaningful Speech Course)
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DIRFloortime Professional Training Course
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The Hanen Centre program: It Takes Two To Talk
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The Hanen Centre program: More Than Words
Ani Khachatourian, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Background
Ani received her bachelor's degree in Special Education at Regis College and completed her master's degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Emerson College. She holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from the American Speech-Language Hearing Association (ASHA) and is licensed by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Board of Registration for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology.
Ani is passionate about helping individuals find their voice, develop clear and effective communication, and overcome challenges with feeding and myofunctional disorders. She has extensive experience working with individuals with expressive language delays, autism, articulation challenges, feeding difficulties, and orofacial myofunctional disorders. Ani’s play-based therapy sessions are designed to be both fun and impactful, fostering progress in a supportive environment. Outside of work, Ani enjoys traveling, cooking, trying new foods, and spending time with family and friends, especially around the dinner table!
Certifications & Training
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Orofacial Myology Trained
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Beckman Oral Motor Trained
Vai Ranganathan, MS, CCC-SLP
Speech Language Pathologist
Background
Vai received his bachelor's degree in Neuroscience at Bucknell University before then working for several years as a clinical research coordinator, specializing in autism research and home-based study visits in the greater Philadelphia community. Inspired by these family-driven experiences, Vai then obtained his master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from Boston University.
While Vai has experience with both pediatric and adult populations, he currently works with middle and high school students with complex learning profiles, helping to develop and expand their expressive and receptive language skills. Vai supports students with various facets of speech and language, including auditory and reading comprehension, spoken and written expression, social and pragmatic language, executive functioning and speech production. When designing and implementing therapy sessions, Vai emphasizes the interests of his students, as well as the priorities of their families, in order to promote meaningful, lasting progress. When not at work, Vai enjoys cooking, staying active, spending time with friends and family, and watching sports (Go Eagles).