Questions are a pivotal aspect of communication. They’re how we find information or respond to the needs of others. For children, grappling with phrased questions is often a key stumbling...
Absolute Synergy Rehabilitation
is located at 5420 Douglas Blvd Suite F, Granite Bay, CA 95746
We can be reached via phone at 916.287.1517 or email at [email protected]

Christie Zelnik, M.A. CCC-SLP is a Licensed Speech and Language Pathologist
with a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech and Hearing Association. She has experience working in both outpatient and acute rehabilitation settings at the Sutter Rehabilitation Institute in Roseville, California, the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Specialty Center, and the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan.
She holds a certification in the Hanen It Takes Two to Talk Program, is also PROMPT-Bridging Trained (Prompts for Restructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets), holds a certification in LSVT LOUD (Lee Silverman Voice Treatment LOUD), is trained in the Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Approach to Feeding, and holds a certification in PECS (Picture Exchange Communication System)
Christie has experience with treating all the following, in English and French:
Acquired Apraxia of Speech
Alzheimer’s Disease
Aphasia
Articulation Disorders
Asperger Syndrome
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebrovascular Accidents
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Children with Complex Physical Needs
Cleft Palate
Cognitive Communication Deficits
Developmental Disabilities
Down Syndrome
Dysarthria
Dysphagia
Early childhood Development Disorders
Epilepsy
Expressive Language disorders
Feeding Disorders,
Fluency Disorders
Language Delays
Late Talkers
Mixed Receptive-expressive Language Disorders
Neurocognitive Disorders
Neurological Diseases
Neurological Trauma
Parkinson’s Disease
Phonological Processing Disorders
Social Communication Disorders
Traumatic Brain Injury
and voice disorders
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