we treat you across your lifespan
Occupational Therapy can help YOU get back to LIFE! Whether you want to
resolve your hand pain, decrease your headaches and improve your memory after a concussion, enhance your daily function as a student, parent or worker, and so much more, A Rise Above OT can help. Here, we can help you do and be those things that are now more difficult.
A Rise Above Occupational Therapy Services, LLC, is a small private practice in Allentown and Bethlehem treating those with orthopedic, neurological and whole person conditions
who deserve one-on-one care.
Join us for a different kind of OT.
resolve your hand pain, decrease your headaches and improve your memory after a concussion, enhance your daily function as a student, parent or worker, and so much more, A Rise Above OT can help. Here, we can help you do and be those things that are now more difficult.
A Rise Above Occupational Therapy Services, LLC, is a small private practice in Allentown and Bethlehem treating those with orthopedic, neurological and whole person conditions
who deserve one-on-one care.
Join us for a different kind of OT.
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Our Mission:
To provide personalized Occupational Therapy to those with orthopedic or neurological conditions and developmental delays by creating an in-depth, functional analysis of what you need to do, what is meaningful to you and how we can help you improve your brain and body, function and life. |
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Our Vision: To help get you back to LIFE! |
ABOUT OUR OWNER
ALICIA REISER, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS, PAM-C
ALICIA REISER, OTD, OTR/L, CBIS, PAM-C
I have been an Occupational Therapist for over 19 years and am excited to finally be on my own and help you get back to functioning the way you did before your diagnosis or injury. I will work WITH you by listening to your goals and problem solving together so that you can get back to the life you want and deserve. I truly believe that OT can help.
I graduated from Muhlenberg College, Misericordia University and Salus University and am currently the only OT in the Lehigh Valley who has my clinical doctorate with a focus on remedial vision rehab, specializing in concussion. I accomplished this by studying under Dr. Mitch Scheiman, OD, who is one of only 40 optometrists in the United States that has earned Diplomate status in the American Academy of Optometry (AAO). In 2018, my doctoral research was presented to the American Academy of Optometry and the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association, and this year I presented my findings to the American Occupational Therapy Association in New Orleans.
My true passion is working with neurological clients and seeing the progress gained in occupational performance and function by understanding how the brain works. My model of practice involves looking at the whole person and assessing the environment, occupation and performance within. Because of this, clients aren't just patients, but become family. After serving many years within the local major hospital networks, I decided that a new practice model needed to be established when working with those requiring occupational therapy. After years of contemplation, A Rise Above was born. I am a Certified Brain Injury Specialist, specializing in the treatment of concussion. Additionally, I am certified in LSVT for Parkinson's disease and enjoy working with you to prevent the progression of these diseases. Every session is different and focused on what you want to accomplish.
In addition to being an OT in the workplace, I am also a mother, daughter, wife and fanatic of both taking photographs and seeking out solace in nature. In my spare time, I have also volunteered in the local community by having raised over $35,000 for Autism Speaks and am currently the Director of Volunteers for the Nazareth Area High School Blue Eagle Marching Band for the second year in a row.
For more information on how I can help get you back to LIFE, please contact our office in Bethlehem or Allentown today!
I graduated from Muhlenberg College, Misericordia University and Salus University and am currently the only OT in the Lehigh Valley who has my clinical doctorate with a focus on remedial vision rehab, specializing in concussion. I accomplished this by studying under Dr. Mitch Scheiman, OD, who is one of only 40 optometrists in the United States that has earned Diplomate status in the American Academy of Optometry (AAO). In 2018, my doctoral research was presented to the American Academy of Optometry and the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association, and this year I presented my findings to the American Occupational Therapy Association in New Orleans.
My true passion is working with neurological clients and seeing the progress gained in occupational performance and function by understanding how the brain works. My model of practice involves looking at the whole person and assessing the environment, occupation and performance within. Because of this, clients aren't just patients, but become family. After serving many years within the local major hospital networks, I decided that a new practice model needed to be established when working with those requiring occupational therapy. After years of contemplation, A Rise Above was born. I am a Certified Brain Injury Specialist, specializing in the treatment of concussion. Additionally, I am certified in LSVT for Parkinson's disease and enjoy working with you to prevent the progression of these diseases. Every session is different and focused on what you want to accomplish.
In addition to being an OT in the workplace, I am also a mother, daughter, wife and fanatic of both taking photographs and seeking out solace in nature. In my spare time, I have also volunteered in the local community by having raised over $35,000 for Autism Speaks and am currently the Director of Volunteers for the Nazareth Area High School Blue Eagle Marching Band for the second year in a row.
For more information on how I can help get you back to LIFE, please contact our office in Bethlehem or Allentown today!
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Hear Alicia talk about her passion for Occupational Therapy on
WGPA SUNNY 1100 AM's Fresh Start to a Healthy Life. Podcast is available at: Menu-Streams/Podcasts- Fresh Start to a Healthy Life 1/16/2020 |
