If you're looking to enroll your child in private speech therapy look no further!! We started with…read moreAshley the beginning of the year. Jan-Aug 2025 1x a week for 30 mins. She came to our home, which was more than convenient. She was always punctual, easy to communicate with when it came to scheduling, and so SO kind! My 3 year old son loves her. (As do I!) We made amazing progress within our eight months. My boy is talking up a strom thanks to Ashley! Our time is up with Arbuckle Speech Therapy but all for good reasons! Ashley will always hold a special place in our hearts for giving us the tools my son needed to verbally communicate!

We are so grateful for Arbuckle Speech Therapy and would recommend Ashley to any parent looking for…read morea speech therapist for their child!!! Ashley really took the time to understand our daughter's needs and also spent time building a relationship with our family. She helped us feel included in setting communication goals for our daughter and really supported us so we could use the speech strategies in our home outside of therapy time. Ashley made us feel heard and helped ease the stress of the unknowns. We are so grateful for the huge strides my daughter has made under Ashley's care.

The care and excellence is very observable, from the office staff to the direct treating…read moretherapists. They really care about the children and families that they serve. They strive for excellence and evidence based practice techniques that truly benefit the children and their skill aquisition. It is a delight to work with and collaborate with this team of professionals.

I debated deeply about this negative post, but my experience is worth sharing. First, introduction…read more I am a proud first time mom, working professional, Berkeley grad and graduate student. My son has had feeding challenges since he was 6 months old. I frankly noticed it earlier, but since he was bottle fed, his sensory difficulties did not pose a problem until we introduced solids. We sought out ACT as early as 8 months to help address his gagging and food avoidant behaviors. It may have been too early an intervention, I may not have been ready myself... for many reasons, we postponed this intervention until now, when Michael is 17 months and struggling to eat solids only. Today, before our teletherapy session began, a very brash owner took over Michael's therapy session to inform me that we were not demonstrating progress and will therefore be dropped. Shawn takes "great pride" in her practice's ability to "demonstrate progress", and because improvements were not being made, I was told I should seek care elsewhere. A lot of logical reasons were offered. Yes, my parenting approach seeks to validate my child's emotional experience and certainly I can improve on how I inadvertently "reward and punish" my son's picky eating and avoidant behaviors. Sure, Michael would benefit from an in person visit with a practitioner who can teach me how to properly manage Michael's crying tantrums on the high chair. My favorite was the "sincere" feedback this owner felt deeply that should be spoken, now, before even allowing our session to start, with a promise that she was not trying to run my son and I out of her practice. Referrals to the nearest graduate school near me were so sweetly offered. Wondering what patients rights and responsibilities are for this practice. I'm currently wondering what this practitioner's rights and responsibilities for care are. Of course, no health plan intervention or grievance will matter at this point as the practice won't be enrolling with our PPO in a month or so. May this perhaps be considered patient abandonment? Is this ethical care under AOTA or CBOT? I'm guessing the practice owner washed her hands from this by promising referrals. Nice save! Long story short, clearly this is a business. Clearly, this business does not put patients first and clearly this business owner prunes for high quality outcomes, perhaps hoping to improve clinical reputation even if the cost is patient abandonment. Thank you for making me aware of the business dynamics dictating the quality of care my son may have access to. It's too bad that your behavior, or rather your "sincere" yet unexpected intervention, undermines your practice's ability to partner with and empower parents, while also undermining the effectiveness of the therapists you hire. Samantha is wonderful, patient and caring. She could have certainly had a direct conversation with me with exponentially better outcomes. What a lost opportunity for her development. I'm sharing this experience and my review with you all because I'm dissatisfied with what happened today. I'm not looking for resolution because I won't trust my son's care to this practice anymore. This was truly unfortunate.

We've had an outstanding experience with Amigo Baby, and especially with Lily, who has been working…read morewith our daughter over the past year. From the very beginning, Lily has been incredibly personable, warm, and nurturing. Our daughter (age 2-3) connected with Lily right away, which made a huge difference in her comfort and willingness to engage. Lily has a natural ability to make sessions feel fun and supportive while still being purposeful and effective. We've seen meaningful growth in our daughter's speech and communication, and we truly credit Lily's approach and consistency for that progress. She takes the time to explain strategies to us as parents, so we can reinforce what our daughter is learning between sessions. That level of care and communication really sets her apart. If you're looking for speech services for your child, we cannot recommend Amigo Baby and Lily highly enough.

Our family is truly grateful for the care, support, and education provided by the Early…read moreIntervention and Physical Therapy team. We feel incredibly fortunate to have had such caring, knowledgeable, and dedicated professionals supporting our daughter, Ava. With their guidance and encouragement, Ava was able to catch up and even surpass her developmental goals. We are so thankful for everything they have done for our family and would highly recommend their services to other families.

I echo the reviews about the front office. Lori (sp?), the office manager, is abhorrent. I called…read moreabout a billing error amounting to $126 and she blew up at me. I had to repeatedly remind her that she wasn't an owner and that her behavior was unacceptable and disproportionate to the minor $126 issue. Sincerely hope the owners know about their front office staff.

My two kids have been patients for 7 years. The Dr's are literally all excellent. Dr. Pecht has…read morebeen a superb Pediatrician for both of my kids. Even the front desk staff are nice (so rare these days). Coastal Pediatrics is great. I'm glad there's 2 locations to chose from.

If you're looking for an ADHD or autism screening for your children, they are not accepting new…read morepatients. If you suspect your child has autism or ADHD Do not seek help! last week when I called to schedule an appointment, they were happy to accept new patients but as soon as I asked if they did ADHD or autism screenings, they said oh we have to call you back. They never called me back. I called them back today and spoke with the front desk and she said after speaking with her manager they now are no longer accepting new patients. I confronted the receptionist and said last week you told me you were accepting new patients, what has changed? She says that they do not accept new patients that need autism screenings. Can someone please explain to me how a pediatrician is not qualified to do an autism screening. I don't know if I even would want to take my kids here for a common cold.

Recently changed pcps and took my 10 year old son here. Place was smaller and more cozy but that's…read moreok bc the wait wasn't long at all. It was more personable and decorated very cute for those with littles, the MA, front desk and Dr. Lin were all so friendly, welcoming and positive !! Everything was also very clean and had hand sanitizer available which is always a good thing.

Love this place!! From the front desk to all the Therapists, all greet me with a smile, know my…read morename, and they push me hard enough to get results. Not so hard that I ache afterwards - JUST RIGHT1! I'm moving forward in my rehab from a stroke, and they are helping me with the results I need. I strongly recommend this Organization - I work with the Ventura (Loma Vista) location.

We saw Marc for the first time yesterday, I cannot say enough wonderful things about him. He was…read morekind and caring, friendly, and ready to get to work! None of this initial paperwork, "see you next time" nonsense. Marc dedicated every ounce of his attention to Kyle, pushed Kyle (in a good way) to work hard and to challenge himself in therapy. Marc was intuitive, creative, and continuously found opportunity to maximize the value of our session. If we could see him every day, we would. Looking forward to our next appointment and to working with Marc as long as we need him! ‍

I have used Dr. Pelangka to help with my son's IEP meetings for the past 9 years, she is AWESOME!…read moreShe is very knowledgeable about Special Education and passionate about her job. I highly recommend her to anyone that needs help navigating the Special Education system. I will use her until my child graduates high school.

Dr. Sarah Pelangka dba Know IEPs services need to be avoided at all costs! Dr. Sarah Pelangka…read moreIntentionally inflates client bills at $200 an hour. Arrives at IEP meetings unprepared and has not read the students IEP that is going to be discussed for two hours. Everyone's expression of shock on their faces when she confessed to not being prepared nor had NOT read the IEP. She was comfortable wasting everyone's time at $200 an hour. Dr. Sarah Pelangka will then aggressively send invoices stating if not paid right away they will have interest added and later be sent to collections. Did I mention I paid her in advance. She comes off very desperate for money with her billing practices. She is the lowest level of a so-called professional with a doctorate that I have ever interacted with. She does NOT complete the job nor has any care for the children. Avoid the nightmare and being rip-off for thousands of dollars by Dr. Sarah Pelangka with Know IEPs. Update- Sarah's dishonesty is shown in her response to this review. She claims the honest review is not factual. She will not take a new client without prepaid terms. I stated we paid in advance in the review. She clearly is a dishonest business owner and the review is factual. Don't waste your time and money with Dr. Sarah Pelangka operating Know IEPs. 2nd update. Her long winded response and tangent reveals a character that people don't want to hire much less get ripped-off at $200 an hour. This individual has no clue the amount of business she'll lose with this honest review. What's best? Potential clients will read this review along with her responses and will simply move on to the next advocate avoiding her drama. Thanks Dr Sarah Pelangka for revealing your unprofessional approach towards clients.

Usually my children are anxious about doctor appointments. Here, they aren't. The medical…read moreassistants know how to work with kids/put them at ease. There are 3 doctors so my child can always get in when they're sick. Dr. Nichols really takes her time listening and exploring options, so it doesn't bother me that we wait longer for her. Dr. Blank brought us a lot of comfort when my baby girl got really sick. Dr. Pecht always runs on time and is great with the kids. It just isn't worth taking them anywhere else. This is where all of their needs are taken care of no matter what it is. And I trust them.

I have been taking both my children to Coastal Pediatrics for about 5 years now. My daughter is 20…read moreand aged out but my son still goes to Dr Nichols. Let me tell you Dr Nichols is the best pediatrician out there. My son had a medical emergency last year where we called for an appointment while at the hospital. It was late and she took it upon her to see us. The entire office was already closed. She treated his symptoms and I couldn't be more thankful. She communicates with us and follow up with emails. Whenever we are there to see her she is never rushed And always tries to pinpoint and think of all possible causes. Her kindness and dedication to her patients is truly appreciated. He is now 17 and I actually fear of finding another doctor. I hope coastal pediatric will continue seeing him as long as they can after turning 18.