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Jocelyn L Lagier, MS CCC-SLP - View from street

Jocelyn L Lagier, MS CCC-SLP

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Jocelyn is incredible at her job. Not only is she extremely smart and experienced, but she has a…read morewonderful personality. She incorporates each days lesson into play (which is wonderful for my 3 year old.) Each visit she has a new lesson for my son and always explains to me the purpose of working on each item and goal she is trying to achieve. She is patient and kind and my son absolutely adores her. He has made incredible progress since starting just 3 months ago. I am so thankful we found Jocelyn and would go nowhere else for speech services.

I had an incredibly upsetting and harmful experience with Jocelyn Lagier. She diagnosed my…read moredaughter, who was barely three years old at the time, with a severe speech disorder. Without my knowledge or consent, she sent this evaluation to the private school we were applying to--an action that directly resulted in my daughter being denied acceptance. This not only devastated us at the time but set off an entire year of emotional stress and confusion. Fast forward to a year later: after seeing multiple other speech therapists for second (and third) opinions, every single one has said the same thing--my daughter has no speech disorder. In fact, she doesn't even qualify for speech therapy at all. It's clear to me now that Jocelyn Lagier was more interested in keeping us on a path of ongoing, unnecessary therapy sessions--ultimately for financial gain. She was not warm, supportive, or collaborative. She did not listen to my concerns as a parent, and I truly believe she caused harm rather than helped. I'm writing this review because I don't want another family to go through what we did. If you're looking for a thoughtful, ethical, and child-centered speech therapist, I strongly suggest you look elsewhere. This was a deeply painful and frustrating experience, and one I wouldn't wish on anyone.

Yes You Can Speak - I'm opening the doors for you to public speak well.

Yes You Can Speak

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After more than 20 years of exploring nearly every growth modality I could find, I can say Yes You…read moreCan Speak stands out. Lynn Kirkham's program combines neurolinguistic repatterning with other approaches in a way that gets to the root of old patterns and trauma, not just the surface symptoms. The biggest shift for me was understanding, in my body and not just intellectually, that my thoughts are simply thoughts. They can be seen differently, and once that clicks, they lose their grip. Although I've gone through many techniques to experience this, I feel that this program was the most impactful for me in that area. This program creates a space that is both skillful and deeply supportive. I'd recommend this program to anyone serious about their own growth, whether you're just starting or have been on the path for decades.

I want to preface this review with the fact that Lynn honored her refund policy and provided the…read more50% refund I requested. Although the course was not effective for me, others may have a different experience. I have a few key concerns regarding the program: The 98% success rate seems inaccurate based on my cohort, where the course did not work for at least three out of five participants. The course frequently encouraged participants to share past trauma in a group setting. Without licensed mental health professionals facilitating, this approach is negligent and potentially harmful, even if it offers self-reflection for beginners. The exercises focused on answering basic conversational questions rather than formal speaking techniques. This may benefit those struggling with everyday social interactions, but it did not provide meaningful public speaking practice. Ultimately, the program was not a worthwhile investment of my time, but I appreciate that the refund request was handled promptly and in good faith.

Smooth English - Sheila, Accent Reduction Coach | English language classes | Private English tutor in Los Gatos California

Smooth English

(19 reviews)

Some sounds spoken in the American English language are not very clear for other language speakers…read more For example, for some Latin language speakers, usually words such as "bad / bed" and "sheep/ ship" sound literally the same. As a Latin language speaker myself, one can imagine the kind of misunderstanding some conversations I had would cause, right? I had tried taking classes with several teachers before finding Sheila, and none were able to help me understand the difference of these sounds, much less teach me how to repeat and imitate these sounds myself. Then, I finally met Sheila. Sheila was able to help me recognize the differences of many english sounds which I didn't know how to tell one from the other, and she also helped me recognize sounds/words I was mispronouncing without even knowing it. She also helped me repeat these sounds myself, and it amazes me how her knowledge is so broad when it comes to english in all aspects! During our classes, she would explain to me the positioning of the lips and the tongue, the opening of the mouth and where I should "feel" the sound coming from when saying vowels and consonants sounds out loud. She knows a level of detail about pronunciation that I didn't even know existed, and even though it took a while for my ears to get trained and recognize these different sounds, I can see my accent is getting more natural (and smooth!) by the day with our classes! What's also incredible about Sheila is that, additionally, she has so much English knowledge that goes way beyond pronunciation. She has been teaching me and my husband some advanced grammar rules that sometimes we'd overlook and make mistakes. She has also been helping us with our "flow" when speaking and reading, showing us how English speakers add rhythm to the phrases, which words to emphasize, how to pronounce some words we were mispronouncing, amongst so many other things! And to keep the classes interesting, we have even read books together, and discussed not only the grammar and vocabulary of those books, but also some deeper literature topics and discussed the interpretation of what we had just read! She has deep knowledge of the English language in so many different aspects that I get amazed and surprised at every new topic she finds for us to cover in our classes. I have been taking classes for a few years now, and I know I still have a long way to go before losing my accent and sounding more like a native speaker, but I can also see how far I have gotten since I started taking these classes. As one of the most knowledgeable teachers I've seen, I definitely recommend her classes to any level of English speaker!

It's worth for the class! I took 10 classes with Sheila , she is very experienced, she knew what's…read moreyour weakness, and left homework to practice, next class will review your homework and recording, and she is responsible teacher,you will improve fast if you follow her instruction, some Americans said my accent is good, take her class, you will not regret. .

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