Athena is a constant in my child's life. She has been working with my 6-year-old twice a week for over a year, and in that time my daughter has dramatically improved her enunciation and confidence. Before we started working with Athena, it was hard for anyone outside of our family to understand my daughter, which was deeply frustrating for her. She's now completely comfortable in her speech and much more easily understood. What's more, my child LOVES Athena. She looks forward to seeing Athena each week -- for her, she is as eager to go to speech therapy as she is the park. This is largely due to Athena's play-based approach and incredible level of investment (and memory!) regarding my daughter's interests and ideas. Athena's energy is calm and kind yet firm, and she patiently helps my child work through frustration and feel proud of her accomplishments. Prior to finding Athena, I spent several months searching for a therapist that approached this work in a fun, competent, stimulating, sensitive manner -- as a skill set to be developed like any other, without stigma or framing things as "problems" or "difficulties." This was impossible to find, and I remember my daughter completely shutting down with several of the therapists we met. With Athena, my daughter is happy and excited each day, and learning so much! I truly couldn't have dreamt of a better therapist for our girl. read more