Went to BDI Playhouse for lactation support and myofunctional therapy for my 3rd son! Lets just…read moresay, I wish I would have known about this place with my first born! Amy Stumpf is beyond excellent and helped me so much! She went out of her way to get me in for an appt as soon as I was released from the hospital so that I could begin to receive help regarding breast feeding. She was also able to evaluate my son's mouth for ties and walked me through all the oral stretches after those were released. Highly highly recommend.

BDI Playhouse is an amazing environment and resource for a variety of supportive services -…read morespeech/feeding, occupational, and physical therapy. They have created an incredible environment both physically and culturally. My daughter loves coming to speech therapy - an unbelievable feat! Between the gyms full of fun equipment to bounce, swing, climb, and jump on and the toys/games room filled to the brim with so many types of activities, BDI really lives up the "playhouse" in their name. All the therapists incorporate play into their sessions, either switching between exercises and fun, or combining the two! Everyone I've encountered seems to genuinely enjoy their job. When you walk into BDI, there is an upbeat positive feeling throughout- therapists greeting their next appointments as well as saying hello to the other kids they see. The other patients are happy to see their buddies (therapists) too! You can tell that everyone cares deeply about their patients. A wonderful benefit of their multidisciplinary office is the collaboration between therapists and disciplines. If your child needs multiple services, the therapists are in one location and can easily work together, determining the appropriate order and timing for the different services. It is much less coordination for the parent, both from a scheduling perspective and a patient approach. The patient gets better care with less friction. And, if the stars and schedules align, sometimes you can get back to back appointments to minimize visits to the office too! My daughter has worked primarily with Amy for speech therapy, with some physical therapy from Lisa. Amy has a kind welcoming demeanor that was absolutely perfect for my daughter, who takes time to warm up to new people. Amy moves at Viv's pace while still getting through the therapy exercises. She is able to gently reign Viv in when she is being less than cooperative. Amy is realistic about what is and is not feasible for daily homework and keeps it to the most impactful exercises. We love Miss Amy! Lisa is also wonderful, regularly checking in with Viv to see how things feel and making sure nothing hurts. She doesn't dismiss Viv's feelings and reactions, but uses them to guide treatment. There is a level of respect and consideration for the kids that they don't always receive from grownups. I have also gotten to be a patient at BDI for physical therapy, specifically for Craniosacral therapy (CST). I've had long standing challenges around breathing/posture/stress and have spent many years working through these with exercise, speech, physical therapy, and more. Lisa, Andrea, and Cassie at BDI have been an incredibly important part of improving these issues. I have been a tightly wound person my whole life, never good at relaxing. Other than coming out of anesthesia after surgery, I've never truly felt relaxed in my body until a few sessions into CST. I hadn't consciously taken a real, full, deep breath using the correct primary breathing muscles until my CST sessions at BDI. Now that I know what a relaxed state and a full deep breath feel like, I can get much closer to replicating them on my own through home practice. I feel calmer. My posture has improved- my shoulders are less rounded and my rib cage moves a lot more. I'm able to use these improvements in my Pilates practice to make more lasting improvements. The actual sessions are wonderfully relaxing. I highly recommend BDI Playhouse - an exceptional environment providing supportive services to kids and grownups. I'm so glad we found BDI Playhouse!

I decided to look for a speech therapist for my 3.5 year old son when we found out from his…read moreteachers that he never spoke at school. We took him get an evaluation done at a large local speech therapy center, but my son literally didn't say a single word for the entire session.  I found Smiling Star and made an evaluation appointment with Miss Micaela. My son was very shy at first, as expected, but very quickly became  comfortable because of how awesome Miss Micaela was with him! The initial assessment revealed that he had many speech deficits, and a major lack of confidence with speaking, which made it even worse. We signed up for weekly sessions with Miss Micaela and in less than 4 months he was caught up to where he should be as far as speech, and had become so much more confident in speaking at school. He also LOVED going to speech therapy. On non-therapy days he would ask to go. And on therapy days he would ask to go back again after dinner. We are so thankful to have found Smiling Star and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a speech therapist!

Micaela is amazing!!!!!! My son was 3 years old and not speaking! I started to notice there was a…read moreproblem when he was 18 months old and that's when I started my search to get help. I took him to many many places and did not see any improvement. It was very frustrating. Finally I found Smiling Stars!!! Micaela did her magic and within the first week I noticed him saying a few words!!! I could not believe it!!! Micaela has a special way of connecting with children and I am so happy we found her!!!! Now the only problem is.....I can't get him to stop talking!!! My son is now 6 and his speech is fantastic. His preschool teachers said they have never seen someone make that much improvement in such a short time!!!

My daughter tried a SINGLE session of hippatherapy therapy. Yes, she had a rough first session, but…read moreeven the therapist said it's common. Keep in mind my daughter had already done multiple horse back riding sessions through our special needs recreation department. They said they thought the horse was probably also too small after the session. (Not our fault). Fast forward less than a week and we get a call saying she can't participate anymore because of safety. Keep in mind NONE of this was articulated to me after the session. It was "it's okay, lots of kids have a hard first session. We will see you next week". Nope. They won't even try again. If your kid has behavior issues, don't count on hummingbird. Ridiculous experience.

Love this place! From top to bottom. Just had our first session at the Westmont location. They have…read morea beautiful saltwater fish tank right when you walk in. Everyone is so friendly! You can tell the people who created the Hummingbird facilities put so much attention to detail into this place. The bright, vibrant colors put everyone in a calm and upbeat mood! Super happy with my son's therapist, Rachel. Huge facility with so many resources. They can even help your child ride a bicycle. They offer aquatics as well programs with horses. Just amazing stuff! They have a really neat gym as well. The minute you walk in the door your mood gets elevated. Such a happy place! My son is here for occupational therapy to help with fine motor skills development. However they offer almost any program you can imagine including talk therapy to help with emotions. Honestly, can't say enough about this facility and this is after our first visit! I was concerned my son was going to be bored and feel like this was work. However, the therapist makes everything fun and enjoyable. My son loves it!

I have had the worst experiences searching for therapists for my son that truly cared about him and…read morewanted to help him reach his full potential ... UNTIL I found North Shore Pediatric Therapy. From day one they have been amazing and helpful. Communication is always easy and I always have my questions answered within hours. My son's therapists always let me know how he is doing after each session and even did their own full evaluations even though he has records from previous practices. My son has been making amazing progress in just the few weeks he has been here than anywhere else. It's a process but he is certainly getting what he needs and I couldn't be more pleased :) Thank you NSPT and a special thanks to Heidi, Arielle, Ashlen, and Kimberly!!! -Brittany & Dominic

This place is the most disorganized place I've ever had the displeasure of visiting. I would like…read moreto note that our therapist was perfectly nice. However, after a MONTH of attending, she then informed me that she hadn't seen my daughter exhibit the behavior we were there for in the first place (which basically means I was paying $30 a week for my daughter to play in a ball pit and do the alphabet. Neither of which addresses our reason for being there). Throughout our time there, I made it very clear to all involved that as of August 20th, we would no longer be using them as my daughter would be starting kindergarten, and our time wouldn't work anymore. They offered several times to put me on a waiting list for a weekend time slot, which I declined as we live 45 min away. I had to cancel my daughter's last session and again reiterated that we wouldn't be back due to kindergarten. Well, come August 20th, I was charged $50 for a no show. They claim they had no idea we wouldn't be returning and say I never canceled our future sessions. I spoke to MULTIPLE PEOPLE. No one there communicates. Someone at the front desk even apologized saying they recently changed "some things around" and that things have been a bit "disorganized ". A BIT? So after multiple appeals on my end to get the $50 charge refunded, they simply reply to me, "the charge is valid and will not be waved." (Excellent customer service, right?) I mean they literally rob you. And guess what? After six total weeks there, I never even received a report or ANYTHING on my daughter (despite being told at the end of every session that one was being put together). I still haven't seen anything documenting what was done, observed, NOTHING. I mean they are truly unhelpful, unprofessional, and disrespectful. I have never been this disappointed nor dissatisfied with a professional medical office in my life. Stay as far away as you can.

We cannot say enough positive things about Social Butterfly! Krissy is our daughter's therapist…read moreand I have to just rave about her. She is kind, funny, engaging, flexible, and creative which means my daughter LOVES her sessions. We began working with Krissy in April so it's all been remote. She has formed a fantastic relationship and the reviews from her teachers and at her IEP meeting reflect just how much has been accomplished in such a short amount of time. Alex was instrumental in helping us start services and continued to find a way to make her practice's services fit with our daughter's diagnosis. She is kind-hearted and 100% gets what parents are going through to get the best care for their children with puzzling diagnosis. Again, I have only positive experiences with Krissy and Alex. Thank you!!!

My son has been going to Social Butterfly for a month no for a social skills group. Alex did the…read moreinitial evaluation and was great with my son! She explained everything I needed to know and promptly got back to me with dates and times for a group. Krissy is the SLP who runs the group. She's always upbeat and positive and explains what they did in the group well. My son is happy to go and I feel like he's learning a lot in the group. I would highly recommend Social Butterfly.

I reached out to Lakeview Speech for an evaluation for my child. Initially I emailed Tracy about…read moresetting up the evaluation. We then set up a time to speak on the phone to discuss the situation in further detail. She was very helpful and told me that another therapist, Erica, would be getting in touch shortly to schedule the evaluation. We set up the appointment shortly thereafter. Erica arrived at our home right on time and was wonderful, patient, responsive, and knows her stuff! I was very impressed. We also decided to do an evaluation at my child's school which was easily scheduled. My child's teachers noted how great Erica was- they were also impressed. I was very happy with the knowledge and services of this group!

I am so grateful to be working with Lakeview Speech and Language Clinic. Tracy was very responsive…read moreto all of my questions when I first sought her out, and helped answer all of my crazy questions. Our speech therapist, Erica, is so great with our 5-year old son. It has probably been about half a year now, and we have seen so much progress in his language development. Our son looks forward to his speech sessions and has fun while learning. I love receiving the detailed summary after each session, as well as helpful / relevant assignments that we can print out and work with at home. Erica is engaging, patient, friendly and professional. The activities continue to evolve as our son's language develops, and it's clear that the plan is individualized and personalized to his specific needs. As you know, there is no "one-size-fits-all" plan for these kind of things. We could not be any happier with Lakeview Speech and Language Clinic. If you are looking for a speech therapist for your child, just call up Tracy. She is the best!

We were recommend by our NEST PT to see a PT specialist on a regular basis. Pediaprogress was one…read moreof the facilities recommended to go to. Our toddler just finished PT after about 7 months of PT with Emily. She is sweet, down to earth and has been so great and helpful guiding us to help our kiddo. He took to her quick and really enjoyed being with her. We are beyond grateful in the support we got from Emily! Kristin at the front desk is also so sweet and welcoming when you walk in the door. Would highly recommend this facility.

We just finished PT with Rachel. She was wonderful to work with! Explained everything very well,…read moreanswered all of my questions and overall just extremely positive and upbeat. We had a wonderful experience!

Maggie from Chicago Speech therapy did an amazing job with our daughter. She fixed an issue that…read moreother speech therapists did not. Our daughter had a good contact with Maggie. Chicago Speech therapy has a solid and professional team. STRONGLY RECOMMENDED

Very happy with the results after sessions with Chicago Speech Therapy. Our 3yo had a stuttering…read moreissue. After 6 months of weekly sessions with Caroline, the issue has been completely resolved. Our child loved working with Caroline and was upset their special "play" time had to end when he was discharged. Would highly recommend Caroline for similar issues. She is knowledgeable and very good with children.

My daughter has received both OT and PT services at Turning Wheels. Every clinician we've worked…read morewith has been wonderful! Ashley H is a skilled OT that always gave a comprehensive summary and potential homework at the end of sessions. Ashley M is a talented PT that has helped my daughter grow in ways we only imagined! So grateful for Turning Wheels - highly recommend!!

It is SO DIFFICULT to find private Speech and Occupational Therapists; there is definitely a huge…read moreneed! My eldest child needs both services. Until very recently, he was only able to be seen (elsewhere) once every 2 weeks for Speech. At the same location, we were waitlisted for three months just for an OT evaluation! Needless to say, that was NOT working for us! My son needs more intensive (weekly!) services. Turning Wheels Therapy came recommended by another professional we saw. The owner, Amy, worked with me to get my son in for both therapies on the same scheduled day, and at a time that luckily worked with our crazy schedule. I am SO appreciative of that!! My son really enjoys his OT with Erin and his Speech with Kelsey. Both have been great with my questions. Erin especially has been great with providing me with resources and information regarding OT-based activities and supports. They are currently remodeling their basement area to better accommodate OT/equipment, and I am excited to see the final results! I am very happy that we found private services that works for us. My son is making great gains already, and that makes life easier for all of us!

We love midwest speech therapy! We have been coming since 2022 and always recommended them to our…read morefriends and family!! Both my sons love seeing their therapist for speech!

Midwest Speech Therapy has been very helpful in helping our child succeed! They are all wonderful…read morefrom the therapist to the front desk. We are thankful to have found them!