We brought our 2.5 year old to see Mandy and were with her for approximately 1.5 years. Mandy…read moreprovided just the right advice as well as engagement for our child (and as new parents, her experienced guidance and suggestions throughout also gave us peace of mind). Our toddler at the time was very shy, so her approach of play-based speech therapy was the ideal fit for a shy kiddo. He looked forward to sessions and didn't realize it was "work", but instead saw it as a fun activity where he was able to play with a variety of toys with an energetic playmate. I don't see how Mandy has the energy to play with the little ones all day, but she does--and really seems to enjoy it. The play/session environment is comfortable, welcoming, clean, and has a toy store's worth of different toys (and Mandy is always trying out new ones for the repertoire). Mandy immediately identified a structural issue that a previous formal evaluation from another speech therapist missed. Our child progressed wonderfully and is now outgoing, able to express himself clearly and with a range of vocabulary and sentence structures, and is doing advanced language and verbal work at school. We are very satisfied and highly recommend Bethesda Speech for Kids and Mandy.

Mandy has made an enormous difference in the life of my 9yo. My son has been in and out of various…read morespeech pathologist's offices since he was 4, and I could never hear or see a measurable difference in his speech until we found Mandy. The difference in a year with her is greater by far than the difference in 5 years with everyone else combined. I cannot say enough good things about our experience with her. She is incredibly effective as a speech pathologist, and the results are really clear. Even more than that, she is flexible, patient, adaptive and works with my son rather than at him. Her humor shines through steadily, and she is very kind, and my son can sense that and relaxes with her. She has specific, targeted exercises and games she goes through with him - he has only begun to figure out that the games are work - and gives us home practice in such a way that he knows what he needs to be doing and how to do it. My son can be a handful - so she works in movement breaks and tunes the games to his interests and approaches it with humor that makes him feel welcome. She gives prizes after so many stickers earned - set at a reasonable, attainable pace - and I noticed that, having figured out my son liked puzzles and stuffed animals, that the prizes being offered have quietly become things he enjoys. He vibrates for the opportunity to win them. Even the games have become quietly tuned to his needs and preferences; I've never seen so many games of Memory played. My son invented his own version of Go Fish with the articulation cards, and she went so far as to write down the rules so they could play it again. Seriously, she is *amazing*. As a note: my son went from throwing tantrums at the very idea of speech to cheerfully practicing at home and happily showing up to his speech therapy. Because she praises him for his effort and his progress and specifically what he is doing right, he can aim for that specific thing again and *believes her* when she tells him he's working and she can tell. I cannot tell you what a difference that has made. Most importantly, my son went, in less than a year, from being unintelligible unless someone had known him for years, to being a confident, talkative, outgoing kid with a lot to say. A few months in with Mandy, I stopped having to 'translate' for him. Months ago, he suddenly started talking non stop, because he could be understood and heard and participate. Before that, he only spoke that much with me, and he chose the most efficient script to short hand what he wanted to communicate, as speaking was tedious and hard work and he might have to repeat himself five times. Now, he is speaking happily and with assurance with his friends and with his teachers, and does not hesitate to step up and speak when called upon to do so. Mandy has made SUCH a difference in his life, and I am forever grateful. She is worth every penny and moment of time. I highly recommend her; you won't find a better speech pathologist.

Michelyve was incredible! It was hard to find speech therapists for adults, but she was right…read morethere for me start to finish. We had Telemed appointments which were so convenient. The use of word chunking, and other techniques for word retrieval have really stuck with me. Her homework assignments helped me build my confidence. 5 stars for Michelyve - she is hands down the best!

I personally know the SLP with compass communication group and she gives each client her best and…read morethorough work!

We contacted NTC for services and their intake department sent us an email asking for intake…read moreinformation and said they will discuss availability after receiving the intake info. We immediately replied with all the requested information, and since then we have not heard a thing from them. It has been more than a week now and we have followed up three times in email, and we still heard nothing back! No one in their intake department cares to even give a quick reply or anything. Very unprofessional and frustrating to say the least!

The problem with speech therapy is that it's more of a relationship rather than just a paid…read moreservice, and finding the right person is really essential to the success of the therapy. When we lived in San Francisco, my son had no words at 24 months and I tried multiple therapists before settling down with a really amazing one (Jodi at Spencer & Kong). Unfortunately we had to move only 6 months into his therapy, and luckily I found Jullian Luks at National Speech. Jillian has the best upbeat and happy energy, funny with good sense of humor, nurturing and sweet, and always professional. She is amazing at what she does, even with my shy and reticent son. The other therapists there also appear to be very good, and all the parents I've spoken to in the waiting room are very pleased with their experience there. My son now no longer needs therapy, and everyone is surprised when they find that he needed it. As for the negative review about the front desk, it's true, the young man at the front desk is not proactive about greeting anyone, but he is also a little awkward and soft spoken - not rude or snobby. The waiting room and front desk is also pretty busy - lots of families and therapists coming in and out. And everyone is different, but for me, I don't care if the front desk admin didn't greet me or look me in the eye - it's all about the quality of therapy that my kid is getting, and at National Speech, it was the best.

My husband and I were not happy with the services provided by Ms. Rubinoff and her staff. Although…read morethe staff therapist that worked with our child seemed competent, we never really got what we thought we were paying for our hefty hourly fees. Ms. Rubinoff, the speech pathologist in this practice, is apparently too busy to give her clients any meaningful amount of individual time and attention, and this is also apparent from the brief written report we received, which read like it was pulled off the shelf. Also, if you are considering using her services, you should be aware that the State licensing Board has previously had to reprimand her and put her on probation for using a speech pathologist for her practice that had been unlicensed for almost 7 years. You can find the Board's order easily by using Google, or here is the link to it. http://dhmh.maryland.gov/boardsahs/Documents/Rubinoff_CO_Sep_2007.pdf

My son was seen here in February and we were charged $840 for a 1.5 hour visit. They require a…read morecredit card on file before the visit and charged us for 6 HOURS! We were told that based on an evaluation of his test results that he was advanced and therefore needed no services (great!) and then received a canned report in the mail a week later where they had merely inserted his name. I find it hard to believe that took 4.5 hours to write that report. Laura has refused to lower the bill because we signed a form that stated we knew her hourly rate was $140. NO where did we agree to pay for 6 hours when our son was seen for 1.5. Horrible experience. AVOID THE PRACTICE UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET RIPPED OFF!

We brought our 4yo daughter here under a recommendation that she get evaluated for speech and audio…read moreconcerns. We appreciate how honest the therapist was about how she didn't see any underlying concerns with her in this area and was not pushy about continuing therapy sessions. But we did discuss perhaps occupational therapy to help her with feeding for future development. So we booked a few feeding OT sessions with Nadia and my daughter was in love with her from day 1. She was kind, patient and instantly connected with our daughter in trying to pin point the best way to encourage her to open up on how she interacts with food. Would highly recommend.

My son has been attending speech therapy sessions at Fairfax Pediatric Therapy since early January…read more He is almost 9 and has always struggled with his "s," "sh," and "ch" sounds - but we waited to see if he would grow out of it (he didn't). On recommendation of our dentist, we tried some videos to help him with speech, but we were not successful on our own. After a Zoom call with Ariel and Ahmad, the speech therapist, we felt very confident and comfortable with Fairfax Pediatric Therapy. After the first session, my son made huge strides in his "sh" sounds - he was actually able to articulate it correctly, even if it was a struggle. Long story short, as of today (3 months after starting) Finn has met all of his speech goals and no longer needs the services. Both Ahmad and Finn worked hard to make this happen - and in such a short time. I didn't expect progress so fast, to be honest. Not only that - my kiddo actually looked forward to the sessions. Ahmad took the time to get to know his interests - chess and strategy games - and built the sessions around play. When we left today, for the last time, Finn said he was going to miss his friend. We have had the best experience! Thank you.

My daughter was given a speech evaluation by Debbie in my home. She was 3 1/2 years old at the…read moretime. The evaluation resulted in my daughter being a year behind with articulating words as she spoke. Debbie's recommendation was for my daughter to get speech therapy at a facility, as my daughter is a real 'wiggle worm'. Debbie recommended a place, but unfortunately my daughter's insurance denied the claim since she did not experience a trauma or birth defect, which caused her delayed speech. In the meantime, Debbie is working with my daughter every week in our home to provide therapy. She does such a FANTASTIC job with my 'wiggle worm' that my daughter gets excited when she knows Debbie is coming and when she arrives. My daughter's speech has definitely improved since Debbie started working with her. Her sentences are longer, she is clearer, and I understand more words when she talks. My daughter even says, "Ms. Debbie says do this or that..." I would definitely recommend Eat, Speak, Play!

From the owner: Welcome to Eat, Speak, Play! We provide in home, functional based occupational and speech language…read moretherapy while specializing in feeding therapy and assistive technology in DC and Northern Virginia. Our programs are tailored to meet the specific needs of each individual person we work with. Our goal is to provide a multidisciplinary approach to therapy whenever possible to address each child in a holistic way. By doing this we will be able to treat the individual versus the specific problem. We want to provide individuals with independence and support the family and caregivers (including those at school and work) that will optimize quality of life.