My 4 year-old son had been coming for 9 months and is being seen two times a week. He loves Ms. Nina and Ms. Kristy! They give so much of their energy and attention into his learning. They are genuinely happy when he makes progress and has a good session. The front desk staff is always courteous, helpful and works hard to accommodate our schedule. They also use text messaging to communicate, and I find this so convenient. Thankful to be a part of the Sounds Smart family! read more

We have been taking my Son, who is now 5 1/2 to Sounds Smart Speech Therapy for over two years. Finding a "child" focused Speech Therapy office had proven to be VERY difficult in Orange County because most cater to adult patients. Although most offices I researched advised they had a pediatric program; they failed to impress me with their client ratios (adult vs child), level of experience with children, availability (only certain Therapists worked w/ Children) and office environment. Sounds Smart was recommended to me by two different sources. I first learned about Thao Pham, the Owner, from my Sons Regional Center Service Coordinator. Although they are not allowed to make recommendations, she kindly advised me of how great this office was. Second was a parent of my Sons classmate who was a client of Sounds Smart. He RAVED about their services, Thao (Owner) and her team. But already, I had started my Son at Tustin Speech Therapy, which I was not too thrilled about since they only offered 30 min sessions (last 5 min. was parent consult). But, they accepted insurance and Thao did not have immediate openings. For the record, I also considered Providence in Orange and Speech Pathology Associates in Irvine. Both, I felt were too busy, impersonally overwhelmed and more focused on the bottom line ($$$$) versus the purpose of serving children in need of quality speech therapy. A few months later, Thao called me with an opening! Whoa hoo! After an extensive parent consult and evaluation of my Son, she placed him with Ms. Tami on her Team. The sessions are an hour long and focus on the immediate needs of the child. My Son improved so much that they eventually used his private session to also focus on social scenarios expanding his comprehension of typical situations. I couldn't be more thrilled! We later added Social Group (3-4 children) with Ms. Thao to further engage proper peer interaction/ communication. The office environment is quaint and conducive to serving children of all ages. The toys used for sessions are immaculate, obviously cared for and selected by the Therapist from what I call the "Toy Library" (storage room). The location/ building is very clean, safe and surprisingly easy to get to from the freeway/ side streets. Also, on occasion Ms. Thao coordinates special outings for her clients to attend to further enhance their socialization skills in the real world! What more could you ask for! We are more than thankful to Ms. Thao, Ms. Tami and the Team for their dedication to our Son. If you are looking for in depth personalized service, Sounds Smart can meet and exceed your expectations as they do ours! read more

My son currently attends Sounds smart and receives one on one speech and social group services. He's been there for about 5 months now and I have seen a vast improvement. I have been to half a dozen other therapists all over OC and they do not compare to the tactics, goals, and dedication of the therapist at Sounds Smart. They have tons of manipulatives for my son to encourage language through play. By creating this natural setting for him he can learn while having fun too. I highly recommend this place. read more

I chose Sounds Smart after Kaiser gave me a couple of options, and this location was closest for us. I was pleased that they could accommodate my twin boys with mornings, and at same appt times, which I know can be challenging. My boys started at 18mo old last Sept. and graduated this Sept. They made great strides with Ms. Alli and Ms. Tami. Both therapists are super friendly and skilled working with young children, explaining what they're teaching and doing, and giving suggestions for things to do at home. We had a great experience working with Thao and the other staff this past year. Highly recommended! Thank you :) read more

My son needed speech services at 19 months when we started at Sound Smart. Our speech therapist was Brittney, who was amazing. She was able to address my son's needs quickly and developed a wonderful rapport with him. He looked forward to working with her every week. Brittney was also able to clearly address all the questions and concerns I had about my son's speech development. In less then a year my son was caught up with his language development no longer needed services. I would highly recommend Sound Smart to anyone who looking into speech services for there children. read more

I have twin boys and when we started Sounds Smart last year they were 2 1/2. They didn't have more than 5 words each , and now it is so amazing at how much better they are. Thao and Kristy are both so patient and nice. I would highly recommend their services because Thao and her staff really cares. They are so flexible with our schedule and was so accommodating with my insurance. read more

Amazing! Words do not do justice the gratitude I have for our sons speech therapist, Mika. In the short amount of time that he has been with her, he has just made amazing progress. All of the staff at Sounds Smart is patient and understanding. They have always been accomodating with any questions we may have had. We are blessed to have found Sounds Smart for our little guy! Thank you Sounds Smart (esp Mika) for all that you do! read more

Sound Smart has been amazing for our son. They have continually worked with our schedule as teachers and have made huge growth with our child. Mrs Mika is absolutely phenomenal and is constantly pushed our son with both rigor and kindness. We really can't say enough about how wonderful our experience has been with Sound Smart. If you're in need of Speech services, you'd be hard pressed to find a better staff anywhere. read more

Both of my children (with autism) have visited many different speech therapiest throughout Orange County. In my opinion none of the other offices even come close to comparing to Sounds Smart. My oldest has been visiting Sounds Smart for many years now and improved so much...at three he never even said the word 'mom" but now is speaking in full sentences much like his peers (now 6). The culture, the mission, and the vision of the Sounds Smart team is directed by a passionate, sincere, and individualistic attention for each child. Both of our children have benefited from the speech programs, the social groups, and the outreach field trips that they have been a part of. I truly appreciate all that they have done for our children. read more

Our daughter Emma was helped by Sounds Smart for around a year and half ending in September 2017. We do appreciate what they did for her by basically diagnosing her with a submucous cleft palate, working with her on that and it allowed us to be seen CHOC, by an ENT and then by a plastic surgeon to schedule surgery for her this spring. What we don't appreciate is being billed for basically a butt hurt fee because we decided to stop going due to her receiving speech in school. A non show up fee and cancel fee for $65.00? Seemed kinda of trivial considering the amount that we spent on this place in the time she was seen. It was like one last visit that they could collect. The cost is extremely high for us due to private individual PPO insurance and we spent over $10,000 over the period of time Emma was seen. She was seen 3 times a week at a cost of 75.00 per visit so financially it made sense for us to switch to school which was free, and offered extended speech therapy due to her being placed in an IEP. Billing us for this fee just proved that this place is in it for the money and honestly she has made more progress in school during the first three months compared to the last 3 months at Sound smart. Probably won't consider Sound smart if extended speech therapy is needed in the future. Perhaps Sound smart should rethink its billing policy for long term clients. read more

Everyone in the office genuinely cares about you and your child and I love feeling welcome in their office. Our son sees Miss Kathryn and we love her. She is so patient and great with him and we are already seeing results after a few weeks. We are lucky Sound Smart is so close read more

My daughter has done great here. She's gone through a few different therapists but besides that the place is wonderful. Very clean offices and nice staff!! read more

my daughter has been coming here for about a year now and the service is juz awesome. Thao has helped me work things out with my insurance and Kristy has been dedicated in helping my daughter learn tobspeak. a year ago my daughter hardly spoke. however, three or four visit of 50 minute service within 3 months she has spoken so many words...... and most of all they teach ur child not only speech socializing but also discipline. :) good luck! fyi... my daughter gors to another speech therapy in anaheim so I have something to compare service with. read more

My son has been attending Sound Smart Speech for about a year now. I am extremely pleased with all the staff, they are kind and friendly. Brittany has been working with my son and she is one of the most loving, kind, and compassionate woman I know. My son adores her and with her help his speech has progressed well. read more

My daughter who is high functioning Autistic is in Social Group with Ms. Thao and we have noticed a positive result. My daughter looks forward to being there and I think it is because Thao is such a good and fun teacher. But she is very professional and knowledgeable too. This is the perfect place for my daughter to refine her social skills that she works on at school speech class. The office is well run and everyone is friendly and professional. I would greatly recommend Sound Smart! read more

We absolutely love Sounds Smart and everyone who works there. They were so helpful with our son. We loved their care and enthusiasm for him. It is a very well run facility,y and we are so thankful for the speech therapy our son received. They are extremely kind, flexible, caring, knowledgeable, and helpful. Miss Brittney was the best! Thank you, Sounds Smart!!! read more

I can't say enough about how great Sounds Smart Speech Therapy is so I will keep this brief and too the point. If you are looking for the best look no further. The combination of the dedicated staff, the environment, level of expertise, commitment and flexibility at Sounds Smart will not be found anywhere else. My son was one of the lucky ones that started early and has received therapy for almost 18 months at Sounds Smart. I am currently a stay at home mom but I am also a special education teacher... talk about someone who may be hard to please and impress but Sounds Smart has exceeded my high expectations. Thank you to all of the staff for helping my son. read more

Mrs. Thao and her wonderful group of therapist are all amazing. They are dedicated, warm and outstanding in what they do. Our son first came eight years ago with a severe case of receptive, expressive delay. Mrs. Thao established a well laid out plan for him. When she wasn't working with him other such as Ms. Kristie, Ms. Carly and Ms. Melissa and many others helped with his speech, language and social skills. He is now an amazing honors student, excelling in all of his academic classes and in all the different sports, in which he also excels in. read more