Cassidy(speech) and Elizabeth (OT) We are incredibly…read moregrateful for the care, patience, and professionalism you guys have shown to our child. From the very beginning, you created a warm and safe environment where our child felt comfortable expressing themselves. Your ability to connect, listen, and truly understand their needs has made a meaningful difference in our family's life. We have seen wonderful progress not only in our child's emotional growth, but also in his confidence . Your guidance, thoughtful strategies, and consistent support have helped us better understand how to support our child at home as well. Thank you for your dedication, compassion, and commitment. The positive impact you've had on our child's development is something we deeply appreciate and will always value. Thank you. I really appreciate you both.

Amazing! Can't say enough great things. From when I inquired till we started care, Cheri makes it…read moreso easy and we love Ms. Juliane!!!

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!

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.

This place is good from the standpoint of the therapy that is provided by the therapists who work…read moreat Milestone. I am a speech-language pathologist who has worked for this company in the recent past and was not impressed by the management or clinic set-up. If you are looking for a therapy clinic to bring your child and you live nearby, then it's not a bad place to go. However, if you are contemplating this pediatric clinic versus another one...I would recommend that you really take the time to ask questions, view the facilities, and make an educated decision on which place to enroll your child. The clinic is nice and big, and it includes a large gym, small gym, and individual therapy rooms. They offer physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy services to the pediatric population.

I can't recommend these Therapists enough! They are wonderful! All the Therapists here truly love…read moreand care for each child as their own. They get down to the child's level and talk to them about their needs. This is the best place to go to help with all of your child needs.

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 son received services here for 9 months. In that time, there was a lot of staff turnover. Every…read moretime he had a new therapist his anxiety worsened. Their suggestion was that he see a psychiatrist and be put on meds. Like seriously? As a mother, that's always a last resort, not a first option. Any problem behavior, they do not know how to handle and will call you to pick up your child early. All the the therapists are very young and seemingly right out of college. When you pick your child up, they will loudly give you an update in front of the whole waiting room which at times, has violated HIPAA laws. Also, as other reviews have noted, the billing dept is awful, they will not contact you if you have a balance, they just charge your credit card without authorization. They don't allow you to contact your insurance company to try and rectify it. They only state they will refund you later if needed. I had a balance of $95 that insurance erroneously didn't pay. Treehouse tried charging my card but it was an old card and didn't process. They called me 4 times within 20 minutes AND sent an email threatening collections if I didn't pay that day. What?!? Over 95 measly dollars I had no idea I even owed. No monthly statements or anything were ever sent. I would absolutely not recommend Treehouse. There are so many other reputable places to go to. Ones that actually care about you and your child and don't just treat you like dollar signs. I'm sure they will respond to this review with some sort of justification that they have done no wrong. But that is not needed, I am disgusted with this place and will be pursuing legal action for HIPAA violations.

THIS IS THE WORST COMPANY. I am never going back there! Treehouse: SHAME ON YOU!…read more I have a 0 zero deductible on my insurance and should not have seen any bills.. INSTEAD of Treehouse invoicing my insurance company Treehouse sends me to collections. HOW DARE YOU! SHAME ON YOU!!! Evidence 1 that you sent me to collections before invoicing my insurance company: https://goo.gl/n927zA Then you invoice my insurance company more than the collections letter which is $877.62 and 3 weeks after sending me to collections.. Evidence http://goo.gl/1caUf0 Yet, On February 11, 2017 I receive phone calls from that bill collector telling me that the $1375 Blue Cross paid Treehouse isn't for the above debt and that is something different. Yet my insurance has never received any invoices for any other debt,. I have reported this fraud and services to the attorney general Lisa Madigan's office, Better Business Bureau and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about concerns about you unfairly ruining my credit ALSO am in the process of complaining to the the Illinois Department of Public Health (Concerns about how this company has treated me) , and Blue Cross and Blue Shield for fraud. DON'T GO HERE!!! Also the Better Business Bureau has rated them an F

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!

Mirette is amazing! She is warm, welcoming and is very patient with everyone. Her staff is…read moreamazing! Can't forget to mention how light, airy and fun the atmosphere is here. It's very motivating, positive and inspiring! Love that they have music playing, (you even can request songs!) lots of equipment to use and great conversations. The time goes by so fast that when your done you don't want to leave. They accommodate any schedule you need and are very vigorous in getting you back to 100%. Mirette is honest, knowledgeable and trustworthy. I would highly recommend her and her team! Keep up the amazing work. Stay positive!

My daughter has had a wonderful experience at Little Steps. Her doctor identified a gross motor…read moredelay and referred us to physical therapy in 2020, and later assessments done by her school district identified a severe fine motor delay. We worked with Sarah at Little Steps to assess her and develop a treatment plan, and worked toward clearly identified gross motor milestones before progressing to occupational therapy. The therapists at Little Steps have even coordinated with her school district regarding her IEP. We have both really enjoyed working with the therapists at Little Steps and look forward to coming together each week. My daughter has made so much progress over the past year! PT and OT have improved all facets of her life--beyond improvements in motor skills, her behavior and attention have improved at home and in the classroom. She's more comfortable and has better endurance.

Easter Seals has such an awesome reputation in the therapy community and we are really lucky to…read morehave such an excellent pediatric rehab facility in the western suburbs. I brought one child here for an evaluation by Mary Massey, a rock star PT who specializes in respiratory issues. What a great resource! I've also attended 3 different pediatric PT courses in the past 4 years. All highly-rated speakers who presented marvelous, evidence-based courses at a reasonable price. The facility is clean, well-maintained, and has all the latest equipment and technology. Highly recommend Easter Seals for pediatric rehab and CEU courses.

Laura Klor is an amazing speech therapist. Having a child with special needs carries with it a…read moreunique set of circumstances. Laura as helped me with by explaining where the Schools POV. Easter seals has been willing to help me see the big picture and help Me remain focused on our long term goals by setting up several obtainable short term goals.