Our child was a late talker, so we did our research and found East Bay Child Development Center…read more(formerly PLTA). From intake to our final class, the staff made sure that the scheduling process was a breeze, and that visits did not fall short of expectations. They have an excellent staff dedicated to your child's development, and the office is pristine. Not just clean; very well kept. I noticed that there wasn't one tear on a book or broken toys. They put lots of effort into upkeep, knowing well that toys and books can take a beating with younger kids. East Bay Child Development Center has terrific speech therapists and therapists specialized in helping in all other types of child development, including but not limited to physical therapy, etc. We went through 2 different speech therapists and 1 or 2 therapy students which was a little harder for our son to grow accustomed to because it would take him awhile to warm up (which I've learned isn't unusual for any development therapy center), but each therapist tried their absolute best to ensure they were giving him the utmost care and attention.

They failed my son after 3 session. Excuses that he doesn't listen, he runs fast that worried about…read moreyounger children there. That speech is not a good fit for him, that his sister runs around the hallways exploring toys and opened doors of offices, about me get a phone call so they discharged him from services. This is racism and discrimination by the way ladies I want to give you suggestions, your office needs a new administration, organisation and functionality. Everybody there seems to go everywhere, I don't know if these people work here are they clients. The back door to the outside was open, this is called dysfunctional. The office receptionist was like his first day to work, confused and looked around like a lost boy. There four people by office were speaking loud and chatting. They failed my son years ago when he was younger because they said he was not ready for speech when I just changed my insurance to get accepted to come here. Now he's 12 years old saying he's not a good fit. Shame on you to say that to me. You can't discharge him that's illegal. My son is trying with his speech and he has rights in California to receive speech therapy any age. Discrimination by the ability, then age, what's next because his sister running around the office and also I was on the phone? For that lady who spoke with me today over the phone couldn't wait on me. And making me feel like I was being fired from the job, she sounded rude and said my daughter was running around the room and I was speaking loud on the phone so the excuse to fail my son. Then changed her words saying he's not a good fit and he runs fast and wants to push the kids. She needs to find more excuses for her to dismiss him. You don't know how hard and challenging to be a mother of autistic kid. I finally thought I have him his speech going and then you locked me up like shutting my mouth. Go see if your speech therapist is the one who has the problem. She too lazy to give speech therapy or has a lack of skills. This is Shameless and discrimination.

I wasn't having success getting through job interviews in the Bay Area and decided to take Meg's…read morecoaching to reduce my Japanese accent. First, Meg created a list of sounds that I wasn't pronouncing correctly, such as "th", "z", etc..., and we focused on one sound each week. It was an eye opening experience for me to think about each sound and focus on how to create them. Meg is very knowledgeable with phonetics. Her advice and analysis was always spot on. I worked hard on the lessons and homework. Meg also spent a lot of time reviewing my homework outside our lesson hours. I really appreciated it and it motivated me to work harder. Through the lessons, I gained confidence in speaking in English by knowing that other people actually understand me. Near the end of the course I had a successful job interview and landed a job! I highly recommend Meg for her professional knowledge and enthusiasm for helping her clients.

I wrote to Meg the first time on January 20th. There were a few scheduling incompatibilities, so…read moreshe asked me to wait until mid-March when her schedule would free up. I did, then emailed her again. She then says early-May. I didn't hear back until I get an email in June saying she was no longer available.

Vivienne is fantastic. She is a genuine and caring person and also an experienced and highly…read moreskilled speech pathologist. The first time you talk with her you're left with this feeling that she is committed to your child's success, and this feeling never goes away.

From the owner: Vivienne (or "Ms. V" as her clients often call her) offers in-home and in-community speech and…read morelanguage services to children and their families in the California East Bay Area, and telehealth sessions for families located anywhere in California. With a background as a travel speech therapist, Vivienne has diverse experience providing speech therapy to children ages one through young adulthood in a variety of settings including schools, private clinics, homes, community, and via telehealth. Vivienne is trained in the Hanen It Takes Two to Talk early intervention program, DTTC (Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing) for Childhood Apraxia of Speech, and Gestalt Language Processing via Meaningful Speech.

We've had such a wonderful experience with Ascend Therapy! Tristan's speech has improved…read moretremendously since he started working with their team. A special thanks to Sarah, Diana, Jenny and Todd for working with him for so many years--they have been amazing in helping him grow and gain confidence. The entire team is not only highly skilled but also caring and supportive, making a real difference in Tristan's progress. We're so grateful for everything they've done and highly recommend Ascend Therapy to anyone looking for a professional and compassionate therapy team.

I highly recommend Mrs. Chris and Ascend Rehab! My daughter has been working on speech therapy with…read moreMrs. Chris for 8 years, and she has truly transformed our lives. My daughter is non-verbal and Mrs. Chris helped her find her voice using total communication (gestures, vocalizations, visual aids, etc). Her patience and dedication have been unwavering, and we are so grateful for her. Mrs. Chris was also an incredible support throughout the entire process of getting our daughter's AAC device. Not only did she help us navigate the long journey to get it, but she also took the time to continue her own learning so she could teach our daughter to be successful on the device. It has been amazing to watch our daughter communicate with others so confidently. The entire Ascend Rehab organization has a wonderful, family-like feel, and everyone is genuinely kind and supportive.

Molly has been a speech therapist for two of my kids the past 2 years. My daughter was with her for…read more1.5 years and has since graduated, and my son is currently still working with her. My kids love her, and are always excited to go to speech (and when I pick them up they are happy and tell me about all the fun games they got to play with Molly). My kids have made incredible progress with Molly -- I've been really happy with the outcome from working with her. I've also appreciated the tips Molly has given me to help my kids practice and reinforce clear speech at home.

Molly has been such a warm, patient, and thoughtful presence from the start. Her creative,…read moreindividualized approach has not only supported meaningful growth in our daughter's speech but also boosted her confidence! Our daughter genuinely looks forward to her sessions each week and truly enjoys her time with Molly. We're so grateful for the care she brings to every session, the helpful tools she's shared for home, and the way she's collaborated with our school team to support continued progress. Having Molly on our team this past year has been the best! We can't recommend All Brains Speech enough!

My son has been working with Janae on his speech therapy and firstly I'd like to say that Janae is…read morean absolute angel! She is so patient with him and always chooses activities that he really enjoys. Originally I was going to only have her do his evaluation and then we was going to receive therapy elsewhere, but seeing her interact with him I quickly called my social worker and told her I wanted to switch his speech therapy to be with Janae. I have seen so much growth and development since he's started working with her. He used to only make noises and now he's babbling and saying a handful of words. Slowly but surely he's getting to where he needs to be and it's all thanks to to exceptional quality of care from Rossi

We are so grateful for our speech therapist, Ms. Jannae! Both of our kids have worked with her over…read morethe past few years, and we have seen such amazing growth and progress in their speech. They have reached so many milestones that their teachers' have recognized it. Ms. Jannae connects with each of our kids individually and they genuinely look forward to working with her every week, which says so much about how comfortable and engaged they feel. She is incredibly kind, and creative in finding ways to make each session fun while still challenging them to improve and work on their specific speech goals. We highly recommend her to any family looking for a speech therapist who truly cares about her clients and makes such a meaningful difference!

We are loving our speech sessions at Happy Talkers. My 9 yr old son speaks with a lateral "S" and…read morestruggles with his "R's". We are seeing marked improvements with his vocabulary and he enjoys his time with Ms. Tiffany.

My son is 2 and has ASD. He was non verbal but speech therapy with Ms Leslie has sparked his…read moreinterest in language again. We have only been going for a few months and in that time he has become more enthusiastic towards oral communication. He loves the use of word songs with play and is slowly starting to pronounce sounds. He can say a few words now and likes to practice what we learn there at home. This place has a beautiful environment with people who genuinely care. We feel blessed to be there :)

Justine demonstrated expert knowledge to effectively develop a treatment plan for my specific…read moreneeds....In addition to her expertise, Justine has great empathy as well as communication skills. She created a safe therapy space where I quickly felt comfortable and trusted her.

Justine is an amazing speech Therapist and an amazing voice teacher.!She has changed my whole…read moreapproach to using my singing and speaking voice. I had 2 nodules,a polyp and broken blood vessels.I have a lot of work to do to sound normal.Justine is patient and she listens.....She is very processional and skilled.. and kind.... AND RARE..She has taught me a lot!Thanks?Justine for your patience.....My voice is so much better.. Theresa F.

I was in need of a speech therapist with some urgency. Not only was Jackie responsive, she did…read morethorough assessments within a three-week turnaround including observation at my child's school. She was also great at educating us parents on strategies we could implement right away and gave us a framework for understanding the recommendations of other speech therapists. Months later, her recommendations still match our hospital's high standards and her techniques have more depth than even the premier hospital-provided speech sessions we've learned from. Her bedside manner was great with both us as adults and our child, and I'm impressed at her ability to adapt to build trust with our child.

Jackie was our daughter's speech therapist until she turned three. We loved having her come over…read morewith her positivity and encouragement! She made such a big impact in our lives and we are so grateful to her! We highly recommend her services and professionality.

Ms. Taylor is amazing she's patient with Kassidy, Kassidy has ADHD and yet ms. Taylor works with…read moreher very well . At first it was a little rough but after a month or so my daughter has improved so much she's now using her words instead of pointing things out . ive definitely recommend it my friends to come here if they're child was needing any speech therapy, the employee are also very friendly and patient .

Amazing therapists everyone is very kind and there is very awesome waiting rooms at all the…read morelocations and the are very accommodating to each kids needs. We've been with one occupational therapist for seven years and was the one who taught our little autistic guy how to tie his shoes and how to use his fine motor skills. Also he goes to a speech therapist here as well and he Is leaning how to use a device. In conclusion if your looking for an awesome provider small talk is definitely the way to go.