Brooke has been working with my son since he was 2 1/2 and was vaguely diagnosed with a "speech…read moredelay". It was a difficult diagnosis because we didn't have a specific direction to go, but Brooke was incredible and very thorough. She helped us navigate consulting an ENT and finding additional resources, such as participating in a sleep study. Her guidance was invaluable. Since then, she has worked with my son weekly for the last 5 years. He has gone from basically no communication to a healthy, confident 7 year old. Beyond having incredible play-based methods that my son loved (and are very effective!), she is a wonderful person who has become such an important part of our family. I'm so grateful to Brooke and honestly don't know where we would be without her. I couldn't recommend her services more.

Brooke worked with my daughter for several months to help treat her persistent lisp. She noticed…read moreright away that my daughter had enlarged tonsils and suggested that we consult with an ENT. Between Brooke's weekly speech therapy and our eventual removal of my daughter's tonsils, her confidence has seen a huge boost as a result. Thank you, Brooke!

I can not say enough about Alex. She is truly one of a kind. She was my daughter's speech…read moretherapist in the public schools, and she far exceeded my hopes. Alex looks at the "whole child," and structured the goals towards growing my daughter as a person, as an independent thinker, and a self-sufficient young lady, all while centered around advancing her speech skills. In the IEP discussions at school, she was an active participant, and a true leader in terms of looking out for all of my daughter's goals. She had a voice and influence in all dimensions of the process. Alex always went above and beyond, offering practical and fun .....and highly relevant paths for my daughter. Oh .....and her speech has improved, too :-) Yes, I can not more enthusiastically recommend Alex!!!

Alex is AMAZING! There's no high enough praise I could offer for this wonderful professional speech…read moretherapist. I found Alex on Yelp and called her to learn more about her after my son's teacher suggested she would have the school speech pathologist listen to him. He's 5 1/2 yrs old and in kindergarten, and I wanted a 2nd opinion. In our very first conversation, her warmth, expertise, and graciousness came through so clearly. She spoke to me for a half an hour, basically diagnosed him based on my description of what was going on (he had a lateral lisp), and suggested that the school would have to offer speech therapy at no cost to me. She also offered to spend a half hour talking with him, free of charge, just in case I still was not fully on board with simply going through his school. At the end of that first meeting, she guided me on how to make sure the school would treat my son, but he developed an attachment to Alex right away and really loved being with her that it made sense to me to keep him in a happy environment to do his therapy, so we chose Alex over the school therapy. A mere month or so later, he speaks perfectly clearly, and has had the best time getting to this point. He LOVES seeing Alex, and even though I told him he'd be graduating soon, he asked to still go see her every week to say hi! It has been such an incredible experience for all of us--there's nothing like seeing your child work hard because he's encouraged to do so in such a warmly positive way. It's abundantly clear that Alex loves her job, loves working with children, and is constantly trying to find ways to engage and make it fun. If you have any concerns about your child's speech, RUN to Alex, you will be so happy you did!!

Jill is the best! After trying in-school speech therapy for 3 years our son was still struggling…read morewith his R words. Entering 5th grade I could see his anxiety level rising about school and could overhear teammates in sports mock his speech. We were referred to North Bay Speech and I can honestly say Jill is the reason he finished 5th grade confident and happy. She has a perfect balance of sincere caring and accountability. Zachary enjoyed his time with her (imagine enjoying speech!) and we were both amazed at the speed with which he improved. And she traveled to US for the sessions! She is an amazing teacher and we'll forever be grateful for her help.

I was referred to Jill from our school when we started looking for a speech therapist in Marin. I…read morefind her to be not only direct, organized and effective, but also wonderful with children. She helped us with our speech therapy and also helped us navigate through the self regulation issues our son was having. She is a very well rounded therapist.

Dani has been working in collaboration with us at our preschool, providing thoughtful and…read moreconsistent support for both students and teachers. She is easy to work with, deeply knowledgeable, and brings a calm, kind presence to every interaction. What stands out most is her relationship-based lens. She takes the time to understand each child and family, meeting them where they are and building meaningful, trusting connections that support growth. Dani is also DIR-trained, which is evident in the way she approaches her work with a strong focus on connection, regulation, and developmentally appropriate support. She offers strategies that feel both practical and aligned with how children naturally learn and relate. We highly recommend Dani to any school or family looking for a wonderful, experienced speech therapist who brings both expertise and heart to her work.

Dani is an amazing SLP!…read more She has been wonderful on working with our child creating a relaxed, fun, and meaningful environment, so your child can thrive. Dani's approach of child led speech therapy keeps my son engaged in any activity that he is interested in that moment, while creating meaningful ways to help support his language development. Dani is so helpful, and supportive not just for the child, but also to the rest of the family, educating us in what we could do to understand, and help support our child in the best way possible. Our son has grown so much since working with Dani! It's a really positive experience all around!

Was looking for a speech therapist for our daughter in Sonoma County and contacted Annie at Blossom…read morePediatric. Although she has transitioned into early intervention feeding therapy, she was kind enough to get back to me and refer me to other Speech Therapists in the area. Her professionalism, prompt response, and referrals are deeply appreciated and I believe they likely speak to the overall quality of her work. Thank you, Annie!

Called Lisa, since other therapists weren't instantly available. Before my first employment…read moreplanning meeting, so reminded me to slow down and over enunciate (articulate/modulate). Any pupil with communication needs should deal from her!

I reached out to Lisa, had a brief conversation and text exchange during which she asked me to call…read moreher later. I've tried 3x to reach her via text and phone, no response. If you're not serious about running a business, which involves responding to clients whom you've already interacted with and are attempting to reach out to you at your request, don't do it.

"Thank you for finally summing up my boy: "kiddos who are so brilliant and full of energy, and are…read moreworking on their impulse control and attention skills." That's exactly it! I always struggle to describe him and that is spot on! So glad we found Little Hands and look forward to continuing to partner together in the coming months :-)"

Vickie is an amazing practitioner…read more Our infant had an issue with breastfeeding so we tried going through our large healthcare provider. We did not feel like our particular situation was understood, and the solution they proposed was made with zero confidence. That is when we reached out to Vickie Kellar. She was patient with our questions and incredibly gentle with our son. Vickie quickly and accurately diagnosed our son's lip and tongue tie and referred us to a specialist for revision. She also gave us a multitude of suggestions to use post-revision, including exercises and special toys to use for tongue retraining. I would wholeheartedly recommend using Vickie for your child's oral-motor needs!

We had the most positive experience with Vickie when my son began speech therapy at 20 months old…read more He was very behind his peers in terms of language, and we started speech therapy right when the pandemic began, so he lost all of his socialization at daycare. Vickie was very thorough and a pleasure to work with and masterfully coached us through promoting pre-linguistic skills through play and reading at home. My son is now 4.5 years old and has very strong language skills, and is also easily learning Spanish. I have a 16 month old daughter and I am constantly using techniques that Vickie taught me with her even though we haven't seen her in a few years. She was wonderful about sorting out any issues with Kaiser, sending detailed lesson overviews and further suggestions, and just being incredibly supportive of my concerns about my son. If you're considering speech therapy for early intervention purposes, I highly recommend it! It gave my son a great foundation for his language skills to begin to flourish.