My 3-year-old daughter worked with Ms. Abril for six months, focusing on improving her expressive…read morelanguage. Each session was incredibly personalized. From the very first meeting, when my daughter immediately felt comfortable and jumped into Ms. Abril's lap, it was clear we were in the right place. Ms. Abril excels at allowing children to lead and building on their language. Furthermore, she provided valuable insights into our daughter's language processing style and offered practical guidance on how to support her language development at home. We are extremely impressed with the quality of speech therapy provided and are very thankful to have been referred to Tulips Speech Therapy on Union St.

We had such an amazing experience with Tulips! Highly recommend this practice - their therapists…read moreand truly top notch. A huge special shout out to Madison - she's been absolutely incredible with our 2.5 year old and goes out of her way to make each and every session engaging, thoughtful, and meaningful! We can truly feel her passionate for this field! Our kiddo typically gets weary in new settings and new people, but he is always absolutely ecstatic to go to Tulips and see Madison. We've seen so much development in his speech since he's started! Thank you to this amazing team :)

My son came to Speech Goals for several months and attended a weekly group session with Miss Kathy…read more Kathy is great and creates a welcoming and fun environment for the kids. Each week, she would try and incorporate different activities that would appeal to the kids but still help them come out of their shells and develop their language skills. A lot of exercises would be around finding things around the room and helping the child name it out loud to build their confidence in using their words. There were also other set routines built into the class, such as the hello/goodbye song, playtime, snack time, and then music time. I've interacted with different members of the staff and other speech therapists through Speech Goals since my time here and I've been very impressed with the professionalism and genuine level of care everyone has for the kids that come through the program. The only thing I would wish to change is the level of parental involvement that is required. We came for two hours each week, which was really very difficult to do with a full-time work schedule. In fact, we qualified to come twice a week, four hours total, but I knew there was no way I could commit to doing that. It would be nice if there was an option where the classes were either shorter, or the parent could drop off the child and pick them up when class was over like some other speech programs do. Especially when a good amount of the two-hour block is spent during playtime, where the kids get free play in the facility's indoor play area. There is definitely a benefit in helping kids get their energy out and build their gross motor skills but I'd rather focus the time there on the specific exercises targeted toward his speech and take him to the park after work hours for playtime. But overall, Speech Goals can be a very valuable place to go to to help address early development needs for your toddler. Thank you for the partnership these last few months!

Miss Kathy has been my son's speech therapist for almost a year now, and she has made this learning…read moreprocess such a breeze. She's soft spoken, gentle, and kind. I really liked her approach and flexibility with my strong-willed kiddo. He went from a couple words to little sentences, and we always enjoyed our time with her. She was also so helpful with general parenting questions I'd bring up and so supportive when my son had a tough time transitioning between activities.

Our 6 year old has been working with Shannon for the past 8 months. In that time he has improved SO…read moreMUCH, having rapidly worked through his "R" and "Th" pronunciation. His "S" is the final area to work on and Shannon is doing a great job of helping him stay motivated as he works on correcting his lisp. Our son really enjoys his time with Shannon and boy does she have patience with all his big ideas and flexible interpretations of game rules ;-) Shannon is flexible when we need to cancel/change due to vacations and is a great communicator when her own schedule changes.

Having a baby is already hard, but having a baby that needs help with feeding is something that no…read moreone can prepare you for. After a 6 week stay in the NICU, and a G-Tube placement, we started feeding therapy with Teresa through the Golden Gate Regional Center. During our time in the hospital and just after, we met with a number of feeding therapists that were next to no help with us. It was frustrating and sad, especially as new mom. When I met Teresa, I told her upfront that I was having a hard time and that I needed someone that could really help us get to a place where we could wean off our feeding tube. Nearly a year later, my daughter has been tube-free for almost five months, and has been mostly oral for about nine months. So much of our progress has been because of the help I got from Teresa. She has amazing patience, and really listens to what you're saying and offers useful and constructive ways to help. Nothing about it is forced, and along the way, there's also a gentleness in her approach to moving to the next steps. Of all our early intervention providers, Teresa is the one person I really wanted to meet with on a weekly basis because I knew there'd be constructive and helpful takeaways from our meetings. We recently had to relocate out of the state, and I am incredibly sad that I couldn't bring Teresa with us. Hopefully this means that Teresa can now help another family in the same way that she helped ours. Thank you Teresa and SF Speech!

My son has been attending Speech Inc for a couple of years and we have had a wonderful experience…read more(specifically with Brooke and Carolyn)! His expressive speech has completely transformed and he really enjoys each session with his speech therapist (he adores her!!). As a parent, what I have so valued about Speech Inc is their thorough, data-driven recording of abilities and progress, and outlining of specific goals that we revisit quarterly. I was a little apprehensive of how engaged my son could be once we had to switch to virtual appointments but have been so impressed with how well his speech therapist has been able to keep him engaged and keep his progress steady. It will be a bittersweet day when he graduates soon!

My now 5 year old son has been going to Speech Inc once a week, an hour at a time for close to a…read moreyear now. We started with in office appointments which were great because they have tons of toys for the kids to play with while they're "working" on their speech. The parents usually are sat in the waiting area which is nice and airy. The views are pretty amazing since the office is on the 7th floor. I believe some parents may have left the waiting area to run errands but were always back before the children finished. So there's always that option. However, since the pandemic, offices are closed and we are doing our appointments virtually on Zoom. We are still having great success with progress. The sounds that my son had trouble making while saying certain words has greatly improved. Through Zoom, he was able to get the same help and learn even more words and progress in his journey. Currently our speech pathologist is Kristin. WE LOVE HER! She is super professional, very friendly, flexible and is an absolute sweetheart! She knows how to keep my son's attention and is always super patient with him. We've had office visits with her before the pandemic and even though I was not in the room with my son, I knew he had a great time because he'd be smiling ear to ear when he met me in the waiting area. So if you're looking for virtual appointments or (eventually) in-person appointments, I would definitely recommend Speech Inc.

This team is phenomenal. Truly... my son had not yet been diagnosed with anything, but I knew his…read morespeech was in trouble. I did a bit of research and found Amanda and her team. We worked with both Amanda and Alli over four years, and my son made tremendous progress in his expressive language and speech pragmatics. The team is not only dedicated to making speech fun, but they attend regular workshops and conferences to keep at the cutting edge of new techniques and protocols, applying what works best for their little clients. We moved to the East Bay, or we'd still be with BASS. Fingers crossed that they open a location here!

We LOVE Amanda!!!…read more Before we found her, I did my research and contacted many speech therapist in our area, granted our son was not a severe case, most speech therapist I inquired about already had him on a strict lesson and weekly attendance schedule even prior to assessing him. I was turned off by that immediately. When we contacted Amanda I immediately felt comfortable and reassured that she was the best fit for us. There was no pressure or immediate schedule or routine because she really didn't know what he needed until she met him. She has a way with our son that not only makes him comfortable but makes his learning and therapy fun. Thanks to her he has come a long way in a short amount of time. She really cares about him and his progress and provides play activities that will best enhance his therapy sessions. Lj always looks forward to seeing her and playing with her, she really takes the time to get to know your child and helps establish a set goal. This is why we believe he is doing so well, she is really great and we highly recommend her!!!

My son wasn't the best client to many speech therapists and the longest time he ever had was 6…read moreweeks. He never even tried to talk to any of them. He was completely silent. We gave up on speech for a long time and we met Katie. She's been helping my son for over a year (amazing!!!! Twice a week for one year and once a week now) and he loves it! If you have kids like my son, you should definitely contact her. She is honest, knowledgeable, professional and sweet. Highly recommend her!

We worked with Katie at Spencer & Kong and she was amazing! Our little boy has ASD and he really…read moreenjoyed working with her. He looked forward to seeing her during each and every single session. She made the time he spent with her fun and kept him engaged by trying different methods. With my son's disability, it can be difficult to keep him engaged but Katie did just this with her flexibility and expertise. He would run up to her office with smiles when it was time for his speech therapy sessions. She is professional and great to work with. We highly recommend her!

HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!! My daughter has been seeing Hannah at Talk Shop Speech Therapy…read morefor a few years and her improvements are incredible. Hannah is an amazing speech therapist, is extremely knowledgeable, and obviously incredible with kids. My wife and I could not have asked for a better speech therapist with the best methods and deep understanding of her field and how to work with kids. To top it all off, her office is perfectly located in an incredibly magical place for little ones with conveniences nearby for awaiting parents. We are so happy we found Hannah!

My son had been with SF Speech for Kids! since he was 5 for group speech therapy. Kim and Alessa…read morehad provided supportive and dedicated service that had helped my son become a confident kid with many tools to help him navigate through his speech challenges. Their passion and their expertise provided compassion and attention from the beginning at a tender age of 5 to age 11, when he was facing a complicated middle school life. We are grateful to have had worked with pathologists that are so knowledgable.

Our child began services in 2019 , and time sure flies . We…read moreare so impressed by Kim , the owner and her speech therapists. They have always been attentive ,kind, and responsive to our needs. During an outdoor play activity , a parent referred me to Sf Speech for kids . It's the best decision ever . I am so thankful for SF speech for Kids because the entire staff is very knowledgeable , skilled in working with my child and family . They provide such a warm , caring , safe environment that helps children thrive and reach their fullest potential.