I had the privilege of having Penny work with my 4 year old son for the summer. She was so very…read moreknowledgeable. I felt like she understood him more than any of his other speech therapists have. I couldn't believe how much progress he made within the few months he got to work with her. I would most definitely recommend her to anyone who has children in need of speech therapy.

From the owner: Our mission is to ABLE: Achieve Better Life for Everyone. Our speech services are for children,…read moreyouth, and their families in Seattle and South King County. We welcome clients of all abilities, cultures, and backgrounds that could benefit from speech therapy.

I don't mean to exaggerate, but Kayle is a miracle worker! She has been working with our 3 year old…read moreson for about 9 months now and in that time he has made tremendous progress. He has verbal apraxia and was not saying too much when she met him, but he now has so many new words I can't keep track. She has always been able to get him to make just about any sound, which he practices with her until he gets the confidence to say it in everyday speech. The PROMPT technique seems ideal for kids with apraxia and Kayle is a certified expert (she even teaches it). If you are lucky enough to live in West Seattle and need an SLP, don't wait to contact Kayle. She is worth her weight in gold!

If your child needs to be taught how to speak, try your best to get hooked up with Kayle. Great…read moreno-nonsense approach. She's extremely professional, kind and caring, but firm (meaning that kids need to work during the sessions). I can't say that my child loved going, but he didn't hate it either, and he certainly felt and was successful! She's trained in PROMPT, which can be of great value to your struggling child.

The appointment was easy to make. The online questionnaire wasn't always reliable to finish…read moreproperly. The initial assessment of skill sets is relatively thorough - motor, speech, and emotional. Based on this a worker can come to your home twice a month to help as well as offer classes if warranted. So far a positive experience.

Our speech therapist (Elizabeth) was super nice but sadly our sessions were a waste of time and…read moremoney (insurance did not cover the sessions). Our speech therapist spent time chatting with me about life. Which was nice but our sessions were short and I wanted help for my kids not a friend. The speech therapist read books and played games with my girls. They just went from game to game. That's it. I wish our speech therapist actually practiced pronouncing sounds and helped with correcting their speech. There was no work or help with speech. This was just very expensive play time. If passive learning worked then no one would need speech therapy. Only after I requested to cancel services, was there an offer to do drill based sessions. This is something that should have been discussed day 1. This was so frustrating because again what a waste. I hope this message reaches the therapists. Your services are expensive. Please do not waste our time and money.

I am horrified that an establishment so poorly run is in the business of helping children…read more The first glaring red flag is the women at the front desk. The initial phone call she tells me they have a 4 month wait list, then tells me I must call my insurance to approve services before she will even get me on the books. After I was able to schedule the appointment, I was called, not once but FOUR times, to reschedule my appointment. The receptionist who was in communication with me should be fired. Not once did she apologize or recognize the huge inconvenience they were causing. I was having to pay for child care for another child when she was canceling, in once case, the day before the appointment. She offered no explanation other that repeating multiple times the very unhelpful- "I have a note saying to reschedule you." The very first thing I did when I called in looking for the appointment was say something along the lines of- "I'm looking to increase our therapy frequency, and need to know that if you are able to see my child more often than what we are doing now." I was told it depends on what the therapist recommends and was warned that they are very busy and that I would be going on the wait list and would need to wait for spots to open up. After waiting months for the appointment, being canceled on 4 times, we were able to do the evaluation. They recommended, in writing that we be seen TWICE a week. In that session she told me that only had availability for once a week. That was fine, I knew we may have to wait to get the services we needed. They also told me though that we were forbidden to see our current therapist. At that point they had said it was due to "hoarding services" later it was an insurance issue. We spoke to insurance, the only issue was that we could not do two speech therapy appointments on the same day- that made sense we were more than happy to oblige. Two sessions in I am told that we will never be allowed more than one session. I'm immediately frustrated as the frequency of visits was the whole reason I sought out an additional therapist. I was sure there must be some sort of confusion since the evaluator had put in writing "frequency should be increased to 2 per week when scheduling allows." I wait in line at the front desk to speak with someone. I give them my name and the receptionist immediately walks away from me without explanation. The other receptionist leans over and says she needs a minute to "cool down" when she comes back she immediate starts talking over me. "your appointment is at 9:30." Yes, it was 10:20, I had just come from it. "we called you yesterday." Yes, we had called back multiple times trying to speak with the director and played phone tag all day. She continues to talk over me not allowing me to ask my question. I feel like I'm being treated as a drug addict, trying to get my next fix of speech therapy?! When I am finally able to get in a word edgewise. I say that we were assured we would be able to have a higher frequency of appointments. Both on the initial call as well as when we were evaluated. I tell her in the evaluation she had recommended at least 2 appointments weekly. She says we would only ever be allowed one. I tell her the very first phone call I had told them we were looking for 4-5 appointments, as the basic recommendation for my son's condition. She says to me ----- "If your son had a stroke, we would not see him that often!" ---- I was floored by her wildly insensitive and ignorant comment. My son's condition actually the same condition which can occur from a stroke. I'll sum this up by saying we will not be back. We are now looking at driving an hour farther and paying out of pocket.... And it will be well worth it to not have to go back there again. I left in tears, we were so hopeful at first but were INCREDIBLY disappointed by only our third appointment.

After noticing my 3 year old was toe walking we ended up starting pt here. And so glad we did! Even…read morein a short amount of time we have seen so much improvement! This place is beyond child friendly! The kids don't even know they are actually working! I highly recommend this place!

Tiffany was amazing. She helped us selflessly, when we (my Daughter and I) found ourselves in dire…read moreneed for a speech therapist who helps adult patients. Tiffany not only recommended an amazing therapist but spent substantial amount of time listening to us patiently and gently. She made us feel heard and I will forever be grateful for her compassion.

We feel so lucky that we first connected with Tiffany via the Boyer Clinic and then continued with…read moreher when she started her own practice. She is amazing and had an uncanny ability to connect with our son (now 4) who has autism. Not only does he adore her, but he has made a lot of progress and we believe much of this is attributed to Tiffany's skills as a therapist. Our son enjoyed his sessions with Tiffany and developed a strong connection with her, which was key in making progress. She has a wonderful way of interacting with our son at his level and always worked to make things fun and playful. We just moved from Seattle and are truly sad to have to say goodbye to Tiffany. We'll never forget the important role she played in our son's life. Thank you Tiffany!

My spouse has loss of hearing and speech problems. We were referred by the medical doctor, and…read moreweren't charged a thing. This included Zoom therapy by a very patient graduate student, and a hearing test. We're really very grateful. Note: At present, they'd rather work in person, and don't know whether COVID will allow them to do so.

In reading the review from Beth C. it came to my attention that she did not write about the…read moreUniversity of Washington Speech and Hearing Clinic. The Clinic not have an audiologist on staff by the name she gave, they do not do cochlear implant surgeries nor do they bill Medicare. She is giving a bad review on another clinic- not the UW Speech and Hearing Clinic. Please do not confuse the Speech and Hearing Clinic with any other University clinic.

Amazing staff and providers! Best in the northwest 3 years in a row! Kind caring considerate…read more Knowledgeable

Not great. I would go to a different clinic…read more I set up an appointment to set up some in ear hearing protection. I was purchasing two items therefore they did do two sets of molds. First off they hurt my ear. I literally thought they burst my ear drum and it took a few days for that pain to subside. I'm okay now so thankfully I don't think they tore anything. They sent the molds to the wrong location so I had to come in again. Throughout the process they were pretty polite so I didn't mind taking time to get to the office. They hurt my ear again. All this is fine but when it came to payment they didn't send me the bill for a long period of time. I did get a few from my insurance company stating how much they were willing to pay the clinic and later they changed that number. After the insurance number finally posted a few months after the appointment I expected the bill from the clinic. The message came but with fury. They were accusing me of attempting to dodge the bill saying they had sent multiple invoices to my house and to my email. I had not received anything via snail mail, and a quick search in my inbox showed I did not receive any email invoices other than the one sent right before they sent me the text message. I asked them for proof that they've been attempting to contact me but later I did notice on the bill itself it showed the date for when the insurance paid them. It was a few days ahead of the day they contacted me further supporting the fact that they were never going to send me a bill and had not before they got their money from insurance first. Long story short. The experience was below par but what's keeping me away is how they treated me when it was time to pay. For the record I paid immediately and wish to not have any further contact with this clinic.

Our son has been getting help from Jenni for more than two years now…read more Before finding Jenni, we tried several different speech therapists, but nothing really clicked. Our son would get bored easily, and the therapists didn't quite understand what he needed. But when we met Jenni, everything changed. Our son absolutely LOVES spending time with her - he literally thinks it's a fun playdate! He gets super excited on days when he gets to see her. Jenni's talent with kids is exceptional. Her play-based methods have been instrumental, as they allow therapy to unfold naturally without any sense of pressure. What truly sets Jenni apart is how knowledgeable she is about various aspects of physical and neurological development, leading to her holistic approach to therapy. She seamlessly incorporates activities that not only focus on speech but also enhance various cognitive functions and behavior growth. For instance, she cleverly integrates activities that boost his memory and simultaneously reinforce his ability to name pictures, or plays board games to teach him to take turns and regulate emotions while practicing speech. Since starting with Jenni, our son's vocabulary has expanded exponentially, and his pronunciation and ability to form sentences has remarkably improved. He now confidently communicates and is easily understood by family, friends, teachers, and peers at preschool. Even with all the improvement, we will continue sessions far into the future because she actively contributes to our son's overall development. What Jenni has done for our son is truly life changing, and we are forever thankful to her! We wholeheartedly recommend Jenni for anyone seeking exceptional support for their child's speech and overall development.

My son has worked with Jenni for speech therapy for close to 3 years now. Jenni is a very…read moreexperienced and patient speech therapist and her class is also fun so that my kid can stay in the room and focus. Over the time, we've seen significant improvement on my son's speech ability. Now he's able to communicate with his peers and us without any problems. This also helped him performing well academically in school. Jenni is also a very kind person to get along with. We had many pleasant conversations not related to the therapy too! We're so glad we've chosen Jenni as our therapist!