I have had the privilege of working with Patrick Munoz over the last 3 years. He has provided…read moremultiple workshops for me at the Burbank Public Library. From helping new English speakers with how to use their voice so they can be understood to training tutors on the physicality of pronunciation that enables the tutors to work with their students/learners on how sounds are produced. Patrick is engaging, entertaining, and eloquent. I look forward to working with him again! -Wynne L. Adult Literacy coordinator for Burbank Public Library

I've always been soft-spoken, which definitely goes with my personality. But in my new position, I…read moremake presentations much more frequently and realized that my soft-spoken manner was not making the impact I wanted. I found Patrick because he has great reviews for his services and I am so glad I did. He has helped me find a voice and a presence I didn't know was in me. The sessions are fun and fast-moving. Even after our first coaching, my voice was stronger and I felt more confident. The vice president of my division even gave me a compliment the other day, which she rarely does. Thank you, Patrick, for helping me find my voice!

Naomi is a truly exceptional Speech Therapist. She worked with my son during COVID and helped him…read moremake incredible progress, and more recently she evaluated my twins. Her level of skill and expertise is outstanding, and she has an intuitive ability to know exactly how to connect with each child and bring out the best in them. Beyond her talent, Naomi is unbelievably warm, friendly, and encouraging. She brings boundless energy and joy to her work--we call her the "Speech Therapy Miss Rachel." My husband said that he has never met anyone more enthusiastic about their job, and that enthusiasm is contagious. We adore her, trust her, and it's immediately clear how deeply she cares. Naomi consistently goes above and beyond. She even took the time to send me worksheets for my daughter who is NOT her client, simply because she wanted to help. That level of generosity, dedication, and heart is rare. We feel incredibly lucky to have worked with her and recommend her without hesitation to any family looking for a truly outstanding speech therapist.

Ms. Michaela and Ms. Cheili were incredible with our son and his speech improved in leaps and…read morebounds. Beyond the excellent progress where our son went from speaking a couple words at a time to full sentences and an explosion of new vocabulary, the therapists were beyond loving and kind to him. They were also so flexible and accommodating when scheduling conflicts arose. Not only did he never put up a fight when it was time to go, he actually had so much fun with them every time! We have thoroughly enjoyed working with Achieve. Cannot say enough good things, highly recommend!!

Danielle was my daughter Sofia's Speech Therapist in an early intervention program…read more My daughter has autism, and at the time she started with Danielle at age 2 and a half, she only had about 3 or 4 words and no functional speech. She also had a lot of behavioral issues - she had been with several speech therapists before who had a lot of difficulties working with my daughter. Then we met Danielle - she worked miracles with Sofia! Sofia went from almost no words at all to a vocabulary of about 200 words in 6 months. I absolutely credit Danielle with helping my daughter find her voice and learn to speak. We had such a wonderful experience working with Danielle - Sofia absolutely loved being with her. She is one of the most wonderful therapists I have ever met - she is so dedicated to helping these kids and such a kind, generous and patient person. I feel very fortunate that Sofia had her as a therapist - she's a miracle worker!

Danielle is a wonderful, caring, effective speech therapist! Every parent wants the best for their…read morechild and I wholeheartedly recommend Danielle for anyone whose child is struggling with speech. At a time when, despite my best efforts, I was feeling at a loss to help my child, I was lucky enough to find Danielle through an early intervention program. When we started sessions with Danielle, my son only had the word "no" and would not attempt any repetition. Over the last year, his vocabulary has impressively expanded to include 3 syllable words and stringing phrases together. When I say that "Dee" is coming over, his face lights up. Even when my kiddo has had an off day and isn't super cooperative, she somehow found a way to redirect and make the session both playful and meaningful. Danielle has brought out the best in him and lets his confidence flourish. It doesn't seem like work to him and he has learned so much! While every child is unique, Danielle has such a beautiful understanding and patience with children and has cultivated a very special bond. Her patience, positivity, intuition and expertise is evident when working with my son. But she even goes beyond that and has been an amazing support and teacher for me as well. She can quickly assess the situation, gently navigate through difficulties, gives tangible tips and celebrates the successes. I'm so lucky that Danielle has been a part of our lives and helped my son find his voice. She is everything a concerned parent would wish for their child.

It's one thing to want to grow and another to know how to achieve it. Most of my career growth has…read morebeen shaped by time spent in the trenches. When I first reached out to Saul, I wanted to develop in a very specific area: pitching creative to clients. In that regard, I couldn't have found a better resource. Saul not only coached me to become a more effective communicator, but he also helped me connect more deeply with the work and ultimately unlock more creative potential. This latter point shifted the trajectory of my career and ambitions, transforming our relationship from "speaking coach" to mentor. The relationship and continuity we've built have been transformational, influencing the way I approach my role as both a creative and a leader, and shaping everything our company does. What began as a specific goal has evolved into something infinitely more personal and gratifying: exploratory and broad, yet always directed toward developing a clear vision that I've been able to hone over time. It's no exaggeration to say that the time I've spent working with Saul has completely changed my perspective on what I am capable of achieving and broadened my horizons. We've been at it for over five years now, and I plan to continue for many more.

As psychotherapist and an introvert, my comfort zone was working individually with people or being…read morebehind the scenes. But I reached a point in my career where I needed to do some public speaking and was going to lead trainings, and I knew I needed help. When I found Saul's work online, I had no real concept of voice training--only that I needed to address my public speaking anxiety. My work with Saul not only profoundly transformed my relationship to my anxiety, but also invited deeper layers of connection with myself as I connected with others. I learned how to better engage with self-critical parts, trust more of my experience, discover enough safety to melt old places of freeze, and make real sense of the word "embodied." Most importantly, I learned how to more deeply and clearly express what I really care about. While it wasn't easy, there were so many good and great surprises along the way. The work we've done together--supported by his compassionate presence, attention to my specific needs and process, creative approach to learning, and deep experience in somatics and voice work--has been truly life changing. Our work will continue to affect not just my public speaking, but all areas of my life where confidence and connection really matter.

Duane Smith is the best. He has a highly impressive resume but more importantly is just a straight…read moreup guy. Like a good doctor, he gets right to the problem. Public speaking is extremely difficult but Duane can help anyone get better! I had a lot of confidence speaking publicly for many years and this was my biggest mistake. Wanting to improve my craft, I jumped at the opportunity to work with Mr. Duane Smith. He taught me what I needed to do and maybe more importantly, what not do. Errors in public speaking have serious ramifications! However, a well-planned, engaging presentation is a breath of fresh air. I learned that public speaking is a practice. Mr. Smith's expertise has helped me and his writing continues to help me to work on this very, very important skill.

Enjoyed Duane's workshop very much. Great tips plus useful tools. It's easy to be a speaker but…read morenot easy to be a speaker capable of capturing the audience with an effective, strong and structured presentation. Duane did a fabulous job coaching my team - at least he convinced my boss I am a good speaker too. -- Betty Young

I really enjoy the quality of the coaching and the deep dives. This is a unique method to teach…read morepublic speaking - I especially enjoy rhe diversity of the classes.

Michael and Tristan are absolutely amazing. Our entire team went to practice our public speaking…read morebut what we came out with was so much more. Seriously, don't t go in expecting your run of the mill course - this is such an engaging, insightful and unique approach at confidence building and dynamic storytelling much more so than speaking in a public setting. I can't recommend it enough...also, they were just awesome guys!

Words can't begin to describe how wonderful and effective Laurie is. We brought our son to her at…read morearound two years old when he had only about three words and nothing else we tried was working. Laurie quickly identified the root of the issue and her approach made an immediate difference. The progress our son has made is life-changing, and we are endlessly grateful. We truly can't sing her praises loudly enough--Laurie is simply incredible and the best speech therapist we could have ever hoped for. The office is easy to get to, plenty of free parking and easy to navigate!

Laurie is amazing. We brought our daughter to Laurie when she was 2 years old, unable to make…read moresounds or talk. After the first assessment, Laurie identified the root cause and worked with her twice a week for 2.5 years. Our daughter is now 4 and speaking at age level. She helped her not only learn to speak, she helped her language as well and gave her so much confidence along the way. We now have a chatty and very confident 4yr old who is excelling at school. We are beyond grateful for Laurie, her expertise and knowledge of speech, language and development is amazing. Thank you Laurie!

My son has been seeing Brittany for speech therapy for almost a year now and the improvement he's…read moreshown is exceptional. We started right around his 3rd birthday. He was having so much trouble being able to express himself using words that it led to other behavioral issues at school and on the playground. After nearly a year with Brittany he's able to clearly express what he wants/needs and has shown so much improvement at school, the playground and playing with his peers. I couldn't be happier that we found this facility and been able to work with Brittany.

Danica has been incredible to work with! She got recommended by a classmate's mom who also used The…read moreTherapy Grove. My son has grown so much under her care. His speech is improving every week. We have open communication, updates and discuss strategies (what we can implement in future sessions). I can not recommend this place enough!

Brian is hands-down one of the best vocal coaches out there. He really understands the anatomy and…read morescience behind singing, and he explains what's happening in your body in a way that makes it easy to understand and recreate on your own. He's not cheap, but he's absolutely worth it if you want to learn efficiently instead of spending money on endless lessons that don't move the needle. I've been learning from him for almost a year, and I've learned so much more in that time than I did in four years at another studio. Thanks Brian!!

A little update here on yelp. It's only been four lessons, but I just wanted to take a moment to…read moreappreciate you by saying thank you very much for doing what you do!!! Music has always been there for me through many difficult parts of my life, but I've always felt like there was this gap between music and I that I could never close. I never felt like I had any talent to immerse myself, or further myself in it. Always just singing to myself, or when I'm alone, because that's the only time I have the courage to explore my voice. I have to say I've never felt this great singing before and it's only been four lessons. This year for me is big on self investment and rediscovering myself and where my interests/passion lies. You've gotta take some risks in life sometimes and taking a chance on vocal lessons with you has been by far one of the best decisions I've made in a while!. I'm still super stoked and I'm looking forward to what's to come!! Thanks voice dad!

I had a wonderful experience with On Words Therapy. I had a really difficult time finding an…read morein-home speech therapist for my Autistic daughter, and she was the only person I contacted who was able to connect me with one. I absolutely adored our therapist, and found both her and Lindsey to be very professional, caring, and responsive to any questions/concerns we had. The therapist made all sessions fun for my daughter and tailored every session to her favorite toys/interests. My daughter is not speaking yet (she's only 3, and we only worked with her from May-September), but she started making more new noises/babbles - and more importantly, she now has tools for communicating more functionally (such as signing). We just recently had to cease sessions due to financial reasons, but they will be the first company we call if we're able to start in-home speech therapy again!

Lindsey has been my son's speech therapist for over 2 years. She is a phenomenal clinician. She's…read moreconsistently thoughtful in her approach during and outside of sessions. In addition to providing on going feedback about my son's progress, we often request her insight about our son's IEP goals and outside assessments. She's compassionate, observant and approachable. During the COVID-19 pandemic closure, zoom sessions have been very challenging, but sessions with Lindsey -- even on zoom -- are productive and engaging. We're so glad she's on our intervention team.