I love Speech Goals and the entire team!! Even the other parents that attend the therapy sessions…read morewith their children. Everyone is so supportive. My son was given an Autism diagnosis at Stanford Children's hospital, which at first I was in denial because the doctor's didn't even interact with my kid. Desperate to get a second opinion, I went to the GGRC to get my son evaluated at home with the social worker and Speech Goals director, Jasna Cowan. I know neither of them of doctors, but they both reassured me that Max has a delay in Speech, not autism. From the first day Max started his therapy to today, I see a huge change in Max and his behavior. He is now 6 months into his therapy and he's starting to make more vocal sounds. Only a little sad he said "papa" before "mama", but I'll take it if it means that he's trying his best to communicate. He is on his last 6 months of therapy and I am really anxious to see his progress. I know I will be sad when Max turns 3, but I am really grateful to have the opportunity to have Max attend Speech Goals to get him ready for pre-school next fall. I am super appreciative of all of Max's therapists: Ms. Gaby, Ms. Lauren, Ms. Tiana, Ms. Julie, Ms. Brandy, Ms. Kimberly, and Ms. Jenny who have all worked with Max on a regular basis. Also the entire staff, especially Maria and Michael who are always so helpful and welcoming. And Jasna for being so amazing!!!

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!

Shannon was our son's speech therapist for the past three years. He has progressed and done so…read morewell in his speech therapy, and we credit this all to Shannon and her time with him. Thank you! From the beginning, she was always patient, nurturing and supportive to Will. He trusted her and was always eager to visit her each week. In their play-based therapy sessions, she knew how to find his interests and motivated him to practice and learn. He'd come home and continue practicing at times! She also helped me, as a parent, understand where my child's progress was at; and I learned also how I could continue to support Will at home each week. It really has been such a blessing to see our son progress the past three years, and watch him thrive. Thank you, Shannon! You really have been such a wonderful person in Will's life and we miss you!

Shannon is my kid's group speech therapist for around 3 and half years, she is so experienced at…read moreteaching kid how to social with other kids! My kid would like vist her every week, her lesson become part of our fun activities during the week. She made every lesson so fun and interesting, making hard stuff become easy for kids to understand. Can you believe kids are learning through all kinds of play! I really appreciate Shannon, my kid made changes little by little these years. Every kids in this group love her so much! She changed my kid! Looking back, I feel so lucky can met such a Great speech therapist!

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.

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!

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!!!

V is an incredible and informed speech-language pathologist with a deep understanding of…read moreneurodivergence. I would happily recommend them for 1:1 sessions, consultation, training, or coaching at any stage of life. It is a rare opportunity to have such a valuable resource in the therapy community.

V is an incredibly knowledgeable and dedicated speech-language pathologist who brings both…read moreprofessional expertise and lived experience to their work. Their approach is genuinely neurodiversity-affirming, recognizing and respecting the diverse communication styles, abilities, and needs of the people they support. V is punctual, reliable, and deeply committed to creating an engaging, supportive, and fun learning environment for individuals with a wide range of disabilities and language needs. Their expertise, compassion, and respect for neurodivergent experiences make them an exceptional practitioner. I highly recommend their services!

I highly recommend Eugene for voice coaching, public speaking, and accent reduction…read more I sought Eugene's guidance in improving my voice clarity and reduce my accent. I worked with Eugene in two different time frames over three years. Eugene started of by doing an in-person assessment and identified a set of four to five areas I should work on. Over three in-person trainings we systematically worked on each of those areas with ample individual training at home. He provided great email support in between the in-person sessions. As he observed my progress, Eugene refined some of the focus areas to make it more effective for me. I made a lot of improvement and my colleagues and clients were pleasantly surprised with my progress. I am going through a refresher course with Eugene now after three years to advance my skills and gain back the edge on a few areas where lack of practice has started to show.

All my company's product managers are based in France - they speak good basic English but needed…read moresome coaching to help in professional/technical situations - pronunciation and intonation to give our company's products as much credibility as possible with American and international customers. We have been thrilled with the work that Eugene has been doing. Eugene has tailored a package of 1-1 sessions with each of these guys and their speech and delivery in English is coming along in leaps and bounds. We do these sessions by web conferencing so there is no additional travel or phone overhead. Eugene has also been adding a lot of value by reviewing our demo scripts and marking them up to help my French colleagues have accurate and convincing intonation. In just a couple of months we have seen a marked improvement and I am excited to see the team's confidence in English flourish. Eugene is a true professional and a pleasure to work with.

We saw Haley Hagan, SLP at the Jennifer Katz office on Laguna Honda for an expressive language…read moredelay for a year when our child was 1.5 years old, and then for work on articulation for 9 months when he was 4. Ms. Haley was warm, energetic, engaging, professional, and so very capable and knowledgable. I recommend her without reservation. The practice is also well-run -- something relatively rare in the world of medical care these days, unfortunately. They accept payment from golden gate regional center and some health insurances, and generate the necessary superbills in a timely fashion if you have out of network benefits as well. If you have questions, you can reach out and someone gets back to you. And parking is EASY in a parking lot next door.

We have been seeing Caroline at Katz for a few years and we absolutely love her! Easy to work with,…read moregreat communication, office is nice and parking is easy. Would highly recommend.

Dani has been an invaluable support, steady guide, and trusted partner for our family over the past…read moreyear. From our very first meeting, her holistic, child-centered, and play-based approach resonated with me immediately. She has helped us better understand our son while always seeing him as a whole child and recognizing his unique strengths. She is incredibly kind, approachable, collaborative, and deeply knowledgeable, with a thoughtful understanding of child development that allows her to truly meet children where they are and gently scaffold growth from there. She has built such a warm, trusting relationship with our son, and it has been a joy to watch him continue to open up and grow with her support. Beyond our sessions, Dani has been incredibly generous with her guidance and connections, recommending other providers, preschools, and resources that have helped us start to build a wonderful team and supportive community around us. Her willingness to collaborate with everyone supporting our son has been invaluable and has made such a difference for our family. We continue to see our son grow and blossom, and we are so grateful to have Dani as part of our journey. I wholeheartedly recommend her to any family looking for a compassionate, thoughtful, and highly skilled speech-language pathologist.

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.