We have been working with Kate for several sessions and she was able to quickly diagnose and help address my son's speech concerns. Most importantly she made him feel comfortable and gave him tangible exercises to do on his own. I really have enjoyed working with Kate and would highly recommend her, thanks Kate! read more

Kate was very helpful with my son - personable and encouraging, to both my son and to me. She provided suggestions for practice, answered questions immediately and helpfully, was flexible in how we approached the sessions and how we progressed. Only stopped because our finances are tight right now. read more

Silicon Valley Speech is amazing and I cannot recommend them enough! Jacque worked with two of our children between the ages of 2-6 over the course of four years, and, even over zoom, her positive energy kept them engaged and excited to do their speech therapy. She also provided detailed summaries of their progress to my wife and me, and was always available to answer any questions we had. The therapy Jacque provided helped to resolve all of the speech delays and challenges that my kiddos had, which, again, is amazing. In addition, the scheduling, billing, and overall level of service provided by Kate was top notch - very responsive and friendly, and understanding when things like last minute illnesses (#kiddolife) popped up and caused us to miss sessions. read more

Kate Sellers was/is a very "lucky find" for us! She has far exceeded our expectations (omitting some detail for the sake of privacy) with her ability to take on a very different case. She has served a most important role in my family member's recovery process, enhancing his communication abilities, reducing his stress and frustrations, and making his life and job more fulfilling! We can't thank her enough for both her skills and her heart! read more

This is in response to Kate below, since I can't respond directly. We want to clarify AGAIN, the problem is not in the cancellation of service, but the manner that it was done. ( also refer to last minute communication of policy changes and charging our credit card without prior consent) So, please read the review and response thoroughly. Its moot for me to respond to the comment to my review belows (all lies!!), but I do want to clarify since it involves my family and its moral values. 1. We as a family, were ON TOP of our treatment, we treated it AS SOON as we got to know about it. We never said we would not treat it :) - why would we?! lol , this is ridiculous blatant lie! 2. I personally notified Kate to trust us, since we never intentionally held back any information and have been very forthright and open, and have emails as proof, for who ever wants to get in touch with me about it. 3. We have NEVER threatened her or anyone for a yelp review -its truly not worth it for us- we use yelp to give kudos or rate a service so its beneficial for customers like you and me. Please see my past reviews, most are giving kudos for the amazing services I have found through yelp. Also, there were NO calls made from her end. None at all. This will be my last update on this. For any addtional information, please get in touch with me. I am so glad, I no longer have to open my doors.. read more

I cannot recommend Silicon Valley Speech highly enough. Our developmental pediatrician recommended speech therapy for my 3 year old. Kate went out of her way to find a time that worked for our family -- a Saturday afternoon weekly session. I wasn't sure how virtual speech therapy would work for a kid who needs a lot of movement breaks but she established an instant rapport with our son. We focused a lot on initiations (asking for things) and Kate gave me many great pointers along the way. read more

Used their speech services for the past 6 months or so... Megan is wonderful to work with. They are very responsive with adjustments and last minute requests. Pros: -- Very short wait time -- Very nice people to work with -- Friendly therapists Cons: -- You should pay first and then get it reimbursed from Insurance read more

Our experience with Silicon Valley Speech has been exceptional. My 2.5 years old son underwent the home based therapy for about three months which involved weekly sessions with Anne Galiani, whom my son lovingly called Teacher Annie. My son had difficulty in usage of pronouns and present participle form of verbs (verbs which end with "ing"). This caused his sentences to be short and often incomprehensible. By the end, he was able to correctly use pronouns and various ing words. He also picked up a few missing sounds in his speech and could form 4-6 word sentences correctly. Anne is a thorough professional and was very kind with my son who really looked forward to the weekly sessions with her. Silicon Valley Speech was also great at accommodating any unexpected changes in our schedule by rescheduling sessions and keeping us informed. Overall, as parents we are very satisfied and highly recommend Silicon Valley Speech. read more

My daughter is about to turn 3 and at that time our services will unfortunately expire with Molly who is her speech therapist. Molly is truly such a sweet person and my daughter lights up when Molly is with her. She's helped my daughter so much in the short amount of time that we've spent with her and I'm forever grateful to her for everything she has taught both of us. I highly recommend Silicon Valley Speech and Molly! read more

We had a very positive experience with Silicon Valley Speech. Our case is a bit different from the typical... my daughter was 11 years old when she started sessions with this group - which adds some challenge, as speech habits are formed years prior. My daughter had two therapists over the course of about 18 months: Molly and Nicole. Both were extremely professional, extremely prompt, personable and reliable - and did a great job of modifying their curriculum to work with an older child. We received regular and thorough written summaries each week from her therapist and found the staff to be highly responsive overall. My daughter just 'graduated' from her private speech sessions this past Friday. An exciting milestone for us all! I was also very impressed that Silicon Valley Speech initiated the discussion about my daughter's graduation - versus just continuing with a family who was paying regularly on a weekly basis. To me, it demonstrated their focus on speech assessment, progress and achieving milestones versus just pure profit. I would highly recommend this company for anyone needing a speech therapy solution! read more

I am so impressed with the professionalism and quality of therapy that Silicon Valley Speech provides in addition to the added convenience of them coming to our home to do the therapy. Corrina has been visiting our home once a week for the past year. She brings different types of toys every week for play based therapy and my son absolutely loves it. A year ago, my son could only say simple words like, "yeah, no, ma, dad, etc." Fast forward a year, he's now able to say words like, "rhinoceros!" He is talking so much and continuously improving his sentence formations and articulation. Not only has Corrina helped my son, she also taught us as parents on how to communicate more effectively with him. She has provided us the tools we needed to help him improve his speech. I will never forget the one session when we just got back from an international trip and my son was jet lagged. He had a meltdown during the session and Corrina taught me how to deal with meltdowns. It was such an eye opener and I use what I learned to this day and I am so grateful to her for it. Let's just say that meltdowns went from a frequent event to almost non-existent. I also can't forget to give a shout out to Josh for always being on top of the scheduling and my go to person for questions I had related to scheduling and paperwork. Kate has also been very responsive and accommodating in some of my inquiries related to billing. I highly recommend Silicon Valley Speech to any family in need of speech therapy. read more

We are working with Silicon Valley Speech and are very happy with the progress. I have a 14-y.o. boy with Autism and 2-y.o. girl with a speech delay. We are working with Kate as our therapist. Before starting we were a bit sceptical about remote speech sessions, especially for the little toddler. But after half a year of working with Kate we like it very much. For my daughter we do a weekly session where we check the progress, work on different acitvities and get instructions for the next week. For my son it's pretty intense, 4-5 sessions a week with a very good use of multimedia options. Kate is switching between gaming activities, songs to sentense patterns she writes on the screen. She goes an extra mile not only to work on speech, but also on understanding that is vital for my son. Kate is also very open to accomodate our needs. My wife has a pretty basic English, so they are successfully using online interpretation to communicate. read more

We have been working with Corrina since few months now for my son. And we can't say enough amazing things about her. She is really energetic and has so much knowledge. My son loves her and she really knows how to get his attention and work with him in ways I never imagined. She would always listen and address all our concerns and gave so many innovative tips and tricks to have him talk. We have tried other speech therapists in the past but feel she was the best so far. The home based approach worked great since my son is in a familiar environment. Unfortunately we couldn't continue because of their policy of minimum once a week visits, but wish to come back to them in future. Thank you Corrina for all the good work! read more

I couldn't be happier writing this review. We met Kate today for a speech assessment and wished we could've contacted Sillicon Valley Speech earlier. Very professional and friendly. The interaction between my son and Kate was lovely. She did such an amazing job explaining the assessment and why she was doing it. Kate also took the time at the end to answer my questions and concerns. As a parent, it was really nice to hear that she could see we were working with our little guy. If you are looking for someone to work with your child, I would definitely ask for Kate. read more

We contacted Kate a few months ago when we started our journey getting services for our 2 yr old diagnosed with autism. We started this process not knowing much and Kate has helped us build a foundation so my wife and I can help our son learn. The weekly sessions have helped make significant progress in our son and he is now verbally saying some of his needs, echoing and identifying objects verbally. I can see his progress week to week and how the concepts she has introduced is starting to pay compound returns. You want your ST provider to not only teach your kid but you as well. I need constant reminders on how I need to reenforce behaviors and teach our son differently so he can learn. Kate helps me do that. Kate has also worked with our ABA provider to make sure the two curriculums work in sync and are most effective for our son. read more

Molly (Silicon Valley Speech) is our little boy Sahebs absolute favourite person. He looks forward to every Wednesday very eagerly and loves interacting with her. Saheb has been improving steadily in his expressibility speech as well as interaction etiquette, and we feel that although it is hard to quantify exactly, a lot of his improvement has to do with Mollys way of engaging, encouraging and educating him. Even though there are other options and we do avail of other services for Saheb, this Wednesday date with Molly is precious and most important for Saheb. read more

We had a great experience with Tayler at Silicon Valley Speech for our first session. It was one hour long at our home and she collected feedback on our son's speaking the entire time. We received a great follow up email with the summary and goals afterwards. We had no problem with the therapist and we are still using her recommendations. The challenging part that came with Silicon Valley Speech was in the billing and scheduling department with Joshua. When they took down our credit card information and our phone number incorrectly we had no less the 10 back and forth email/phone calls to try and get the credit information corrected. The calls bordered on being rude. Then after they corrected the credit card information our next session was cancelled because of the delay caused by fixing the credit card information. When we re-scheduled our appointment it was cancelled once again due to the therapist being sick. Then they tried to send someone in her place and when we declined we were told we would be charged for the session. At this point we cancelled the sessions and let the Director, Kate, know about our unhappiness. A few weeks later we decided to work with Silicon Valley Speech billing and scheduling through Kate. The customer service was improved at this point but we were advised the wait list was 7 months to get back into sessions. We also asked for some assistance in resolving the insurance filing of which we have received no response. Customer service appears to not be the Speech Therapy industry's specialization for two working parents. We have learned to be a bit more flexible but felt compelled to write this review so others know what they are getting into. read more

I only write good reviews, but I had to write this to spare other parents some of the hurt feelings I went through. After many, many years of speech struggles I found a great speech therapist who went on maternity leave. So I went on another search and found Kate who had great reviews. I emailed her my long story about all the struggles my 8 year old child went through due to severe speech issues. I also told her my HMO will not cover her services so I will be paying out of pocket. Since I will be paying for services myself I asked if we could meet prior to first session. She said sure and gave me a date. I was anxious and excited to meet her b/c my son was already older and I wanted to find him a therapist soon. The week went by and one day before the appt she told me she had to reschedule. I was disappointed but agreed as I had no other choice. So another week went by and the day finally came. But a few hours before our meeting she called me to tell me she had to reschedule again. Again I was disappointed. But then she shocked me by saying. "Actually, I don't know why I have to meet you. I have enough clients - yelp is amazing." I stumbled around for words but she basically said she was busy and had to go. Kate may be good, but she seems to care more about the numbers than individuals. She has grown into a bigger company and appears to have great therapists so I would go ahead and use her company if you can't find a good one elsewhere. Just keep in mind not to get too attached b/c most likely you are just a number. read more

DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS TO SILICON VALLEY SPEECH! Kate and her company are extremely unprofessional. My son was supposed to be with Silicon Valley Speech from October 2017-Feb 2018. During that time they made things extremely frustrating. They started him with 1 therapist and then after a few sessions switched him to another therapist. It takes a while for a young child to get used to a therapist so it's discouraging when they switch therapists. The excuse the staff said was that the therapist had medical appointments on those days, but when I asked the therapist she said she didn't and that was a lie. They kept changing therapists on us and not notifying us. Or they would cancel appointments at the last minute. They would also refuse to make up sessions that they would cancel. They would take forever to call back or not call back at all. They missed a lot of sessions because their office was closed for thanksgiving and winter break, but they promised they would have make-up sessions. They never did the make up sessions. I even made sure my son went to his session on the day I gave birth to my younger son. I WAS IN LABOR AND WAS STILL ABLE TO GET MY SON TO SPEECH THERAPY. YET, KATE DIDN'T HAVE THE DECENCY TO SHOW UP FOR SESSIONS OR EVEN CALL TO LET US KNOW SHE'S NOT COMING. The worst was 2 weeks after my younger son was born we were suppose to have our last session and it was scheduled for before school at 8am. I woke my son early, got him ready, and Kate didn't even show up and he had to miss school. She didn't even call to let me know she's not coming. Along with having a newborn it was pretty stressful. She never even called to follow-up. Very unprofessional and frustrating. This is no way to run a business. She took our money, but didn't even finish the sessions. They promise something, but don't deliver. Kate is the worst...she's very rude, confrontational, and extremely unprofessional. I regret working with Kate and giving her our money. read more

As a parent, it's really tough to stand by and watch your child struggle with something as fundamental as language. When our two year old daughter wasn't meeting her receptive and expressive language benchmarks, and it started to affect her behavior, we knew we had to do something to help her. Kate and her team are focused on achieving real results. After just four months of weekly sessions with Kate, my daughter's expressive language (talking) went from being 48% below average to 18% below average. Her receptive language (understanding) went from being 38% below average to 6% below average. We were astounded by how quickly our daughter progressed and I attribute her success to Kate's expertise and guidance. Kate is warm, fun and silly with kids, but she is also a great teacher for parents (like us), who are trying to figure out how WE can help, because there is nothing worse than feeling powerless. At the end of every session we reviewed the types of things that we should be practicing during the week. I think all that practice and reinforcement by us and our nanny made a difference. I also like that she is totally flexible and willing to do the sessions at your home or even at your preschool. That's an added bonus that we weren't expecting! read more

We really like Silicon Valley Speech. Jacque has been working with my son for over four years and the dynamic is great! We initially started because we wanted help for my son with autism to enunciate sounds. Over a few years Jacque worked with him and he went from being unable to pronounce 'S' and 'CH', and many other sounds, to being able to say them all perfectly. We had one year where we had two sessions a week, and those two therapists were also well trained and very good. In addition to working on enunciation, Jacque worked on a lot of other aspects of social relationships that we never anticipated were part of speech therapy, but which we definitely appreciate. She came to our preschool and helped facilitate play with other kids, stressing group dynamics, staying in the group, paying attention to the communication others around are doing. During COVID, we continued (and still have) sessions online. They work well for us and my son stays engaged and interested. Currently he is 8 and the focus has been having a conversation, staying on topic, and (his own goal) to learn how to start a conversation with a peer and make a friend. We have seen immense progress with my son over the past four years, and as he starts to progress through elementary school, it is very helpful that he has a good speech therapist who is not only supporting his ability to correctly produce sounds (there is still some ongoing work on maintaining previous skills) but is also helping him learn to recognize other social/non verbal queues necessary to connect with others and be successful in school. We highly recommend Silicon Valley Speech! read more

We have been using Jacque at Silicon Valley Speech for speech therapy for three years and they have been wonderful. My daughter had a stroke at 19 and she has been receiving weekly speech therapy to work on communication. Jacque is upbeat and positive and during the sessions she focuses on my daughter's individual needs on that day. Jacque provides opportunities in the session to stretch my daughter's capabilities and connects with her on a personal level. Jacqueline has established routines and then based on my daughter's interest and energy on that day they springboard and practice other skills. This individual tailoring and flexibility during the session is a compliment to Jacque's qualities as an experienced therapist. Over the years my daughter has stayed interested in her speech therapy sessions and in turn this has helped my daughter to grow in her abilities. Having Jacque as our daughter's therapist also adds another member to our team. We often brainstorm new ideas and she has suggestions on ideas to try during the week and overarching goals. Administratively, I also appreciate that there is support for such issues as billing and scheduling. The invoices are so detailed that I have been able to submit them to the insurance company and have been easily reimbursed. The office also quickly responds to rescheduling and other questions. It was a match made in heaven when we found Silicon Valley Speech!!! read more

We and our son absolutely love our therapist Molly. She is sweet, has made a great connection to our son and is always available to answer our questions. Kate has also been very helpful with our scheduling constraints. We wish we had found them even sooner. read more

Karen has been my primary therapist for my son and she is phenomenal. The amount of progress my son has made working with Karen has been incredible. I had my reservations when we first started working together but Karen quickly earned our trust and our son's love. She is always energetic, positive and very creative. She is very patient with myself and my wife and will take her time teaching the both of us tips and tricks with helping our son's speech. We have been very happen with Silicon Valley Speech and a very large part of that has been because of Karen. read more

My brother Kayden was a slow speaker and struggling to communicate when we were introduced to Silicon Valley Speech. Within 6 months of working with Jordan and Karen, Kayden is now able to communicate with hundreds of words as well as American Sign Language. Thank you Jordan and Karen for being extremely patient, and engaging. I highly recommend this company along with Jordan and Karen as they are highly knowledgeable about child development. read more

This review is waaaay overdue. I can't say enough about how great Karen is. My son took to her instantly, which says a lot because he typically just growls at strangers. She always had fun and new activities for them to do based on his interests and areas of development that needed improvement. I was always asked if I had any questions or concerns and if I was okay with the areas of focus. We saw so much progress and we were very sad when our sessions ended but she did such a great job with my son, I highly recommend her. Thank you SVS and especially Karen, Bryce and I appreciate all your hard work. read more

We have had such a great experience working with Jordan these last few months. I've loved having her come to our home because our son (3 yo) is a bit slow to warm, and by being in his normal space he was able to take to Jordan quickly and jump into addressing our speech concerns on the very first day. Additionally, we have a new baby and being able to tend to her needs or put her down for a nap have reduced the stress that I'm sure I would feel having to take everyone to an office. Jordan is flexible, playful, and gentle with our son. He is excited for her visits and usually asks multiple times when she is coming to play again. Jordan has not only helped with speech, but also with some behavioral/toddler challenges. He is now excited about taking turns and sharing (some of) his belongings. And he is more receptive to requests thanks to some coaching from Jordan about how to frame and prompt him. We are moving out of state next month and I know we are all going to miss our weekly dates with Jordan! read more

We have been seeing Kate for nearly a year and she has never been anything but an absolute pleasure to have in our home. She is incredibly respectful of our time, she has helped us immensely with our toddler's development, and we all love when she comes. My 3 year old has improved a TON and is so excited when Kate pulls up that she runs to the door to give her a big hug. Even our dog is thrilled to see her. She has worked with my husband and I to help us do our best to encourage our daughter and it has worked. There is nothing negative that I can say about this service or Kate as a person. We would highly recommend. read more

We had a fantastic experience with SVS. My son worked with Jacque for 2+ years! She instantly worked to build a rapport with him and quickly adapted her sessions to accommodate his sensory issues. The things I loved about our therapist were: 1. She was always easy to talk to 2. She was kind and patient with my child 3. She had great ideas and tips for me to practice with my kids during the week at home 4. She was very helpful prior to a couple of our IEP meetings! 5. They were always flexible for schedule changes as long as we gave forewarning. Things that could improve: 1. Being on time is key. because there is always some catching up with us parents at the start or end of the session. Most of the time the session would only last 50mins or so. 2. I think switching things up (location of the session) sometimes challenges the kids and also makes for a better speech session. But having said that, I would/and have recommended SVS to other parents! We miss you Miss Jacque! read more

It is so convenient and useful to have speech therapy in the home. Our therapist Melodi Ferrer has been wonderful for our thirteen year old autistic son. Melodi is up on all the new techniques and welcomes collaboration with the parents (unfortunately not all speech therapists are like this). My son has made noticeable improvement and looks forward to Melodi's weekly visits. Moreover, we occasionally have speech therapy in the community (drug store, petting zoo, etc). Melodi also provides homework, mainly tips on how to finesse everyday talking to facilitate more communication. An aside, Melodi also speaks Spanish. Thanks Melodi!! read more

Thank you so much Kate! We have been working with Siklicon Valley Speech for 2 Year's now and it's made such a huge difference in our lives We received an autism diagnosis last year and Kate has been there for us through thick and thin! Kate and her team are always prompt available and professional. Very highly recommend. read more

Our son's teachers and grandparents noticed that he was forming sounds incorrectly in a way that was not developmentally appropriate. (As parents, we were so used to his speech that we hardly noticed the problem.) He began meeting weekly with Jacqueline Genna. We were worried that this extra coaching would make our son feel inferior or inadequate. However, Jacqueline's manner is so kind, cheerful, and positive that speech therapy is a actually a highlight for him. Speech therapy was new to me. But I've been impressed with the way Jacqueline systematically breaks down sound formation, points out challenges and common pitfalls, and monitors our son's progress relative to clear goals. Jacqueline sends detailed updates on Andrew's progress each week. She often provides worksheets or suggests specific exercises, and carefully answers our occasional questions. Recently, our son spoke with his grandparents on the phone. His grandfather commented, "Wow! I can really heard the difference. His speech is MUCH more clear!" This has been a life-changing advance for our son. THANK YOU, Jacqueline! read more

Despite only being in our lives for a short time (a little under a year), Silicon Valley Speech (SVS) made a such a huge impact in regards to my daughter's receptive and expressive language. Ms. Annie, our assigned S&L therapist, built an immediate connection with my daughter. I saw her thrive before my very eyes. Sessions with Ms. Annie allowed my daughter to gain crucial language skills. She can now express her needs, advocate for herself, and most importantly feels understood. My daughter asks for "Annie" to this day, so she certainly left a strong and lasting impression. Ms. Kate was another plus when it came to our experience with SVS. She was kind, empathetic, and responsive every time I contacted her over the phone or through email. She was communicative about updates and changes to my daughters sessions. I felt I was working with professionals who cared about the little ones they were servicing. For example, no question regarding how to better support our daughters progress went unanswered. Also, the times my daughter was sick and unable to host Ms. Annie for sessions, SVS never once made us me feel terrible or held it against us. Overall, we had such a wonderful experience and wish we could have continued with Ms. Annie and Ms. Kate. I will always be grateful to SVS for the immense support they offered our family during this crucial time in my daughter's development! read more

Our son has been meeting with Silicon Valley Speech for the last month and he really loves the experience and we're very happy with the progress he's been making. Kristina is incredibly warm with him and guides him well toward progress and rechannels his energy when he gets distracted. Sitting with both of them, the skill and precision Kristina brings to her craft is very clear and she has a great ear and eye for identifying what is causing each little speech issue we're working on and getting our three your old to understand the subtle distinctions between how a word should be said and how he is saying it. Our son was really patient and happy with her through the entire hour they were together and I really enjoyed watching the session myself. read more

We love, love, LOVE Kate! She has been amazing for my son. We love that she comes to our home, it makes it easier for my son, because he's in his comfort zone. Kate knows what my son can and can't do, and challenges him, without pushing too hard. She's easy to communicate with (texts, emails) and responds promptly. She's also given great advice and recommendations. read more

We feel so lucky to have found Kate! She has been wonderful working with my 4 year old son on his pragmatic language skills and we have seen great improvement in such a short time. I love that she gives me feedback, ideas, and strategies to use at home. The most important thing is that I feel 100% confident in her skills and that she knows what she is doing. She is very talented at what she does. Professionally, she is extremely well organized and responsive. She is all around an amazing provider and therapist! read more

We used SV speech for several months and had really amazing results. Our son went from 40% delayed for speech to having a full sound inventory for his age and then some. Our amazing speech therapist Ankita also managed to get our 3yo to sit at the table for an HOUR with thoughtful games and exercises she put together to help incentivize him, incorporating things he loved. read more

I worked with Kate for a year and sat in her sessions with students with more aggressive behaviors. She is amazing with children. She's very motivating and encouraging. The kids enjoyed working with her and and even made some noticeable improvements in their sentence structure. She's a very joyful, enthusiastic, and wonderful person to be around. I highly recommend her for all families seeking speech therapy! read more

I have 3 sons who all have been in different therapies and I have worked with more than 10 different therapists. I can honestly say Miss Kate is my favorite! We feel so lucky to have her for speech with my 2 year old. She is energetic, playful, relaxed yet focused and organized. Her dog is a special needs trained dog and was a delight at sessions. I would HIGHLY recommend her if you can get her! read more

I took accent reduction classes from Silicon Valley Speech for a couple of months and the speech therapist I worked with was extremely helpful and sweet. However, their policy regarding rescheduling is really inflexible and their treatment of customers is not fair at all (Always saying "We have other customers on the waitlist and we need to make sure we run out business right", etc.). I understand that as a business you need firm policies to make sure you're profitable, but I don't think that making it hard for your current customers just for "business reasons" is ever a good way to retain them. There are better policies that, despite being firm, don't screw clients just for "business reasons". I've had to cancel two sessions in my two months being with the center, one due to an unexpected work emergency (my fault for not anticipating this earlier and I still paid for the whole session) and one simply because of a conflict, which I asked for rescheduling well in advance. In both cases, I felt like I was treated unfairly by the management at Silicon Valley Speech. All I got from my conversations with them is: We have this policy and a bunch of other customers on the waitlist; if you're not happy, go somewhere else. read more