While insurance isn't accepted here, it's worth every penny out of pocket. Marina is amazing with…read moremy son! He looks forward to going every week and even talks about her at home. As a therapist, she's highly knowledgeable, in addition to being warm and accommodating to our needs. I can't recommend Marina and her staff enough. Whether you have feeding issues, tongue / lip ties or other speech issues, you cannot go wrong.

Marina at Therapy Matters is the REAL DEAL! When my son with Down Syndrome was two weeks old, he…read morewas not gaining weight as needed. I began to triple feed, which was effective, but not ultimately sustainable for me. I wanted to give breastfeeding a good solid try but I didn't know what to do next, and I was tired and discouraged. Per our pediatrician's recommendation, I pursued speech offices for help. I contacted nine, seven of which either did not get back to me or said they were unable to help. Thankfully, one office directed me to Marina. When I first spoke with Marina, she assured me that she had worked with babies with Down Syndrome before, that my goals were completely doable, and that together we would find a plan that worked for my son and for our family. Her confidence and professionalism gave me such reassurance and hope! I felt like she cared about my situation as much as I did. Before our first meeting, I filled out a questionnaire with questions so specific that I could tell Marina would be able to get to the bottom of things. When we met in person, Marina approached things calmly, professionally, confidently, and kindly. Together we clarified my goals multiple times to make sure that everything we were doing would work towards that end. Marina didn't give us simple textbook answers; she listened carefully and thoughtfully and spoke to our unique needs and desires. Because of her training in lactation consulting, speech-language pathology, AND feeding therapy, Marina is a one-stop-shop and is able to think about issues from all angles and get to the heart of matters! (This is why we refer to her as the Queen in our home). After I met with Marina, I came home armed with a specific plan and resources to help move me towards my goal of exclusive breastfeeding. Through various supplies, exercises, and changes to my technique and routine, my son gradually got better and better, and I am thrilled that he now exclusively breastfeeds and is growing right on track! Marina was there every step of the way in the weeks following our meeting to answer my questions, cheerlead me, and guide me through the process. Thank you, Marina, for believing in me and my son, and for giving my son a running start into his future through the gift of breastfeeding, giving him not only the standard benefits, but providing him with a solid foundation so important for babies with Down Syndrome. We will always feel indebted to Marina! Thank you thank you thank you!

Parents beware! A truly saddening experience with this business, they are unprofessional and…read morecareless. The office does not provide regular updates on my child's progress or return my phone calls, does not provide records when requested (likely HIPAA violation as a report upon request is not considered a full copy of records), and will not provide accurate billing necessary for insurance claims - a red flag the therapist has licensure issues. It took termination of services to get a correct superbill for my insurance after nearly three months without success, with the therapist cancelling all future sessions without having consulted with me, and claiming by email that she was offering a "discount" on therapy. Without providing a sound or documented reason why, the therapist is also pushing to have my son misdiagnosed by the city's early intervention program (the case workers from early intervention STRONGLY disagreed there were any issues) in order to continue billing us for appointments. This place only cares about lining its pockets, not advocating for your kids as they advertise.

Danielle is absolutely phenomenal! She is super sweet, caring, understanding and very…read moreknowledgeable. We started working with Danielle over a year ago when we noticed that our 6 years old daughter had difficulties correctly producing her K/ T/ TH/ F sounds. After 2 sessions the K sound was completely mastered. Our daughter's self confidence changed in just a few weeks. She was looking forward to her sessions with Danielle who did a fabulous job connecting with her and making learning a fun experience! . We, as parents, were amazed by the quick progress. I HIGHLY recommend Williamsburg Speaks!

Debbie has been working with our son for about 4 months, since a little after he turned two, when…read morehe was saying only a handful of consonants and one vowel. He learns something new almost every session (he said a new word after just their first session, after not saying any new words for 6 months!), and now his speech is really taking off. Debbie is PROMPT-certified, and this type of therapy seems to be very efficient in treating our son's speech motor planning difficulties. During their sessions, she can now cue him to say complete words, component by component. I am blown away listening to it. She has built an amazing rapport with our son so that he somehow sits still, completely engaged, for half-hour long sessions, tries to make sounds on command, and has fun the whole time. She is so positive, and encourages him to try without ever making him feel pressured. She also quickly got to know him and what would hold his interest. We are constantly impressed with her skill, professionalism, patience, and resourcefulness, and highly recommend her to anyone looking for a speech therapist! I should also add that she has been very helpful providing me with all the necessary information to try and get speech therapy covered by insurance. And she is consistently on time or early to sessions. We feel so lucky to have found her, through the recommendation of the dentist that did our son's tongue tie surgery.

We highly recommend Debbie Shiwbalak for speech therapy. Debbie worked with our 2-year-old son (LP)…read moreon his speech delay, and she was amazing. LP's language comprehension was excellent, but he was saying very few words, but because he had no other delays, we didn't qualify for city-sponsored Early Intervention. We hired Debbie (reimbursed by our health insurance) and are glad we did. We loved the way Debbie immediately and directly engaged with LP, without any bureaucratic BS or adult-to-adult evaluations that might have made our kiddo uneasy. Instead, she went right to play time and language training, and LP, who can sometimes be reserved around new people, quickly and completely connected with her. Their playtime together was energetic, fun and most of all productive for his spoken language development. Debbie's manner of encouraging the flow of speech the course of natural interactions was very comforting. Her structured play time let LP have fun while it was also making it clear to him that he was there to learn. Her method of touching his face and mouth to encourage speech was gentle and natural, and LP clearly took to it. Meeting once or twice a week for about less than two months, Debbie taught us a lot about how to help LP talk more, and pretty soon he "graduated," as he's now repeating our words and excited to talk. All in all, we couldn't recommend Debbie more, so if your child is having any kind of speech issues, definitely contact Debbie.

My son goes here for the OT. Dr. B is cool very knowledgeable about her craft. Personally is dry…read morebut idc about that. My son is getting taken care of very well. Don't play ya phone in there too loud she'll tell you about it quick fast. Waiting room is small also don't get attached to the staff they don't stay long. They are basically being trained there it seems.

I considered this place because my co-worker gave me a great review. I have been trying to get my…read moreson considered for about five weeks. The man who answered the phone (his name starts with an A) kept telling me that he was checking the insurance but had yet to call me back. I followed up with him three weeks later, and he said oh, I remember and will call me back and now it's been an additional two weeks. I will not attend them because they have already shown they are unprofessional. It is sad because if this is a good place, the first impression is the worst, and we will never know. Please clean up your staff, or you will continue to lose business and get bad reviews.

The first session was good. The other sessions were weird. The employees would plop a thing in…read morefront of me and walk away. It is one of those situations where you have to constantly ask for help. The TV is really loud and it is hard to escape. I might have offended someone when I asked them if they could turn down judge Judy and that is why I wasn't helped as well as other people. It wasn't my best experience.

Amazing Staff. Dr. Linn is so nice and caring. My Son had…read morethe smallest finger fracture and she helped him so much! He's about to have surgery and without Dr. Linn he would be in terrible pain.

I can't recommend Merav highly enough! She is the most gentle and caring therapist I have met. She…read moreconnected easily with my son and helped us find new ways to work with him and help him develop his skills. She taught us a lot about different approaches to PT and gave us a comprehensive plan to work with him at home. She also went above and beyond outside of our formal sessions, recommending good shoes and insoles. Merav is warm, engaging, and great with kids. She clearly has wonderful instincts in her work and really cares about the kids and families she works with. We really appreciated her gentle and warm approach to physical therapy, as she took her cues from my son, focused on building his confidence, and adapted to what he needed to succeed.

Our son receives great OT here! He loves Rita, his therapist. We're seeing great strides in his…read moreconfidence and abilities.

Jocelyn is truly an amazing therapist. We worked with her on food aversions and severe picky eating…read morefor our now 5-year old. He instantly took to her! Sadly, we were getting ready for a move out of Brooklyn when we contacted her, but a few short weeks made a world of difference. He is more adventurous with food and even interested in seasonings, herbs and adding lemon to his meals! I recommend her without reservation. She is skilled, knowledgable, kind and easy to talk to.

Jocelyn is an amazing speech therapist. Her background as a NICU nurse really comes through in her…read moreholistic approach to working with children. My daughter was a premie twin with a variety of issues and Jocelyn easily strung together how the issues related and delivered kind, thorough therapy. Very grateful to have had the opportunity to work with her. Unfortunately, we moved to San Francisco, otherwise we would have been with her forever! Thanks Jocelyn!

It's amazing and perfect and it's the best for your child it's safe and comfortable and give you…read morehappiness in your life

Christine is an excellent therapist. She worked with my son for +2 yrs. My son was 10.5 yr old when…read morehe started with Christine. He did not like to read. He has a language d/o, auditory processing d/o, ADD, social pragmatic communication d/o, and a reading d/o. Christine helped my son improved in every area. She worked on his executive function, pragmatics, and reading issues. In the 5th grade, my son had a grade level of 1.8 in reading comprehension and a grade level of 3.4 in Math problem solving on WISC-V. After working with Christine for 1.5 yr, his reading score was in low average decoding and fluency range, and average Math problem solving on the Woodcock-Johnson achievement test. BOE considers low average as average. On Terra Nova test, his Reading was in the 73%, and in Language 66% from 18% (low average 25% to high average 75%). My son is a now a social butterfly!! Christine is professional, kind and has empathy.