Joie is an incredibly coach. She is awesome. When you first meet with her, she has this brightness…read moreabout her. She immediately eases you. She has a great depth of knowledge and experience in what she does. She has great intuition. Her wisdom and clarity -she can zoom in what the issues are and works on them with you. She has so many tools and resources up her sleeve. My meetings with Joie were important in figuring out the root of my problems. Her experience with emotional intelligence, something I knew nothing about, is/was invaluable. Since I have met with her, I, still to this day, utilize the tools and insight she has given me. Thank you for always having a smile when we meet. Your kindness, your support and understanding - I appreciate you. You have made a difference in my path to healing.

She is a marvelous speech coach. She is my "go to" person when I have to prepare for a major…read morespeech, officiate a wedding or a funeral. She is soooo good at what she does. She has the ability to provide a stellar analysis of my speeches and offer of ways to improve them in remarkable ways. Her masterful advice and guidance calms me down which in turn enables me to make meaningful and powerful presentations. She even shows me how to modulate my breathing to make more impassioned and empowered speeches. A session with her is a gift that I give myself when I need to do a fabulous job!

It was a gift to have a one on one with Julia. I was really inspired by her knowledge of the…read morespeaker's industry. And then she followed to her an update on my progress. I appreciate any business that takes the time to follow up. Julia is one of a kind.

While we talk every day, presenting to a group (be it a handful of people via Zoom or an in-person…read moregroup pre-COVID-19) is another skill set altogether. Julia has deep wisdom and knowledge on the topic/skill of public speaking. She knows how to help you structure your presentation to ensure the audience is able to follow what you're saying and that you have the impact you desire. Equally important, she will help you tune in to the subtle things you can do to connect with your audience. Are you speaking while looking like the proverbial deer in the headlights? What should you do with your hands (pre-COVID)? Are you remembering to smile? We all are familiar with the notion that a good portion of the population prefers death to public speaking. The good news here is that Julia, with her effervescent personality, warmth, and insight, will help you see that speaking up isn't so terrible after all. Like most things, it's a skill, it's learnable. I can't think of a better teacher.

I have been taking lessons with Alex for a year now. It's mostly on and off, mostly off due to my…read morescheduling. The reason why I reached out to Alex was that I haven't been using my writing skills for years because I was in sales and it requires little to no professional writing at all. In the beginning, the cost was a bit higher than I had expected. I never had to pay for a tutor, so I don't know what the average price was. Nonetheless, I still scheduled a meeting with Alex. I wanted to see if $$$$ means quicker results. I have noticed that my writing skills have improved over the year. He was able to point out the mistakes I been overlooking and help me catch these mistakes. He is very patient and is willing to work with my crazy schedule. I can't say that my writing skills were improved overnight. It did require that I also do homework, and my willingness to improve as well. The bottom line, could I write a novel without any mistakes? No. Could I write professionally with little to no mistake? Sure.

I had a few months of class with Alex and I found them incredibly helpful. Alex was able to…read moresystematically identify the issues in my pronunciation and correct them. Due to COVID and transition, all our lessons happened on Zoom. I was a little bit suspicious at the beginning since I had another teacher before and it was a waste of time. But I still gave Alex a shot when we started and Alex's class turned out to be very effective even in Zoom, his notes and exercises are well prepared. I highly recommend Alex for someone who needs an accent reduction course!

Our child was a late talker, so we did our research and found East Bay Child Development Center…read more(formerly PLTA). From intake to our final class, the staff made sure that the scheduling process was a breeze, and that visits did not fall short of expectations. They have an excellent staff dedicated to your child's development, and the office is pristine. Not just clean; very well kept. I noticed that there wasn't one tear on a book or broken toys. They put lots of effort into upkeep, knowing well that toys and books can take a beating with younger kids. East Bay Child Development Center has terrific speech therapists and therapists specialized in helping in all other types of child development, including but not limited to physical therapy, etc. We went through 2 different speech therapists and 1 or 2 therapy students which was a little harder for our son to grow accustomed to because it would take him awhile to warm up (which I've learned isn't unusual for any development therapy center), but each therapist tried their absolute best to ensure they were giving him the utmost care and attention.

They failed my son after 3 session. Excuses that he doesn't listen, he runs fast that worried about…read moreyounger children there. That speech is not a good fit for him, that his sister runs around the hallways exploring toys and opened doors of offices, about me get a phone call so they discharged him from services. This is racism and discrimination by the way ladies I want to give you suggestions, your office needs a new administration, organisation and functionality. Everybody there seems to go everywhere, I don't know if these people work here are they clients. The back door to the outside was open, this is called dysfunctional. The office receptionist was like his first day to work, confused and looked around like a lost boy. There four people by office were speaking loud and chatting. They failed my son years ago when he was younger because they said he was not ready for speech when I just changed my insurance to get accepted to come here. Now he's 12 years old saying he's not a good fit. Shame on you to say that to me. You can't discharge him that's illegal. My son is trying with his speech and he has rights in California to receive speech therapy any age. Discrimination by the ability, then age, what's next because his sister running around the office and also I was on the phone? For that lady who spoke with me today over the phone couldn't wait on me. And making me feel like I was being fired from the job, she sounded rude and said my daughter was running around the room and I was speaking loud on the phone so the excuse to fail my son. Then changed her words saying he's not a good fit and he runs fast and wants to push the kids. She needs to find more excuses for her to dismiss him. You don't know how hard and challenging to be a mother of autistic kid. I finally thought I have him his speech going and then you locked me up like shutting my mouth. Go see if your speech therapist is the one who has the problem. She too lazy to give speech therapy or has a lack of skills. This is Shameless and discrimination.

I am an Arabic speaker and I used to struggle with different sounds in the American English as…read morewell as emphasizing parts of the word. Jennifer with really helpful and helped me with how these sounds are made, where my tongue should be positioned when I say them, whether they're voiced or voiceless and most importantly how to transition from one sound to the other as I speak. Sounds like the 'th', 'ng', 'p','b', 'r', 'j', 'g' and 'easure' were very difficult for me, but now as I hear myself speak, they're definitely correct now, and I definitely understood much better and more confident with my English. I have made a lot of improvement working with Jennifer!

I have participated in this Clear Accent Speech Therapy for several weeks. My instructor Jennifer…read moreJourdain has been teaching me how to reduce my accent in speaking English. She tried to help me to speak like a native speaker by correcting every word pronunciation that I had trouble with. In the meantime, she would review the previous lesson prior to a new class. She also provided some important learning materials for my reviews at home. I highly recommend her for her Speech Therapy program as she is a professional, skilled and experienced tutor.

I'm a working SAG-AFTRA film and television actor; and, I booked a part in a major studio feature…read morefilm. My character plays guitar and sings. Playing guitar is in my zone, but I am not a trained singer; hence, I started searching for singing coaches on the Internet. I found HEATHERVOX. She had a lot of positive reviews; hence, I scheduled a session with her; and, I am so happy I did. - She has a beautiful singing voice; and, she immediately assessed my singing competency baseline. - She immediately started me on vocal techniques that quickly controlled the movement of my neck, mouth, and vocal cords. Most importantly, she taught me the importance of relaxing the vocal cords throughout the octaves. - After 40 minutes of teaching proper singing techniques and using the techniques she taught me going up and down scales, it was time to apply the techniques to a song. - I sang, Here Comes The Sun, by the Beatles; and, I was amazed -- I immediately noticed the improvement in my singing -- now, don't get me wrong, it wasn't just "add boiling water and instant noodles" kind-of- thing, but it was a drastic and noticeable improvement in my singing voice. I still have a lot of work and practice to do. Now, I have more controlled volume, my voice is more robust, colorful, and dimensional, AND I am able to hit higher notes easier without strain. I was also amazed with the added tone quality Heather gave me through her singing techniques. Heather recorded my session; hence, I have a starting baseline of my singing voice. I can track my progress. I also have recordings of the techniques she taught me; so, I can replicate them while doing my homework. I have 6 months from today, 23-January-2025, to get my singing skills on-point; hence, I am 100% certain, working with Heather, will get me to my goal. I scheduled additional appointments with her, and she gave me homework and exercises to work on before my next session. I really enjoy the straw exercise -- extremely helpful. Finally, I like that Heather has good business ethics. She assessed my progress and gave me a class schedule that matched her forecast of my progress within the 6 months -- she didn't try to sell me more lessons than I needed. I'm very happy working with Heather to get me to my singing goals for this feature film. Check 6! /s/ Alfonso Faustino

Now that I've been able to work with her, I recommend her to everyone who needs a vocal coach in my…read moresongwriting circle. I actually wed to reschedule with her!! It's been too long, I'm due!

Terrible business. The therapists were great but the company isn't responsive or ethical. They…read moreended up dropping my son saying they didn't have a clinician after 3 months of no services and only ONE choice given for scheduling. Talk about client abandonment! Multiple scheduling issues without much communication or effort to make things right. As an educator I would never refer this company to any student, family, or friend. Look elsewhere for better and professional businesses.

I definitely feel this is the best in our town.Miss Palwasha was very helpful as my daughter was…read morenot able to produce k and g sounds ,And after some days of practising with palwasha ,she was able to produce those sounds.I really appreciate her and also the Supervisor of Language Essentials .She was there for help in most of the classes. I really like how they help each and every child with the therapy and I would definitely recommend to the people who are looking for best therapy in town.

My three year old son has been with Miss J since January of this year. She has played a major role…read morein his potty training, speech, academics, social skills and the list truly goes on. Miss J is extremely nurturing with the children! When I was searching for a daycare for my son and we spoke over the phone, you can actually HEAR the love she has for the babies. I have never once had to be concerned about the safety of my child since he's been in her care! Thank you Miss J for all that you have done and continue to do!

Jannika cared for my daughter for 3 years. She was my daughter preschool teacher and she continued…read moreas private care to help me finish school. She is so loving! What a gift Jannika has been to our family.

Everyone friendly and helpful. Sometimes short on help?…read moreFood was good. Occasionally too many days with the same food as the main dish, but good.

My mother was forcibly moved to a "rehab facility" by the emergency room director Gina Hocker at…read moreKaiser Hospital Oakland. Kaiser is well aware of the reputation of these facilities as conscientious staff at Kaiser Oakland revealed to me these particular facilities are known for putting patients into dangerous situations with patients being sent to the emergency room with various injuries. The director of emergency services manipulated and in a very underhanded, cold, calculated, deceitful manner did all she could to send my mother into yet another dangerous facility with an even worse reputation than Bay Area Healthcare without my consent .. Shields Richmond .. ordering EMT's to pick my mother up in the dead of night to transport her to this facility. A facility I adamantly refused to consent to have my mother transferred to. Gina Hocker taunted my daughter literally laughing at her being emotional about how her grandmother was being treated. She was extremely unprofessional and patronizing. My mother told them herself she didn't want to be transferred to Shields Richmond. The experience has been very difficult and uncomfortable. My mother is 89 years old.. is diabetic and has suffered several strokes. She was walking and progressing. As a result of a serious fall at Bay Area Healthcare a facility Kaiser highly recommended by Claire UM department manager.. my mother has had a serious setback mentally and physically. Do not allow Kaiser Hospital Oakland the ability to send your loved ones to these facilities. They are cost effective for Kaiser and that's what they are most concerned about.. not the patients. I'm definitely not indicting the entire staff at Shields Richmond but there are staff who are there merely collecting a paycheck. Far too many do not care about the patients and it's very apparent. Several receptionists have routinely pretended not to hear me and hung up the phone in my face many, many, times as has the administrator of the facility Jack Philogene. They feed the patients the same meals over and over again.. leftovers. They've lost several pieces of my mother's clothing. She is not showered regularly.. apparently twice a week if that often. The actual facility smells like the sewer with some areas smelling worse than others. Do not brush her teeth. They immediately lost her bottom dentures and did not want to replace them claiming my mother threw them in the garbage. Sent her to a dental appointment half clothed in freezing temperatures more than three weeks after her dentures were lost by the staff. My mother has been treated practically as a prisoner limited to her bed. I've asked Philogene the administrator that she have a roommate as I'm not comfortable with her being alone and she needs interaction with another person.. Philogene moved a woman into her room who is asleep nonstop.. can barely hear.. is not able to interact... and this was purposefully done. Main contact with staff only for essentials such as meds and meals. Therapy is hit or miss as the therapist is never scheduled to meet with the patient. They ignore patients when they push the button for help. My mother had to yell for help as her roommate recorded the incident. And she literally got the phone and called 911 while the staff ignored her calls for help.. all witnessed by my daughter. I've heard the bell going off myself with the staff ignoring the patient. Shields stops taking calls at 9:00 p.m. which is dangerous as well. No contact after hours. Dr. McFarland never updated me regarding my mother's condition until I threatened to report it. Spoken to the doctor one time while my mother has been at this facility for over a month. I don't believe they're giving my mother her daily medications. The doctor should be on top of this. Patients are forced to attend religious services without the permission of family members. Administrative staff regularly ignore phone calls from concerned family members. The only way this lack of care will hopefully be addressed is if family and friends report their concerns.

RICHMOND YACHT CLUB -love the Motto-"THIS CLUB WAS BUILT FOR FUN."…read moreWhat a perfect day! Our friends(Lisa and Brian) invited us to join them on Great Expectations); a Sailing trip to watch The Blue Angels take flight over the Bay Area! Literally enjoyed the: blue skies, the company of sailing boats on the water, delicious hors d'oeuvres, and excellent company! Captain Brian-kept us moving along with comfort. We spent the day-Looking Up in the sky at the stunning planes especially --- the U.S. Navy Blue Angels! Loved the experience and welcoming vibe of this club. This beautiful Yacht club is located in Brickyard Cove. RYC 's location and facilities make it a premier venue for a great variety of yachting activities. The club's location offers almost immediate access to the Bay and is ideal for both racing and pleasure sailing in boats large and small. Everyone we met was over the top friendly and welcoming-but I also think Lisa and Brian know everyone. Ha!!! Great day and company!!

Awesome place to check out boats to go sailing!…read more It's a bit of a distance from the south bay or SF even but totally worth it because if you're a member they have tons of boats to check out. The members club house is also fully stocked with snacks, just donate whatever money you can. The bathrooms are clean and there's also coin operated washers and dryers for use if you plan to stay overnight. I'm impressed! The staff are also really friendly and always willing to help educate you on the high seas.