Highly recommend Kelsey for speech therapy in the East Bay! After two years of working together,…read moreour son has seen incredible growth. Kelsey is professional, flexible, and has an amazing ability to keep sessions engaging for young kids. She is patient, kind, and truly knows how to connect with her students. We couldn't be happier with the results!

Kelsey has worked with three of my children for speech therapy. She has been wonderful with each…read moreone. She is patient, encouraging, and positive and makes speech therapy fun for the kids by employing lots of games!For parents, she takes time to explain progress and issues after each session and provides practical practice ideas to use between sessions. We saw rapid improvement in our children once they started private therapy with Kelsey versus small group sessions at school. Kelsey is a pleasure to work with and we truly feel blessed to have found her as a speech therapist!

Sofia started working with my son on his speech almost a year ago. She has quickly turned into one…read moreof his most favorite people. The relationship she has formed with him is truly amazing. She is absolutely brilliant at what she does, the patience, intelligence and ease she brings to each session is amazing. So much so that we are also having my 5 year old daughter go to her as well. I cannot recommend her enough!

I would recommend Happy Hearst to anyone that is looking for a speech therapist for there child. I…read moredo not do to many yelp reviews, but I just had to share with anyone that is looking for a Speech therapist for there child. My son, 2 at the time he started, had been to another speech therapist, and had an OT and special instructions teacher too. Sofia is the only teacher he truly couldn't wait to see every session. he would get so excited as soon as he would see her. The hardest part of every class, was when it was over, because he would want to stay and play/learn with her. He just had so much fun. So that was a positive in itself, of course, if my child is happy, I am too, but the results were also great. He made so much progress throughout the year he was with Sofia, I couldn't be happier with the steps he had taken. Sofia would also explain things for us as parents to do to help his progress throughout the week. She was great to work with and truly seemed like she cared.

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 had an interview scheduled and I was looking forward to the interview and then all of a sudden, I…read morereceived an email with a cancellation after it had been confirmed and was told by a lady that works there, named Krista Elder, that they were no longer interested in interviewing me all of a sudden. Very strange, very rude and definitely not a place that I would want to work being that they treat people like this.

Here's my experience as a parent I am writing to express my deep concerns regarding the lack of…read moreflexibility in the assignment of the Registered Behavior Technician (RBT) for my son, who has been receiving services from your company reaching the two years mark. Our district contracted with your organization, and at the time of enrollment, we and our district were not made aware of the strict two-year contract policy that restricts the RBT from continuing to work with the same student. Allow me to provide some context. My son is a 17-year-old nonverbal individual with severe autism. He is extremely shy and requires a significant amount of time to build trust with someone before they can enter his personal space. Unfortunately, during my recent meeting with Dale Young, it became evident that no exceptions could be made to extend the contract of the current RBT with whom my son has developed a strong bond and trust. He kept stating that he firmly believes that it's important that they are able to work with others we agree as well we are seasoned parents. He's 17. There is rotation happening already in the classroom everyday. I just wanted him to have the best last two years of high school as possible and not have to have a transition happened twice. So at the end of the day, your company and Dale Young do not taken to consideration of the individual human. By this decision by Dale Young and your policy is going to cause extreme regression and depression anxiety on my 17 year-old son. I left the meeting with feeling like I was talking to a AI. You guys have to do better and consider your clients human beings, not just cases

Oliva at Seven Bridges has truly been life-changing for our family. When my four-year-old started…read moreabout six months ago, he was considered nonverbal. Through Oliva's dedication, patience, and incredible skill, he has made more progress than we ever imagined possible. Today, he is now considered "emerging language," and just this past week he has turned into a little chatterbox. It's something we once only hoped for, and now we're getting to experience it every day. Oliva is not only knowledgeable, but she genuinely cares. You can feel how invested she is in each child's success, and it shows in the results. She has been an absolute lifesaver for our family, and we are beyond grateful for everything she has done. I would recommend Oliva over and over again without hesitation. She is truly exceptional.

Our daughter was seen here weekly for one year between the ages of 2.5-3.5. When we first started…read moreat Seven Bridges, our daughter was behind for her age group and now she's all caught up! Olivia is a wonderful SLP who is genuinely invested in her patients. Olivia had good tips and tools to help our daughter progress particularly with challenging pronunciations. We enjoyed the games and creative ways Olivia managed to elicit speech and our daughter would routinely look forward to our Friday morning sessions. I appreciate that Seven Bridges offers both 25 minute and 40 minute sessions. The scheduling process can be a little cumbersome if you need to reschedule and I really wish they would post their schedule of vacations and closures on an annual basis, but aside from those logistical items we were very happy with the care we received. We've worked with at least 5 SLPs over the past 2 years and Olivia was by far the best.

The therapists and front office staff deserve five stars. Leadership's approach to families does…read morenot. As a parent of twins with developmental disabilities, I understand the importance of attendance. I also understand the reality of managing multiple therapies, medical appointments, school meetings, and life. Over time, repeated conversations about missed appointments, attendance reminders, and signing attendance acknowledgments left me feeling judged instead of supported. The final straw was accidentally leaving one week off a summer scheduling form, which led to another conversation about attendance. It wasn't about that one incident--it was the realization that this philosophy simply doesn't align with how I believe families of children with additional needs should be treated. The clinicians were wonderful, and the front desk staff were always professional and kind. My disappointment lies with leadership and the culture created by these policies. Families seeking pediatric therapy need partnership, empathy, and flexibility. Unfortunately, that wasn't our experience, and we chose to take our children elsewhere.

I have to update my review as things have gone downhill. We had a rough start with Childs Play with…read morefrequent turnover with their SLPs made it difficult to find a good match for my daughter. We finally got a good match and they "switched departments". Then they started saying I had to move my time due to scheduling conflicts even though we had waited 2 years to get the time slot we had. We got moved with a new SLP and I complained that they kept canceling and rescheduling. I can only assume they were double booking so instead of taking accountability for their poor planning, they decided to discontinue services simply because i advocated for my daughter. They dont seem to care about the children, they just want their paycheck

I have known Marianne very well for many years working with her in speech pathology. She is a…read moregifted therapist, and children light up when around her. She has a gift for working with kids that need guidance with socialization skills. In the past she facilitated many activities cooking, dance, etc! The kids always benefited and her background/knowledge in speech pathology is such an added bonus, as she can really work on communication/language! I highly highly recommend her services!!! The kids will tremendously benefit from these AMAZING services being offered!!

I love this program! It's a fun way for kids to get out of the house and explore their community…read morewhile working on their skills, without it feeling like work. The ladies are knowledgable, sweet and really care about each kid as an individual. I would highly suggest them to anyone looking for a summer camp/after school program. My little one loved coming and would constantly ask when the next time he will be able to see his buddies.

They have multiple people working to do one job-match parents with therapist or schedule sessions…read moreand do initial legwork!! And fancy titles like resource manager, assessment in charge, patient coordinator... None of them do any work but!! Parents are looped through too many people Cassandra, Kerry , Mindy etc etc . There will come a time in 4 months parents just find out the new person you are put in touch with as an "in charge" or "coordinator" to be a point person. And you just memorize new names . Meanwhile no update on child therapy, or any real work is done. Too many lazy people on payroll results in this. No work done and no one helped. And children suffer .

We ended up having about 6 months of therapy with ACES. After the initial rough month or two, it…read moregot better in the sense that the BIs came on average about 4 out of 5 days. There were some BIs that we really liked. It is hit or miss! However, ABA was cut short because our little one started school. ACES ended up not being able to come to the school because the supervisors only do video visits, and this wasn't allowed at our little one's school due to privacy issues with filming small kids. The supervisors seem busy and cover many BIs, so although they said they will come in person, it did not happen. I gave four stars because it is all about shifting expectations. My son is doing great and doesn't really need them, so we can simply sit back and appreciate the BIs who played with him and for some of the education we received. Otherwise, if he did need them, I would be quite disappointed since they aren't accommodating him. I basically had to shift my entire work schedule to make ABA work, which isn't practical for many working parents. We have been on the waitlist for 4-5 months for late afternoons and weekends. We are so lucky that our little one's teacher has some experience with special needs kids! Learning ABA ourselves was also more helpful than using ACES. Despite this tempered review, I am giving four stars because I have heard from other parents that ACES is better than some of the other ABA companies in the Bay Area!

Space to Grow Therapy now has an on-site facility, filled with lots of fun for your kids providing…read morecolorful sensory gyms and playrooms! There are slides, swings, rock climbing walls, and plenty of toys to keep your kids busy. The site has plenty of parking out front. In addition to free play, they offer occupational and speech therapy services, on-site and in home. The therapists have extensive experience, and are passionate in what they do and ensuring they are providing a quality experience. I would highly recommend this business if your child needs any services, or a fun place to play!

Amazing place for my kids! Sensory seeking and the owner is amazing! Super accommodating and…read morefriendly! We will definitely go many more times! My daughter's friends are begging me to take them since she's talked about it so much!!