Last Friday was my son's last day with Speakable Speech Therapy. He is almost 6 years old. His…read moretherapist was Miss Karem. We went there about 2 years, give or take, first as a referral from Kaiser and then as private client. When we first started, my son had about 15 words and we spent many sessions just trying to get him to sign or say 'Open' to open the box of toys and he would refuse. By working with Miss Karem on what we need to work on at home and then persisting and practicing it, he got more words and then sentences, and then conversational skills. For the longest time, he was talking but not conversational. He would utter what he needed but no response when we asked him further questions. I still remember the day when he asked me a question, I responded, and he asked a follow-up question based on my answer. That's the beginning of conversational skills. Today my son talks constantly. He uses his pronouns, plurals, and possessive (Miss Karem's toys). He will also rephrase if I don't understand him. He use words to explain why he is upset. At home I read him books and asked him WH questions. We have a lot to thank Speakable for his growth. Lastly, on the logistic side of things, Speakable is easy to reach if you need to reschedule appointment or change credit card that was on file. A human person will answer the call. Parking is also not an issue when I go for the appointment.

This review is for Ms. Karem. Our son was 2 years old when we were recommended for Speech Therapy…read moreby our Pediatrician. We have seen our child learn leaps and bounds. When he started the class he had less than 15 words in his vocabulary and its not even been a year but we can see drastic improvement in his speech. 3 Word sentences are becoming more and more frequent. The way Ms. karem engages and makes our son at ease is commendable. This is the only class he waits to attend every week and hasn't missed it even once in last 8 months. Thankyou!

I highly recommend Mrs. Chris and Ascend Rehab! My daughter has been working on speech therapy with…read moreMrs. Chris for 8 years, and she has truly transformed our lives. My daughter is non-verbal and Mrs. Chris helped her find her voice using total communication (gestures, vocalizations, visual aids, etc). Her patience and dedication have been unwavering, and we are so grateful for her. Mrs. Chris was also an incredible support throughout the entire process of getting our daughter's AAC device. Not only did she help us navigate the long journey to get it, but she also took the time to continue her own learning so she could teach our daughter to be successful on the device. It has been amazing to watch our daughter communicate with others so confidently. The entire Ascend Rehab organization has a wonderful, family-like feel, and everyone is genuinely kind and supportive.

I would like to acknowledge Daniel Garcia SLPA for being great with my daughter Giana. Since my…read moredaughter has been seeing Mr. Daniel we have noticed so much growth in her speech and he is very patient and has a lot of knowledge with helping her with her speech. Thank you for being such a great SLPA!

My son has been with Gold speech for a few years now. I have definitely seen tremendous growth…read moresince receiving services from them that I have not seen from other providers. Their method is based on research and evidence. I also appreciate the staff is able to make my kid work without making it feel like he's in session. Overall, highly recommend!

Mr. Neil was a fantastic instructor who really helped our son grow and develop over the two years…read morewe worked with Gold Speech. Mr. Neil took time after each meeting to speak to us about our son's goals and development. Ms. Louise was a wonderful assistant teacher. Really amazing team that we would highly recommend.

My son was diagnosed with ASD and started 16 hours of ABA service with CSLOT since Feb 2016. We are…read morevery happy with the service so we stay with CSLOT until he graduates from the program this month. It is a long journey of more than 5 years. My son has made tremendous progress which was beyond my expectation when we started. Looking back, I just could not use my language to describe how much I appreciate the great service from CSLOT. For most of these five year, Siva has been my son's BCBA. She is a very experienced, keen observer. When she first took in my son, she spent quite some time, observing, engaging with my son, then she designed very practical, detailed ABA plans. She is very hands-on, so she can demonstrate and train BT very well to carry out her plan. She did a good work for analyzing the data and communicated well with us for the parent training session. My son loves the behavior therapists from CSLOT as well. He has met quite a few of them and bonded well with all of them. Tammy is one of the therapists my son has been with for the longest time. She has years of experience and very creative in engaging with my son. And my son fully enjoys session with her. Insurance is always difficult to deal with. CSLOT has gone out of its way to help us. It gives us a super bill, which helps with the out of the network reimbursement. Every. 6 month, we need pre-authorization to continue my son's ABA therapy. The BCBA always helps us to reach out to our insurance company, prepare progress report before the phone session with the insurance company and help us to get the optimal amount of service hours. Overall, I am very satisfied with CSLOT. And their work can be shown in my son's progress. When he was diagnosed at four years old, he needed school district SDC preschool. When he entered elementary school, he still needed 90 minutes per week support. Now, he only needs 30 minutes social group from the school, which is considered 98% mainstream. All of these is impossible without the great service from CSLOT.

I hope they get sued to hell. They had so many bad therapists that had very little training…read more My son's first BT asked me what is autism, I asked her how much training did she get. She said she watched a couple of short videos and was cleared to work as a BT. Their scheduler is useless and their main focus is making as much as they can. We had 6-7 BTs in the span of 1-2 years, majority of them were terrible. The only reason we stayed with them is because of Hussein, he was literally the best thing about this place. He was an incredible BT and a great human being.

What a hidden gem. We've had a few sessions with about 3 different speech therapists including our…read moreevaluation. We are still learning the system but everyone has been helpful, patient and encouraging...which is helpful for this first time patient. Very clean and lots of interaction to assist with learning. Thanks to Aimee and Briona. ​

Jennifer is an amazing therapist and so wonderful with my son! Would definitely recommend her for…read morespeech and/or feeding therapy, she's very knowledgeable and experienced!

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.

Liz is wonderful! She is professional, creative (personalized scaffolding, intonation app, books,…read moredoodles - her doodling skills are great too!) and dedicated. My son has made significant progress with Liz, and he looks forward to her sessions. She has a carefully crafted, individualized approach that builds on each skill that has been acquired. She leaves detailed sessions notes to follow-up at home. I highly recommend Liz and STAG!

We're so excited to have discovered Liz and Bay Area Speech. Liz exudes insight and caring; out…read moredaughter has been in great hands with her support for a speech delay and the results have been clearly evident. Our insurance doesn't cover the sessions but the session fee is very reasonable and easy to pay with PayPal, Venmo, (presumably cash and check are ok too, but hey, it's the Bay Area!) I really appreciate the detailed session notes with tips for things we can do at home with our daughter. It not only helps me catch up, because I travel a lot for work, but the tips are so clearly relevant to where our daughter is at here-and-now.

We cannot say enough wonderful things about Ms. Cameryn. Our daughter has been working with her at…read moreTherapy at Play, and the progress we've seen has been truly remarkable. As parents, we were looking for someone who could not only understand our daughter's unique way of learning but also connect with her highly logical and helpful personality. Ms. Cameryn did exactly that. She created a safe, structured, and incredibly supportive environment where our daughter felt confident enough to find her voice. What sets Ms. Cameryn apart is her patience and her ability to tap into a child's natural strengths. She turned every session into a 'mission' that was excited to complete. Because of her guidance, we've seen major breakthroughs in our daughter's communication, social reciprocity, and emotional regulation. It is rare to find a therapist who combines such high-level professional expertise with genuine, heartfelt kindness. She is truly loves her, and while we are transitioning to home-based care due to our work schedules, we are so grateful for the foundation Ms. Cameryn built. If you are looking for a therapist who will truly 'see' your child and help them thrive, we highly recommend Ms. Cameryn!"

My son worked with Miss Jannae at Therapy at Play for speech therapy between 1.5 and 2.5 years old…read more Miss Jannae was truly amazing with my son! We would always joke that Miss Jannae was one of his favorite people. He looked forward to his sessions every week because they were so much fun for him. Miss Jannae was not only kind and encouraging with my son, but also shared a lot of helpful tips we could use at home to help his speech. With her support, my son made so much progress, and is now speaking in full, complex sentences. We are so grateful to Miss Jannae for helping our son grow his speech skills!

Amazing services and staff! My daughter goes to Ms CJ and she adores her and looks forward to their…read moresessions every week. Savannah at the front desk is very kind, and helpful.

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 would like to share my highest praise for Rich, our account executive rep with Care In Touch Home…read moreHealth. Rich is someone I can always rely on, especially when managing difficult or high acuity patient situations. I have complete confidence that when I refer patients to him, they will be seen promptly and receive excellent care after being discharged home. Many of my patient cases involve challenging requests, including same-day or even 24-hour start of care needs. Rich consistently rises to the occasion and has never disappointed or failed to get the job done. He is my go-to representative because of his reliability, responsiveness, and commitment to ensuring smooth transitions of care. Beyond logistics, Rich makes a meaningful impact through his in-person bedside visits. My patients and their families are always pleased after meeting with him, as he takes the time to explain services, answer questions, and help them feel comfortable and confident about discharging home. His approach greatly eases anxiety and helps make the transition as seamless as possible. Care In Touch Home Health truly stands behind its mission of patient care and quality, and Rich is the perfect representative of those values. We sincerely appreciate you, Rich, and the exceptional work you do.

Care In Touch Home Health has been an excellent partner in caring for our shared patients. As a…read moreNurse Practitioner, I place a high value on timely communication, reliability, and patient-centered follow-through--and this team consistently delivers. A special thank you to Rich Alcibar, Account Executive, who has been incredibly dependable and responsive. Communication is always clear and timely, and coordination feels seamless, which makes a real difference in ensuring continuity of care. As a provider who deeply cares about my patients, it means a lot to work with an agency I can genuinely trust. I'm very thankful for the outstanding service Care In Touch provides and highly recommend them to other providers and families looking for high-quality home health support.