I have dealt with severe anxiety and stress for a good chunk of my life, but it only escalated as…read morethe world around me was affected by Covid-19. A close friend of mine had suggested I meet with a therapist to alleviate my worries. At first, I was hesitant of the idea as it's often uncomfortable to tell a stranger your personal thoughts and feelings about your life, but all the uncertainty disappeared after my initial telehealth session with Dr. Chan. Dr. Chan was not only caring and knowledgeable, but she gave very thoughtful feedback and suggestions on how to implement little practices into my daily routines and tasks that were triggering my anxiety. With a very relaxed demeanor, our sessions felt more like a friend just being there for me through these hard times. The conversations just flowed naturally, and Dr. Chan remembered every little detail I mentioned as if she had known me a long time. With just a few sessions, I feel a lot more calm with her advice. I'm viewing the obstacles that life throws at us as opportunities to grow instead of fearing them. The idea of therapy sessions initially seemed scary, but I highly recommend anyone that had similar hesitations to meet with Dr. Chan, as I had a very uplifting and positive experience.

First to review! In this day and age where there is still stigma when talking about self-help…read moreissues, it is great when people could seek help from someone who makes you feel at ease, and takes their time to get to know you while helping you. This was all gathered from my first impression with Ms. Chan when the child of my close friend had their first visit. It wasn't until the follow-up visits that I saw the consistency in her care that I decided to write this review, cos when it comes to wellness you do not want to recommend the wrong people to others. A great plus is that the grandparent was able to come along for the next visit and understood what was going on with their grandchild cos Ms. Chan aside from English also speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and surprisingly Chiu Chow too! Aside from mental health, during my waits I noticed Ms. Chan also provides services for education as well, from advocacy to assessments. The visits so far have been great, my friend's child is in a comfort zone with Ms. Chan and is helping my friend better understand her child's case on hand. However it's not just toddlers or teens only, I've seen families and couples visit too!

We worked with Ms. Emma for about a year and a half for my son who was there for early…read moreintervention. From the get-go she would have suggestions and tips on things to work with him at home and they were all so insightfully helpful. She was so keen on sharing that although there were goals to meet, what mattered most was that he would progress. It alleviated so much of my anxiety as a parent. She was always so sweet and so encouraging with him. She is already missed and it hasn't been a week since we've said goodbye. And it would be rude of me not to mention Ms. Justine and Ms. Macarena for always communicating promptly and working with us for makeup sessions. Thank-you ladies!

My 9 year old son has ADHD. He went to Sensory Brain to help him with his 'big feelings' for about…read morea year with great results. Emma is great and helped him learn strategies to deal with his temper outbursts.

Really sad how this place is suppose to help young adults with special needs learn life…read moreexperiences. But yet we have been dealing with the same occurring issues here. Georgina seems to be a real issue, hard to speak with and seem to be very childish. A supervisor that seem to act as if she is a child herself. These are grown adults with autism and yes some can be very difficult to deal with and yet the interaction I would have with this person is just beyond me. I just hope that nobody else is dealing with this with their child or family member that comes here. Plotting kids with special needs against each other is NOT the way to represent your work place.

My son has been going to "Institute for Redesign of Learning" or Almansor Early Ed since he was a…read moreyear and a half (he's now 3) and we LOVE it! My son has special needs and developmental delay and I'm so comfortable leaving him here. He even waves "bye" to me now when I drop him off so I guess he's comfortable too! They have a great shaded playground and do a lot of outdoor play. Nothing but good things to say about the Early Education Center.

We sent both our now-7-year-old and currently-6-month-old to Almansor Center. It's been phenomenal!…read moreTo clarify, IRL is a large nonprofit that serves adults and children with special needs with a range of services; IRL runs a private elementary school (grades 3-8?) for children with physical and cognitive special needs on site, a site which was formerly a public elementary school; and alongside the Almansor Academy (the private school for special needs) is the Almansor Center / Early Education department. It's for neurotypical and special needs kids. The special needs kids are a small percentage, but I loved that my sons got to spend time with special needs kids who would be placed in a different class in public school. (Nonverbal, vision issues, etc.) This childcare for age 0-4 has almost zero online presence, which is why so few people know about it. But the other review explains how great they are. People from different neighborhoods send their kids. Check them out!

Our son attended Almansor's early education program from when he was one years old until he turned…read morethree, and he loved it there. We left to attend a school closer to us, and on our final day, we were all in tears to say goodbye because that is how much the programs staff and teachers mean to our family. From before our son could walk, and through every big milestone, the caring teachers at Almansor have supported him developmentally, emotionally, and academically. We love the teachers, especially Teacher Alexis and Teacher Mary who our son still talks about. They provide so much love and support, and we always felt comfortable and at ease with leaving our kid in their care.

我们真的很庆幸当初选了这所学校。孩子在这里不会觉得被学习压的喘不过气，反而觉得有人在支持他帮助他。老师关心的是每个孩子是个什么需要什么，而不仅仅是分数。看到孩子在自信和学习上的进步，真的让我们觉得太值…read more了。

This school was very good! Every teacher is kind and helpfully. I was a student from public high…read moreschool to Arroyo Pacific Academy, My grades were so bad at the public high school that I thought I couldn't go to college. But with the help of my teachers in the Arroyo Pacific Academy, I was able to get into college! UC Davis I'm Coming!!!

Great learning center. You can park across the street or in the lot next to this parking lot that…read morethe facility is in! Easy to find, go up the stairs and through the doors. There's a great waiting area inside or outside there's a courtyard and clean bathrooms to wait. They take your child back, tutor them and bring them back out when the session has ended. Clean, bright, and they do a great job with hiring caring patient staff. I recommend bringing your kid for whatever tutoring needs they may have. Welcoming, comfortable environment.

I took my daughter here for a couple of years. It's a very large commitment of time and money for…read morethe program they put the kids through. They "customize" the program to the child and use a lot of un-scientifically sound programs. Still, we were committed or perhaps desperate to help our child. After all the time and effort, I think what happened is that she just got older, and they called this progress. I don't think it was worth the time and especially the money. Most of the "clinicians" are young college graduates and they are friendly and follow the programs well. They are good people, but I voiced my opinion that I didn't think the program was being effective and wanted to make sure we were on the right track. I was repeatedly told that it was a part of the program and that we'd "see" all the work done as it begins to translate outside of their program at the very end of the program. At the end of the program, I feel like they just "finished" the program because they couldn't justify taking any more of our money and time. At the end we still have major behavior problems and poor grades, etc.

As a first-time transfer student, I needed all the resources I could get my hands on. Olivia has…read moreorganized materials that contain vital information in a simple, step by step method. Her educational consult not only includes guides regarding financial aid, letter of recommendation supplements, college contact lists, but also evaluates personality traits to better map out strong assets for occupational options. It can feel overwhelming to access all current and necessary information when it comes to getting the best educational guidance. I have benefited greatly from School Key's services. I highly recommend utilizing The School Key as supplemental guide to efficiently plan for present and future goals regarding educational success. Thanks Olivia!

I highly recommend this place. From the front house staff Ms. Irma to the manager directing this…read moreclinic are incredible. My son Vicente was always happy to attend his therapy and I am very grateful for all the progress we saw in him. Thank you, to both of his therapist. I highly recommend this place . My son went in speaking 20 words max now he put sentences together (1year) .

It saddens me deeply to write this review, but as a mother to a child with speech delays, I do need…read moreto share this with other parents. I am certain I am not the only one experiencing this situation. Channel to Words has provided speech therapist for my son for over a year and in this time frame they have gone through some unfortunate changes. I have nothing but appreciation and admiration for the therapists who unfortunately have quit because the director is self absorbed and incredibly unprofessional, I realized this as different therapists started to quit and new therapists had to take the load with little to no training. The ones affected are our kids. My son has been switched between therapists because no one wants to work at this company I don't blame them. For the last 3 months we were working once a week with one therapist -Liz, who is awesome and once with a different therapists (a very new therapist) I saw my son was not benefiting from the therapy provided by their newest therapists, I tried for months even brought my own toys and pretty much did the therapy myself, when I finally decided to ask for help, I asked if I could be switch to a different therapist, their response was, that all they could do is cut my son's therapy to once a week or go back to Kaiser and ask to work with them directly. Their response completely surprised me, I was kind, I was patient and I simply ask for help and instead of finding different ways to accommodate, they just cut my son's therapy. I then asked to speak to the director I explained unfortunately it wasn't a good fit but I was happy with the other therapist as we were doing great progress, she took this personal and said my son would better benefit somewhere else and that she only had two minutes to speak so for me to say what I had to say fast. I told her it wasn't personal and I was okay with being places in the waiting list so that eventually my son was seeing Liz twice a week and she insisted my son would benefit elsewhere, when I took him for therapy today the director brings me to her office and insists i have my son go somewhere else... I. Could go in detail about the whole conversation long story short is she is incredible self serving, she said she knew for over a year my son was not benefiting from the therapy there and when I asked her why didn't she said that before? Why say this now just because I asked to be switch therapists, she immediately got it and said " I am not comfortable with this conversation" so I had to get up and leave immediately, this is a person who should not be working with children, and who doesn't deserve to have worked with such great therapists, that to leave because she is not someone you can reason with. My one star goes to the director Keisha Martinez, you do not deserve the privilege to work with kids nor with the wonderful therapists you pushed to go elsewhere with better management and where they truly care about their work

I don't think Northrup is a perfect school but I think it's good enough for many kids to attend to…read morethis school. Am currently a 6th grade about to be in 7th and low-key it was the best school year, my other years were great but this year HANDS DOWN. I think all the teachers there are cool but my favorite teachers are Mrs. Delamater and Mrs. Mendoza. All of those one star reviews are NOT TRUE they are just being dramatic from the past but the only thing that's true is that there is lots of playground drama and sometimes the teachers can be a little over dramatic. The food is Nice but sometimes not great, one thing I hate them from doing is removing chocolate milk from our school like Who the heck does that an they be buying low-fat stuff for use, like is you pretending like we don't need fat in our system. Over-all I think THIS SCHOOL IS THE BEST LIKE IT'S AMAZING TRUST ME but if not this school go to Marguerita elementary its a good school to. BUT NOT BETTER THAN OURS SEND UR KID TO THIS SCHOOL. ITS THE BEST

Very Concerned Parent Here…read more I usually don't leave public reviews for schools, but after MONTHS of watching what's going on at Northrup Elementary, I simply can't stay silent anymore. Let me begin by saying: I care deeply about my child's education. That's why I'm shocked -- and honestly appalled -- at the lack of structure, communication, and basic professionalism happening here. First of all, the front office? A disaster. I called to report my daughter's absence and got transferred three times -- just to be told, "We already marked her absent." Wow, thank you so much for that stellar customer service. Second: the pickup line. If you know, you know. It's pure chaos. No cones. No staff direction. Just cars cutting each other off while fifth graders dodge traffic like it's Frogger. I guess safety isn't a priority?? Third -- and this one really makes my blood boil -- my child came home last week saying they "ran out of milk" at lunch. Excuse me? How do you "run out" of milk at an elementary school? This isn't a food truck. There are literally 300 growing children who need calcium, and y'all can't stock a fridge? Don't even get me started on the playground drama. The teachers barely supervise recess, and somehow my daughter got "accidentally" pushed twice in one week. I've emailed. I've messaged on ParentSquare. Radio silence. If no one responds again, I will be showing up in person -- and I'm not bringing Starbucks this time. Look, I'm not trying to be that mom, but Northrup seriously needs to reevaluate its priorities. My tax dollars are going somewhere -- and it clearly isn't toward functioning communication, warm meals, or basic supervision. Sincerely, A very concerned (and slightly done) mom.

This is the ideal place for elderly Chinese people, they have CNA / LVN who can speak Cantonese &…read moreMandarin, the staffs are very nice & friendly, my sister & I are there almost everyday we see what's going on a daily basis, my mom has been here for more than 5 years. I like to give a special thanks to Lili, she has done an amazing job taking care of my mom, every time my mom sees her, she has a big smile on her face and that is very special.

I have tried three times getting my father into this facility, the fourth time, I succeeded. That…read morewas the best decision that I have ever made. My father has Parkinson disease, and he is over 90 years old. It is very tough to care him even if I had nothing else to do but to take care of him. The care team is fantastic, they are very caring, very supportive, and communicative. I cannot think of other solutions for my dad that would be better. Thank you Alhambra Healthcare Team! You all rock!!!