I was in need of a speech therapist with some urgency. Not only was Jackie responsive, she did…read morethorough assessments within a three-week turnaround including observation at my child's school. She was also great at educating us parents on strategies we could implement right away and gave us a framework for understanding the recommendations of other speech therapists. Months later, her recommendations still match our hospital's high standards and her techniques have more depth than even the premier hospital-provided speech sessions we've learned from. Her bedside manner was great with both us as adults and our child, and I'm impressed at her ability to adapt to build trust with our child.

Jackie was our daughter's speech therapist until she turned three. We loved having her come over…read morewith her positivity and encouragement! She made such a big impact in our lives and we are so grateful to her! We highly recommend her services and professionality.

Have seen other parents rave about this place. Decided to try it out however the waitlist is…read morebonkers. It's been about 6 months since we had our first eval. We paid a pretty penny for that initial assessment and not able to get a copy of that report which is odd. Seems like they're backed up and you pretty much have to keep nagging them to get things moving. Not sure what their internal system looks like. I just received an email from the coordinator on my availability a couple months back and that was it. I thought I was the only one going through this but spoke with another mom and same deal with her. If you are also in much need of speech therapy, do not wait for these folks! Unless you're guaranteed scheduled times after the assessment.

TALK saved my son! He has Expressive-Receptive Language Disorder among other things. This Disorder…read moreaffected everything in his life. Before TALK, he couldn't really have a conversation. Now he speaks clearly and answers the convo without any pause. We went through a ROUGH time during a transition to HighSchool & they were with us the WHOLE time. They were able to hold our hand through the whole process and really tackle the whole situation. The result? A more confident, clear spoken person. Incredible. Their feedback is so detailed and they tackle Every single aspect. I attribute everything my son is now to them!

This review is way overdue! Megan dePuy is an amazing speech therapist, and we feel incredibly…read morefortunate to have found her at just the right time for our son. We first reached out to Megan when our son was two and we suspected that he had a speech delay. From the very beginning, she developed such a wonderful rapport with him. Within just a few sessions, she was able to understand not only where his speech challenges were, but also which behaviors were simply part of his personality and the way he approached communication and learning. What impressed us most about Megan was how well she understood our son as a whole child. Her insights often went beyond speech and helped us, as parents, understand him better too: his strengths, his quirks, his learning style, and what motivated him. She had an incredible ability to distinguish between what he couldn't yet express because of his speech limitations and what was simply him. Her sessions were always play-based, thoughtful, and creative. She found fun ways to challenge him, and he genuinely loved going to see Megan and looked forward to his sessions with her. Our son has come such a long way and is now such a talker! We are so grateful for Megan's patience, dedication, insight, and the care she put into helping him communicate confidently. Megan has made such a meaningful difference for our son and for our family. We couldn't recommend her and Balanced Speech Therapy more highly.

Megan DePuy is an exceptional speech therapist, and I couldn't have asked for a better one for my…read moreson. If you're also seeking a speech therapist for your child, Megan should be at the top of your list. My then-21-month-old son began working with Megan over a year ago, when she quickly identified his Childhood Apraxia of Speech. At that time, he could only say one syllable, "dah." Now, his language and articulation have improved so dramatically that he's essentially caught up to his 3 year old peers. My wife and I are certain that this progress is largely thanks to Megan's dedicated, consistent work with him. She also built a wonderful bond with our son, making their regular sessions together as true highlights of his week. Now that his speech has progressed, we're sad to be finishing our time with Megan, but grateful for how profoundly she helped our family. We're so happy knowing she'll continue making a great difference for others as she did for us.

I m so thankful to this place. Before I was so worried that my daughter is almost 2years and…read more6months old and she was not able to speak even a single word properly but now I am so glad that my daughter is speaking multiple of words and sentences. I wanna specially thanks Mrs. Lica for her help and effort. Highly recommended.

Kathy is the best!! My daughter has improved so much with Kathy's help. We saw some improvement…read morewithin the first month with just 1x week sessions. And now after a few months everyone has noticed such an improvement with her. She's pretty normal in her communication but want to continue and work through expanding. It's amazing how much improvement with just weekly sessions. Also a side note, Jasna (I think she's the director at Speech Goals) is pretty awesome. She took the time to meet my daughter to see for herself what could be some of the delays before letting me sign up and pay additional private sessions out of pocket.

My son came to Speech Goals for several months and attended a weekly group session with Miss Kathy…read more Kathy is great and creates a welcoming and fun environment for the kids. Each week, she would try and incorporate different activities that would appeal to the kids but still help them come out of their shells and develop their language skills. A lot of exercises would be around finding things around the room and helping the child name it out loud to build their confidence in using their words. There were also other set routines built into the class, such as the hello/goodbye song, playtime, snack time, and then music time. I've interacted with different members of the staff and other speech therapists through Speech Goals since my time here and I've been very impressed with the professionalism and genuine level of care everyone has for the kids that come through the program. The only thing I would wish to change is the level of parental involvement that is required. We came for two hours each week, which was really very difficult to do with a full-time work schedule. In fact, we qualified to come twice a week, four hours total, but I knew there was no way I could commit to doing that. It would be nice if there was an option where the classes were either shorter, or the parent could drop off the child and pick them up when class was over like some other speech programs do. Especially when a good amount of the two-hour block is spent during playtime, where the kids get free play in the facility's indoor play area. There is definitely a benefit in helping kids get their energy out and build their gross motor skills but I'd rather focus the time there on the specific exercises targeted toward his speech and take him to the park after work hours for playtime. But overall, Speech Goals can be a very valuable place to go to to help address early development needs for your toddler. Thank you for the partnership these last few months!

Miss Kathy has been my son's speech therapist for almost a year now, and she has made this learning…read moreprocess such a breeze. She's soft spoken, gentle, and kind. I really liked her approach and flexibility with my strong-willed kiddo. He went from a couple words to little sentences, and we always enjoyed our time with her. She was also so helpful with general parenting questions I'd bring up and so supportive when my son had a tough time transitioning between activities.

Our son made rapid progress working with Sydney and the team here. The quality is excellent, and…read morethe operational scheduling/billing are also super smooth. We strongly recommend SF Speech Therapy

Having a baby is already hard, but having a baby that needs help with feeding is something that no…read moreone can prepare you for. After a 6 week stay in the NICU, and a G-Tube placement, we started feeding therapy with Teresa through the Golden Gate Regional Center. During our time in the hospital and just after, we met with a number of feeding therapists that were next to no help with us. It was frustrating and sad, especially as new mom. When I met Teresa, I told her upfront that I was having a hard time and that I needed someone that could really help us get to a place where we could wean off our feeding tube. Nearly a year later, my daughter has been tube-free for almost five months, and has been mostly oral for about nine months. So much of our progress has been because of the help I got from Teresa. She has amazing patience, and really listens to what you're saying and offers useful and constructive ways to help. Nothing about it is forced, and along the way, there's also a gentleness in her approach to moving to the next steps. Of all our early intervention providers, Teresa is the one person I really wanted to meet with on a weekly basis because I knew there'd be constructive and helpful takeaways from our meetings. We recently had to relocate out of the state, and I am incredibly sad that I couldn't bring Teresa with us. Hopefully this means that Teresa can now help another family in the same way that she helped ours. Thank you Teresa and SF Speech!

V is a brilliant and very knowledgeable Speech Pathologist. She is also very relational and very…read morevery patient. V has never pushed my daughter to talk but when my daughter with V, that's the time my daughter talks the most. V follows my daughter's lead and very play-based. At the same time she works hard on helping my daughter to have conversation with her. My daughter enjoys her time with V so much! I highly recommend V to be your child's Speech Pathologist!

I cannot say enough about V Tisi's impassioned and thoroughly researched presentations, often…read moresupported with key anecdotal and personal content that helps attendees incorporate neurodiversity-affirming practices, intersectional considerations, social justice perspectives, and critical thinking for nuanced integration when working with patients, clients, and students across the scope of speech-language pathology. Even as a presenter myself in overlapping areas, V. brings novel and unexpected perspectives to my attention. I cannot recommend them highly enough!

Shamim is absolutely an amazing speech pathologist, and I would highly recommend her without…read morereservations. Although we only worked with Shamim for three months our child made tremendous progress with her help. We only stopped working with her because we moved out of state. If we could continue services with her, we absolutely would. Shamim is wonderful with kids. It is evident that she has years of experience working with children of all ages and variety of concerns as well as with parents. Her approach is warm, caring, supportive, playful, knowledgeable, creative, and engaging. She was flexible with her treatment approach and met our child where he was at. Our child always looked forward to their sessions. She is also great at managing behavioral regulation and provided some practical techniques to us as parents. In addition, Shamim is wonderful working with parents. We appreciated her willingness to consider realistic recommendations on how to help our child and practice speech/language at home given our busy schedules. She kept us informed with his progress. Even after we moved, she checked in with us and she helped us find resources in our area. I truly believe that working with Shamim was integral to the improvement and further speech and language development of child and has been very beneficial with his progress socially and academically.

Shamim worked with my son when he was just 2 years old and experiencing significant speech delays…read more We spent over a year together, and the progress he made was incredible. Now he's 5, and we honestly can't get him to stop talking! What sets Shamim apart is not only her 30 years of experience and deep knowledge of the field, but also the remarkable care and passion she brings to her work. She has so many tools in her toolbox and always knew how to tailor each session to meet my son where he was. We're so grateful for the foundation she helped build. Highly recommend!