We live in the bay area in northern CA. My son has been with ModernBrain (remotely) for 3 years and…read moreis heading to high school after this summer. He learned so much from Modernbrain's dedicated and knowledgeable coaches. He also built a lasting friendship with his peers in Modernbrain who share the same passion with him. Our experience with ModernBrain is nothing but great. I would highly recommend it to anyone who might start exploring interst or would like to sharpen skills in specific speech/debate category. BTW, their tuition and tournament fee is very reasonable and transparent, not like some other instituitions in the bay area.

I was watching my 7 year old daughter do her ModernBrain speech and debate class for the 1st time…read moreand the coach asked her to argue the pro of reading versus watching a film. I immediately thought this was going to be hard for her because she definitely loves her movies. Instead what I found was a thoughtful argument for something that I knew would be hard for her. For example, she cited that through reading you can become a better writer, and have better comprehension because you see the same words and gain familiarity. In addition to better reasoning, she was also able to structure her argument better than I expected. She started her argument with a hook which is a question to draw the listener into her speech then she stated a couple of her main points before she began to get into the meat of her argument. I found the whole thing adorable but I'm sure it will also serve her well in all future academic endeavors. I know it'll be useful even for meetings in the business world if 7 year olds are allowed!

Very professional and had a lot of great input and exercises for not only voice coaching but public…read morespeaking that I couldn't find elsewhere. I highly recommend Patricia as a voice coach!

From the owner: I speak for meetings, retreats, corporate events, and companies, groups, and organizations of all…read morekinds. Well-versed in arts and entertainment and with background in business and education, I am a versatile interview guest and inspirational presenter. Helping creative individuals find and act on their purpose and passion. Life Purpose Coaching: For groups interested in developing their artistic and creative proclivities. Artists, actors, writers, singers, and others who strive to live their passion. I am a voice actor (currently audio description for Fox Sports), SAG-AFTRA member, and Emmy Award-winning writer providing voice and on-camera services for podcasts, films, TV, and more. Please note that I do not coach individuals.

Very good place.. it's my kids second year and we love it .. my other son joined this yearread more

As soon as my son first participated in his school's debate program, he finally found his life's…read morepassion. Unfortunately, when he switched to a school without a debate program, he no longer had access to it. New England Academy came to the rescue. My son found it incredibly instructional and supportive. Not only did he improve his speech and debate skills, but he was able to take on leadership opportunities. His critical thinking skills have also improved and have been inherently applied to his school work. Mr. Hughes and Mr. Hobbs are more than teachers. Their individualized instruction and ability to connect with children makes the program resemble a family activity rather than simply an academic program. They have created a safe environment where making mistakes is constructive and team work is emphasized. My high school son is now an OCDL middle school assistant coach, judge, trusted mentor and friend - which are additional life skills he picked up from Mr. Hughes and Mr. Hobbs.

We've been coming to OC Speech Services for over a year now, and I'm so thankful we found them. My…read moreson receives both OT and speech therapy here, and it's been amazing to see how much he's grown since starting. We've had the opportunity to work with several wonderful therapists, and we're grateful for all of them. I'd also like to mention his speech therapists, Ms. Dana and Ms. Jena, and Mr. Joseph (OT therapist) to who have been such an important part of his progress. They've taken the time to get to know my son, incorporate his interests into each session, and keep him engaged and motivated to learn. They also do a great job keeping us involved by sharing his progress after each session and giving us ideas for what we can continue working on at home. Watching my son grow in his communication skills has been incredibly rewarding. We know that progress didn't happen overnight, and we're so grateful for the patience, encouragement, and dedication his therapists have shown him. We're so thankful we found OC Speech Services and couldn't ask for a better team to be part of my son's journey.

Arianna has been an amazing speech therapist for our daughter, Lucille. Over the past two years,…read moreLucille has gone from using very few understandable words and struggling to produce many speech sounds correctly to speaking in full sentences, asking and answering questions, following conversations, and expressing her needs much more clearly. Her speech intelligibility has improved tremendously, and her confidence has grown along with it. Arianna is patient, knowledgeable, and consistently made therapy engaging while giving us practical activities to reinforce skills at home. Her dedication and genuine care played a huge role in Lucille's progress. We are incredibly grateful for everything she has done and highly recommend her.

After going to 3 other speech clinics that wasn't helping my daughter, I took her here and got the…read morecorrect, precise assessment done. For the past 10 months we've worked with Andrea and Kelsey. My daughter says words with sounds she wasn't able to do before. She also has so much fun. The sessions are engaging and the toys are always different so it motivates her to target goals. From what I've seen, all the therapist are super positive and ready to jump in and WORK HARD. The SLP's use every moment as an opportunity to help target my daughter's speech goals. At first I didn't think 30 minutes would be enough time. Nope, I was wrong. Without Andrea and Kelsey's expertise, my daughter wouldn't be saying the words she says now. I've been with other clinics with my other children too. Speech Point really is a top notch clinic. I have to add: The owner is really nice and easy to talk to. She's busy doing assessments all the time but she'll make time to chat when requested. Just ask. Courtney and Temika are on top of the scheduling and behind the scenes tasks. They always respond via text, email or by phone. There's some scheduling issues at the moment due to short staffing but management has been giving updates and the owner is stepping in to help. I can't thank the team enough for helping my daughter so much this past year.

Our daughter just graduated/completed her speech here in just about over a year or so. Weekly on…read moreSaturdays for the most part, only switching to a weekday for the last few months at the end of summer. Her speech is beyond what it was when we brought her in, and now, she can identify and self-correct herself. She's amazed at how she spoke and sounded when watching old videos of herself. The staff has always been caring and professional. Sure, there were scheduling conflicts, both planned and unplanned, on their end as well as ours. All of it handled well in light of ever-changing situations. They've been responsive to our inquiries, and kept us in the loop about our daughter's progress. We are thrilled we found Speech Point, and even more so that they were able to help our daughter correct her speech!

I don't even know if this guy is still in business, but this is long overdue. I worked with Mark…read morePowers several years ago and what a waste of time and money. I had to take time off work to see him and when we did the speech excerises he put me on this machine and made me read out loud while he sat on his computer online shopping. I would not recommend and I still stutter even trying his "techniques". I swear you can find all the material he gives you on google. It's a joke

I had a mild stutter for basically my whole life. I was always fluent enough to basically get by in…read moremost situations, but my stutter was bad enough to lead to major embarrassment in high-stress social situations or public speaking situations. I reached out to Mark because my stutter was starting to get worse and I'm really glad I did. The program I went through with Mark really helped me become more fluent. I now have MPI speech as a powerful tool to help me get through any high-stress speaking situation. If you have a stutter I highly recommend Power Stuttering Therapy. I think it will help you a lot.

Dr. Ansari is both brilliant and and intuitive. Her team is spectacular (we are BEYOND impressed…read morewith therapist, Christina!). My daughter is actually EAGER to attend her educational therapy sessions to learn how to work with her learning disabilities. The extremely thorough testing is extremely multi-layered & comprehensive - and they are compassionate and willing to help find a way to make the pricing and payments work. Once the results are in, they are MORE than equipped to help their clients over come their issues. BEYOND impressed!

Very nice people to work with and excellent advice. Both my boys were having problems with…read morestandardized testing and I found out much more to help them academically from having them tested. One of my sons was very depressed and felt safe in their care to express how badly he was feeling. It sounds dramatic but this office saved his life. Looking back as a parent, sending my boys to this office was one of the best things I ever did.

Jessica is amazing and we are so grateful for her and the time she spent with our daughter. Our…read moredaughter was diagnosed as a "late talker." Her receptive speech was in the normal range, but her expressive speech was delayed. At two years old, our daughter was saying only about 5 words. We discussed speech therapy with her pediatrician at her 18 month well check, then again at her 2 year well check. When we were told that she should have been saying at least 50 words by 24 months, we knew that speech therapy was necessary. I contacted Jessica to start the process, and during our first phone conversation, I knew she was the right choice for our daughter. Jessica was extremely patient. She took time with me explaining the process of speech therapy, going over options, and overall, easing my mind about everything. After the initial evaluation, Jessica was able to give us a diagnosis, an overall plan, and an estimated timetable for therapy. Our daughter had sessions with Jessica for about 5 months. Jessica was very flexible with our family's schedule. She came to our home, as well as my parents' home, as they took care of our daughter a few days a week. Jessica immediately bonded with our daughter. She would sit with her on the floor and interact with her in a very calm and patient manner. Our daughter always thought that she and Jessica were just playing. She loved the games they played and the activities they did together. She looked forward to her visits every week. Jessica involved all family members in the therapy process, giving us tools to be able to work with our daughter on skills in our everyday life. She provided us with strategies to be able to reinforce what she had been working on with our daughter. All the tactics and routines that were part of her therapy plan were made known to everyone, and this approach, we truly believe, hastened her development of speech. We saw improvements in our daughter's expressive speech very quickly. Not only was she saying new words, her overall demeanor changed. Before she started speech therapy, she would get easily frustrated, as it was difficult for her to communicate with us. As her speech developed and she was able to express herself more to the people in her life, she became more content and calm. We are so grateful for Jessica and highly recommend her if you are looking for a speech therapist!

We sought therapy for our son when he was about 16 months old. Jessica was quick to get us in for…read morean evaluation and listened to all of our concerns. It's hard to see your child struggle or recognize a delay with them, but Jessica was very sensitive and helpful and that made the whole process a great experience. We were lucky and he only needed therapy for a couple of months but we will miss her and will be back if he shows any signs of a delay again. Thank you so much Jessica!