I can not say enough about Alex. She is truly one of a kind. She was my daughter's speech…read moretherapist in the public schools, and she far exceeded my hopes. Alex looks at the "whole child," and structured the goals towards growing my daughter as a person, as an independent thinker, and a self-sufficient young lady, all while centered around advancing her speech skills. In the IEP discussions at school, she was an active participant, and a true leader in terms of looking out for all of my daughter's goals. She had a voice and influence in all dimensions of the process. Alex always went above and beyond, offering practical and fun .....and highly relevant paths for my daughter. Oh .....and her speech has improved, too :-) Yes, I can not more enthusiastically recommend Alex!!!

Alex is AMAZING! There's no high enough praise I could offer for this wonderful professional speech…read moretherapist. I found Alex on Yelp and called her to learn more about her after my son's teacher suggested she would have the school speech pathologist listen to him. He's 5 1/2 yrs old and in kindergarten, and I wanted a 2nd opinion. In our very first conversation, her warmth, expertise, and graciousness came through so clearly. She spoke to me for a half an hour, basically diagnosed him based on my description of what was going on (he had a lateral lisp), and suggested that the school would have to offer speech therapy at no cost to me. She also offered to spend a half hour talking with him, free of charge, just in case I still was not fully on board with simply going through his school. At the end of that first meeting, she guided me on how to make sure the school would treat my son, but he developed an attachment to Alex right away and really loved being with her that it made sense to me to keep him in a happy environment to do his therapy, so we chose Alex over the school therapy. A mere month or so later, he speaks perfectly clearly, and has had the best time getting to this point. He LOVES seeing Alex, and even though I told him he'd be graduating soon, he asked to still go see her every week to say hi! It has been such an incredible experience for all of us--there's nothing like seeing your child work hard because he's encouraged to do so in such a warmly positive way. It's abundantly clear that Alex loves her job, loves working with children, and is constantly trying to find ways to engage and make it fun. If you have any concerns about your child's speech, RUN to Alex, you will be so happy you did!!

Zanides Public Relations did an outstanding job in helping with getting the word out on the initial…read morefundraising efforts for my charity (http://cupsforequality.org). Linda and her team went above and beyond helping with crafting the copy on my website and she was able to secure some pretty outstanding media placements from the SF Examiner to KCBS radio to ABC 7 News. Linda was always on top of keeping a good lines of communication with us as a client, letting us know the latest status on opportunities and strategizing creative ways to get the word out. Thanks ZPR!!!

Linda of Zanides Public Relations is a consummate professional and truly a pleasure to work with. I…read morewas totally impressed that before starting her PR campaign, she took the time to thoroughly interview my boss to best understand our practice's personal goals, expectations and values. Consequently, her campaign reflected our personal and professional personality. With every aspect of working together, Linda was timely, thorough, complete, professional and always with a smile. I loved working with her and would recommend her highly to anyone.

I have known Katherine to be an exceptionally warm and supportive therapist. Her passion in working…read morewith children and their families really shines through her work, and I've experienced her skill in dealing with kids with anxiety as well as families affected by trauma. She's not afraid to laugh and inject sessions with fun, and she also holds the clinical intuition necessary to know when a little push toward growth is indicated. I wholeheartedly recommend her therapeutic services!

I've had the opportunity to work closely with Katherine as a colleague this past year. She's been…read moreinvaluable! I continually seek her consult because of her expertise in counseling children, parents, and families. The majority of therapists have been trained to work with adults in "talk" therapy. Katherine is unique in that she has years of experience working with children and parents. She also understands that the best way to support a child in healing is to hold the full experience of that child, which includes all the people who are a part of it. Katherine's approach is both highly relational and experiential. What that means for her clients is that sessions feel like a gentle, fun, yet deliberate and steady journey toward intimate healing and growth. This also translates into achieving goals sooner rather than later. If you need help navigating the challenges of parenting and want to feel more connected to your child, call her. She's a gem!

We feel so fortunate to have worked with Jen on the college admissions process. I just dropped my…read moredaughter off for her first year at Middlebury College, and feel overwhelming gratitude for Jen being with us on the path that led her there. The college is a perfect match, and one that she hadn't initially considered. From the outset, Jen established a trusting relationship and authentic rapport. We live in a different state, so all of the communication was by email and FaceTime. Each time my daughter finished a session with Jen, she was full of options to pursue and the confidence and encouragement to proceed. Jen listened to her ideas, provided constructive and timely feedback, and helped to expand her thinking, all in ways that felt collaborative and respectful. My daughter doesn't readily connect this way with many people, so I know that Jen has a gift of being relatable. Best of all, having my daughter work with Jen removed me as a parent from the inner workings of the process. I knew she was in the best of hands with Jen, and was able to focus on supporting her through her senior year and beyond. Our younger child just started her junior year and will definitely be working with Jen. They are different kids, and I am confident that Jen will seamlessly tailor her approach to fit her needs as well. We look forward to round 2 together! Whatever your child's needs and goals, I would highly recommend Jen's services.

Amy is one of the best coaches I've worked with! Improving my communications skills has always been…read morean area I've struggled to tackle head on. I'm extremely thankful to have worked with Amy! She's organized, transparent and truly effective with her coaching style. From initial intake, program design, through the very last session I felt connected and engaged. Amy doesn't apply cookie cutter tips and suggestions in her coaching style. Instead she takes time to get to know you and holds you accountable long the way. I HIGHLY recommend working with Amy and would definitely work with her again in the future.

It is with gratitude and admiration that I write this review. Amy Johnson is an extraordinary…read morespeech and communication coach! From our first meeting to the last one, Amy was informative, clear and supportive. Her vast professional knowledge assisted me and helped strengthen my own professional growth. I came to her with specific goals for areas of improvement (e.g. articulation and pronunciation), and to this day I feel more aware and equipped with knowledge and skills to continue with my own development as a communicator (I am an educator). Further, her professional competence goes beyond content. Amy also guided me to identify habits and emotions that were hindering my communication, while I capitalized on my aptitude and strengths. I feel that everyone deserves quality coaching in his/her life. Amy Johnson is that type!

My son is now a different person thanks to Lina!…read more Before we met Lina: We found out my younger son, Yi, had speech & fine motor delay when he was 15 months old. Early intervention started when he was 18 months old, followed by OT, ST and PT. Then he got the ASD diagnosis at 2-year old and ABA started two months later. However, with all the helps from all the therapists, no one was able to help Yi establish eye contact or help him learn to point. I got perhaps half a second eye contact with Yi in an entire month. Even when we had it, I was not sure because it was so brief - I thought it could be just me imagining things. Yi had many tantrums a day, very intense. He's in pain, we were in pain, every single day. When we met Lina: Day 1: within half an hour, Lina helped Yi establish SOLID eye contact with me!! I almost cried! He saw me! Day 2: Yi started to point, thanks to Lina! Before meeting Lina, I felt so overwhelmed and didn't know what I should focus on. Lina helped me prioritize and establish a plan for the next steps. - Thanks for Lina's push, I started the GCCF diet right after the training. Yi used to vomit when he had tantrum and cried a lot, which happened on a daily basis. A week after cutting out milk, Yi's vomiting stopped. - I signed up and took Hanen program "More Than Words" parents training, thanks to Lina's recommendation. It was another really helpful program that helped us a lot. Soon after meeting Lina, Yi's eye contact dramatically increased (we adopted the same method from Lina and taught all other therapists to do the same). He learned to point to communicate his needs. His vomiting stopped. With all these changes, Yi's tantrum greatly reduced. Yi has transformed from a suffering child living in his own iron bubble to a cheerful little boy who opens up to the outside world. I can't say enough thank you to Lina! She took time to understand my son, and gave us individualized trainings based on Yi's unique needs. You can tell this is not just a job for her. It's something that she cares deeply and passionate about and she's highly competent. We lived in the South Bay and I work full time. I'm so glad I made the decision to take time off from work and brought Yi with me to see Lina. It was the best decision I made and time really well spent.

We have been seeing Lina for a few years and she has been both an instrumental "boots on the…read moreground" and "eye in the sky" when it comes to our autistic son. I cannot think of any higher praise that I could provide other than she is the model of what I think an excellent consultant is; knowledgeable, experienced, practical, compassionate, passionate, and responsive. Her services are truly valuable, both for my son, and our family as a whole. Having someone in your corner with the above skillset is hard to find in any profession, let alone the autistic one, and I recommend you not lose her number.

Schedule a class! This place is amazing. MakeStudio is such a great place to bring your kids if…read moreyou want to let them explore all different types of art in a fun, peaceful, safe, and clean studio. The owners, Tia & Pete, are awesome, patient instructors & amazing artists themselves. We enrolled for a week of summer camp and have taken a few of the after school classes offered as well. My daughter has always loved art and creativity but MakeStudio had my 8-year-old son mesmerized with designing and creating shrinky dinks. The projects the kids create each day are incredible--all different mediums & each unique. MakeStudio offers adult classes as well! We will definitely continue nurturing our creative senses at MakeStudio. We will be back, for sure!

What an awesome experience!!! Brought my niece to her first art class while I was visiting family…read morein Northern California and she absolutely loved it!! We will definitely be back. Tia and Pete are great instructors. Looking forward to taking more classes here on my next trip to NorCal. Please open a studio in LA soon.:-)

Diana is not only an extremely talented artist but she is also a stellar instructor. My daughter…read morehas been taking classes with her for a short time but I have already seen her blossom under Diana's guidance. I would highly recommend Diana to any parent seeking a private teacher for their art focused child. She is patient, easy going and highly knowledgeable of traditional/classic art techniques.

Diana is a DREAM of a teacher. I am an adult beginner and new to drawing and painting, and wanted…read moreto get the foundations down. Diana is SO knowledgeable and organized. She took me from drawing in flat, 2-D to a beautiful 3-D drawing in pencil, in only 3-4 lessons. She is so thoughtful, organized and flexible - she sequenced and adjusted her curriculum to my needs and adjusted to my style of learning seamlessly. In addition, she interweaves art history into her lessons so you understand what she is teaching in context. And she is so nurturing and encouraging! I've gone through a few teachers and she is one of the very best. I recommend Diana for anyone looking to improve their skills.