Naomi is a truly exceptional Speech Therapist. She worked with my son during COVID and helped him…read moremake incredible progress, and more recently she evaluated my twins. Her level of skill and expertise is outstanding, and she has an intuitive ability to know exactly how to connect with each child and bring out the best in them. Beyond her talent, Naomi is unbelievably warm, friendly, and encouraging. She brings boundless energy and joy to her work--we call her the "Speech Therapy Miss Rachel." My husband said that he has never met anyone more enthusiastic about their job, and that enthusiasm is contagious. We adore her, trust her, and it's immediately clear how deeply she cares. Naomi consistently goes above and beyond. She even took the time to send me worksheets for my daughter who is NOT her client, simply because she wanted to help. That level of generosity, dedication, and heart is rare. We feel incredibly lucky to have worked with her and recommend her without hesitation to any family looking for a truly outstanding speech therapist.

We couldn't be happier with our experience at this speech clinic. From the very first session, we…read morefelt confident that we had made the right choice for our son. Narda tried multiple techniques until she connected with my son. The team is not only knowledgeable and professional, but also incredibly patient, caring, and truly invested in each child's progress. Since starting therapy, we've seen so much growth in our son--both in his communication and his confidence. The therapists take the time to tailor each session to his needs and always make it engaging and fun for him. What really stands out is how supported we feel as parents. They consistently provide guidance and helpful tips we can use at home, which has made such a difference in reinforcing his progress. We are beyond grateful for the impact they've had on our son and would highly recommend this clinic to any family looking for compassionate and effective speech therapy.

Duane Smith is the best. He has a highly impressive resume but more importantly is just a straight…read moreup guy. Like a good doctor, he gets right to the problem. Public speaking is extremely difficult but Duane can help anyone get better! I had a lot of confidence speaking publicly for many years and this was my biggest mistake. Wanting to improve my craft, I jumped at the opportunity to work with Mr. Duane Smith. He taught me what I needed to do and maybe more importantly, what not do. Errors in public speaking have serious ramifications! However, a well-planned, engaging presentation is a breath of fresh air. I learned that public speaking is a practice. Mr. Smith's expertise has helped me and his writing continues to help me to work on this very, very important skill.

Enjoyed Duane's workshop very much. Great tips plus useful tools. It's easy to be a speaker but…read morenot easy to be a speaker capable of capturing the audience with an effective, strong and structured presentation. Duane did a fabulous job coaching my team - at least he convinced my boss I am a good speaker too. -- Betty Young

Laurie is amazing. We brought our daughter to Laurie when she was 2 years old, unable to make…read moresounds or talk. After the first assessment, Laurie identified the root cause and worked with her twice a week for 2.5 years. Our daughter is now 4 and speaking at age level. She helped her not only learn to speak, she helped her language as well and gave her so much confidence along the way. We now have a chatty and very confident 4yr old who is excelling at school. We are beyond grateful for Laurie, her expertise and knowledge of speech, language and development is amazing. Thank you Laurie!

Words can't begin to describe how wonderful and effective Laurie is. We brought our son to her at…read morearound two years old when he had only about three words and nothing else we tried was working. Laurie quickly identified the root of the issue and her approach made an immediate difference. The progress our son has made is life-changing, and we are endlessly grateful. We truly can't sing her praises loudly enough--Laurie is simply incredible and the best speech therapist we could have ever hoped for. The office is easy to get to, plenty of free parking and easy to navigate!

As a mental health professional and entrepreneur that speaks publicly for various organizations, I…read morehighly recommend Club Captivate for the following reasons: 1. It grows your buisness by increasing your ability to speak about your product or service by training you on how to capture your audience and potential clients 2. It aids you in overcoming speaking to large crowds/audience 3. Your body language improves to aid delivery of message. 4. It provides support for various types of careers and speaking 5. Great opportunity to network and get feedback on speaking! The owner Chanti is very supportive and open to aiding your growth as a speaker.

From the owner: Did you know that good speakers are more successful and get paid more than those who struggle? Club…read moreCaptivate is a speaking (communication) club with a difference. This is no formal Toastmasters-type club. We're a speaking club with a difference. Our meetings are social events where we have loads of fun. If you wish to achieve rapid results and elevate your communication skills and improve your life, come check us out. People join to learn how to become professional speakers or learn to speak like a professional. Do you want to speak like a professional? We guarantee, the skills you'll acquire will elevate your ability to communiate skills like nothing else will and you will soon be captivating. You will be trained by a team of award-winning public speakers and professional coaches, including Chanti Niven, widely recognized as the leading public speaking coach in the world. Kids training options also available.

We've worked with Mayra F for about a year and half for my son's speech. She was awesome. My son…read morehad fun while he was learning. We wish we could've continued beyond 3 but we are happy with all the progress he has made.

Before I start my review, I'd like to express this review was NOT requested by the agency. I…read morewholeheartedly wanted to share my experience as a mother who always tries to find the best care for my children's needs, and truly that's what I got here at Maxima. I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude and appreciation for Rainu, who has been an absolutely amazing advocate and support person for both me and my son. From the very beginning, she brought a fresh breath of air into our journey--helping me learn how to better support my son's needs, navigate the process, and feel empowered every step of the way. It has truly been a joy working alongside Rainu. Her professionalism, compassion, and genuine care stood out immediately, and I feel incredibly fortunate to have had her support. You are very lucky to have someone like her on your team. I also want to express my appreciation for the entire team at Maxima Therapy. Since my son started receiving services--from Infant Development to OT to Speech and now working with Rainu--our experience has always been exceptional. Maxima Therapy has consistently been our go-to agency because of the incredible quality of care and dedication your team provides. We had the privilege of working with Iliana C,. Cassidy G., Elizabeth H,. Larissa & Rainu. We had a brief experience with another agency in the past, and unfortunately, it didn't meet our expectations. That experience made us value Maxima even more, and I've continued to request your services because of the trust and positive outcomes we've had. Thank you for developing such a great program. I will absolutely continue to recommend Maxima Therapy to other parents I connect with through the Regional Center. Most importantly, I want to highlight that this message was not prompted by Rainu, Iliana, Cassidy, Elizabeth and Larissa (whom worked with my child)--this is something I felt strongly about doing on my own to show appreciation for the support and care we've received.

Every therapist my daughter has been seen by is phenomenal. This spot truly lives up to it's name!…read moreBeyond therapy because they've done so much BEYOND for our family than I could ever ask for!!!!

Shout out to all the therapist there for being so excited to work week after week with our kids and…read moreI love how flexible you guys are and the commitment you guys have towards helping the kiddos learn is amazing but special thank you goes out to Ms.Natalie & Ms.Julia.

I can't believe I have not yet to write a review because of my busy schedule. My son has been…read morereceiving services for the last two years. OT and Speech. The quality of service is absolutely amazing. Therapist truly care about their jobs and what they deliver. OT has helped my son explore different types of foods, write, and balance. Speech has helped my mute son become verbal. He forms 3 word sentence, never in my life that I ever imagine he would ever even speak a word. I am so thankful for the ongoing service that this agency has provided and the support to my family .

We love Ms.Vana. She's been working with our son for a few years. She's very helpful and patient…read morewith him. He loves working with her as well.

After trying two other speech therapists in the valley, our pediatrician referred us to Debbie…read more My daughter had trouble reading the body language and non-verbal cues of others, so often misinterpreted the incoming messages. She also had a hard time pronouncing certain words and consequently conveying her message clearly. Debbie correctly diagnosed my daughter on the first visit and confirmed her diagnosis each visit afterwards. Although my daughter is usually apprehensive about professional visits, she actually looked forward to every therapy session. I think that's in large part due to Debbie's extreme patience and clear understanding of a child's behavior. Debbie always took time to meet with me and my wife after each session to answer all our questions about my daughter's progress. Her office is located on Ventura Blvd right next door to Encino Place, so this is a busy area of Encino. Well, I don't know of any place in Encino that's not hectic, but her office is convenient to food, which like me, my daughter loves! She also made herself available to work as a team with the other specialists who were treating my daughter at the same time. Her staff, who have seen my daughter while she was on vacation, are equally as wonderful. Debbie is a very knowledgeable, experienced and compassionate speech therapist. Her warm smile gave our family immediate comfort and we knew we were in the right hands. She is a true professional and a pleasure to work with. She also billed my insurance without any issues. I highly recommend her without reservation.

The speech therapy is good however they have unfair billing practices and rescheduling is extremely…read moredifficult. My appointment originally schedule for Monday at 5:30 pm was requested to move to Tuesday at 10:30 AM. I reached out Monday morning for this change and the appointment took place on Tuesday with my insurance charged. To my surprise I found a large cancellation fee on my credit card- for an appointment simply moving a few hours. This is not standard medical practice (to consider a reschedule as a cancellation.)

Amber is such a wonderful speech therapist! She is so positive, energetic, and patient. My son gets…read moreexcited to see her every week, she makes the sessions fun. Since he started working with her, his speech and communication have improved so much. You can tell she truly loves what she does and cares about the kids she works with. We feel lucky to have found her!

I cannot say enough good things about our experience working with Amber from The Therapy Grove!…read more Not only is she such a ray of sunshine, she has truly helped my son (now 19 months old) so much with both his receptive and expressive language. She is warm, patient, playful, reassuring, knowledgable, and pretty much everything you would hope to find in a speech language pathologist. We are so grateful to have her in our lives and I can't recommend her enough!

I am lucky to have had him as a professor for my weekend class in grad school. His course is about…read morebuilding a private practice, and it was a really helpful course to have as a future therapist! His method of teaching is traditional in a way that your class is action-packed with lots of presentation notes. Not only did he provide real life stories, he also shared what therapists would have done back in grad school, to help us make better decisions once we start our own practice too. He is super funny! I never felt sleepy at any point in his lecture. Everything discussed and shown in class were so important that you just type and write away so you don't miss anything.

I had the pleasure of taking Professor Brogan's course (Effective Tools for Anxiety), and it was…read moreone of the most engaging and fun courses I've had in my graduate program so far! The structure of the course provided plenty of opportunities to participate, and the review rounds helped retain information. I just enrolled in another course for the fall, and I'm quite looking forward to it!