Stay away. This place is so unprofessional, and its impossible to schedule anything with them. I…read morefilled out the link to make an appointment, and then instead of calling me to work out a time, they just refer me to an email that goes out every Friday at 7pm with available slots, and then its just everyone grabs a slot. This is ridiculous. Furthermore, instead of responding to my email inquires about scheduling, they just ignored multiple emails and calls from me.

My son has been here almost a year receiving OT. And when I mean this has been by far the best…read morecustomer service and care that's my son has received from any clinic he's been to. I would say starting from the front desk and all therapists here are so kind , friendly and respectful they look forward to meet the goal and milestone with each child they work with. I couldn't be more happy and pleased with PDC. I would recommend this place to any parent with a child in need of threapy.

I joke that I'm like that commercial: "I'm not just a patient, I work here too." My son was a…read morepatient at Metro first, and I loved the responsive, child-centered approach to feeding so much that I eventually left the school system to work here full-time. PFD and ARFID have become a true passion of mine after nearly 10 years in feeding therapy. I now get to work alongside an amazing SLP and OT team, a therapy gym, cooking/ADL spaces, and even animal-assisted therapy with Allegro, our trained therapy dog who can model chewing with dog-safe foods like carrots. It really is a magical place, and I cannot recommend Metro enough--both as a mom and as a feeding therapist.

The team at Metro Speech Therapy has been such a bright spot in our lives. I don't say this…read morelightly. As a registered nurse with over 23 years of experience, I can honestly say I feel lucky to be a patient here. After a long stretch of confusion and uncertainty, they helped us finally get the right diagnoses and guided us through a really tough recovery period with so much care and patience. We first met Andrea, who is an absolute powerhouse of information. She's smart, direct, and exactly who you want at the start of a journey like this. She recommended we work with Abbi. Abbi has been a literal angel on our path to recovery. She's so smart, kind, responsive, encouraging, and incredibly thoughtful. Every time we hit a bump in the road, she's had an answer ready and a calm confidence that made everything feel manageable again. I can't recommend this team enough. They've changed our lives, and we're so grateful for everything they've done. Thank you all.

Christina was INCREDIBLE!! She is thoughtful, knowledgeable, encouraging, and kind. I saw her for…read moremultiple visits and was actually kind of bummed when I no longer needed her support because my daughter was now transferring milk well and gaining more weight. My breastfeeding journey would not have been the same without Christina's incredibly helpful guidance. If I could give her more stars, I would!

I saw Christina a few times in person and once virtually. She is professional, friendly, and…read moreexperienced. She's helpful with breastfeeding (both nursing and pumping). Christina is very respectful and communicates timely and clearly.

We brought our 2.5 year old to see Mandy and were with her for approximately 1.5 years. Mandy…read moreprovided just the right advice as well as engagement for our child (and as new parents, her experienced guidance and suggestions throughout also gave us peace of mind). Our toddler at the time was very shy, so her approach of play-based speech therapy was the ideal fit for a shy kiddo. He looked forward to sessions and didn't realize it was "work", but instead saw it as a fun activity where he was able to play with a variety of toys with an energetic playmate. I don't see how Mandy has the energy to play with the little ones all day, but she does--and really seems to enjoy it. The play/session environment is comfortable, welcoming, clean, and has a toy store's worth of different toys (and Mandy is always trying out new ones for the repertoire). Mandy immediately identified a structural issue that a previous formal evaluation from another speech therapist missed. Our child progressed wonderfully and is now outgoing, able to express himself clearly and with a range of vocabulary and sentence structures, and is doing advanced language and verbal work at school. We are very satisfied and highly recommend Bethesda Speech for Kids and Mandy.

Mandy has made an enormous difference in the life of my 9yo. My son has been in and out of various…read morespeech pathologist's offices since he was 4, and I could never hear or see a measurable difference in his speech until we found Mandy. The difference in a year with her is greater by far than the difference in 5 years with everyone else combined. I cannot say enough good things about our experience with her. She is incredibly effective as a speech pathologist, and the results are really clear. Even more than that, she is flexible, patient, adaptive and works with my son rather than at him. Her humor shines through steadily, and she is very kind, and my son can sense that and relaxes with her. She has specific, targeted exercises and games she goes through with him - he has only begun to figure out that the games are work - and gives us home practice in such a way that he knows what he needs to be doing and how to do it. My son can be a handful - so she works in movement breaks and tunes the games to his interests and approaches it with humor that makes him feel welcome. She gives prizes after so many stickers earned - set at a reasonable, attainable pace - and I noticed that, having figured out my son liked puzzles and stuffed animals, that the prizes being offered have quietly become things he enjoys. He vibrates for the opportunity to win them. Even the games have become quietly tuned to his needs and preferences; I've never seen so many games of Memory played. My son invented his own version of Go Fish with the articulation cards, and she went so far as to write down the rules so they could play it again. Seriously, she is *amazing*. As a note: my son went from throwing tantrums at the very idea of speech to cheerfully practicing at home and happily showing up to his speech therapy. Because she praises him for his effort and his progress and specifically what he is doing right, he can aim for that specific thing again and *believes her* when she tells him he's working and she can tell. I cannot tell you what a difference that has made. Most importantly, my son went, in less than a year, from being unintelligible unless someone had known him for years, to being a confident, talkative, outgoing kid with a lot to say. A few months in with Mandy, I stopped having to 'translate' for him. Months ago, he suddenly started talking non stop, because he could be understood and heard and participate. Before that, he only spoke that much with me, and he chose the most efficient script to short hand what he wanted to communicate, as speaking was tedious and hard work and he might have to repeat himself five times. Now, he is speaking happily and with assurance with his friends and with his teachers, and does not hesitate to step up and speak when called upon to do so. Mandy has made SUCH a difference in his life, and I am forever grateful. She is worth every penny and moment of time. I highly recommend her; you won't find a better speech pathologist.

I could not recommend Birth You Desire / Ursula / Jenn more. Jenn has been simply the best doula we…read morecould have asked for. During birth, she was able to tell when my husband needed some extra help, asked the hospital staff for what he needed on his behalf when he was not mentally able to, and gave us guidance based off of my preferences and state of mind that led to an incredibly successful birth. Her postpartum care has honestly been the highlight of her services. I did not realize how much help we would need overnight and the help and resources that Jenn provides have been invaluable. Jenn claims she is not magic - but she is. You are in the best hands with Birth You Desire.

I'm located in San Diego and was in need of renting a reliable labor TENS unit. After many…read moreunsuccessful reliable searches online, Birth Your Desires came up and seemed legit and straightforward and it was. She sent me the TENS unit very quickly and included packaging and a return label for easy return after birth.

this is an excellent practice for both psychological testing and psychotherapy. I have really…read morevalued my experience there, and would highly reccomend.

I was so incredibly disappointed with the psychological testing that was done at the Expressive…read moreTherapy Center. The testing was done on my child by a graduate student - I was told they would be fully supervised, but at every stage - including the administration of tests - it was a very disappointing and problematic experience. The report was written in the novelistic way that disclosed all kinds of things that had been given with the belief that details would be kept private. I would absolutely not use Expressive Therapy Center for psychological testing.

Being a new mom, it's so easy to feel overwhelmed with a new baby--and over think so many of the…read morenew phases and developmental milestones a child experiences. Pediatricians have differing opinions and every parent has something to say. It's hard to sift through all the advice and get clear-cut good direction and guidance. Dinosaur Pediatric PT helped my son and I navigate successfully through some troubling situations and really helped us see the light at the end of the tunnel. When my lactation consultant recommended I seek therapy for my then 1 month old's muscular and cranial sacral tightness (which was severely affecting his ability to latch correctly and nurse) I was so scared and weary that anything would help. And if anything did, I thought my anxiety would surely get in the way. But after a nice, comprehensive session with Rebecca, we learned some really useful stretches and exercises. What's more, her positivity and open-arms philosophy was so welcoming in those early days. She guided my husband and I in such a clear, supportive way, things started to shape up even after our first meeting. She was so encouraging and took the time to answer all of our questions--quite the opposite demeanor of most doctors in the city! Most recently she consulted us about some techniques to support my now 4-month old's neck and head. And already I am seeing a difference. And she took the time to follow up! In a sea of over-priced and cluttered childcare and services, Dinosaur Pediatric PT is totally accessible, comprehensive and has helped this new mom feel much more confident about being a great mom to a young infant.

As the mom of a child with special needs - I must say the needs can get overwhelming! Rebecca was…read morea tremendous resource for us during the 3 years she treated my son. She was great at problem solving and treating his physical therapy needs and making therapy so much fun he participated willingly. He made tremendous progress in his time of working with her! She was also a terrific support for me, helping me find resources, teaching me about my son's physical therapy needs and progress, and how to support him between sessions. I would highly recommend her to anyone lucky enough to be able to work with her!

I would not recommend Family Ways to anyone who needs a doula. I had a contract with them for doula…read moresupport for the birth of my son, which included birth prep, the birth itself, and postpartum support. I had one meeting in person with my doula and a handful of texts and one call with her (almost all of which were initiated by me). I ended up having a precipitous birth and didn't make it to the hospital in time to deliver. I delivered in my bathtub at home just as the paramedics arrived and then was transported to the hospital via ambulance. I was in contact with the doula before this happened and she said she was on the way to the hospital to meet me there. I obviously could not call her as the birth was happening and I was transported to the hospital (I did not even have my phone on me) but my husband called the doula and let her know. When I finally got my phone back, I had a text from her from hours prior saying she was in the area and wanted to know if I still wanted her to come. I thought she had left so I texted back that the baby had arrived and that I wanted to touch base for some postpartum support. She never reached back out to me. So once I was home from the hospital, I emailed with Family Ways to ask about this. It seemed rather unfair to have paid $1,500 and to have not really received any support. I understand that they would not give me a refund, but I asked if they could at least offer some postpartum support, since I had nothing during a rather traumatic birth, and that was included in the contract. They refused any further service and argued that the contract had been fulfilled. I'll let others decide if that sits right wit them, but I was very disappointed by this. I felt abandoned and gaslight after a difficult pregnancy, traumatic delivery, and in the fog of postpartum. It was especially disappointing from a service that is supposedly based on being a support system from pregnant and postpartum people during a very vulnerable time. If you do decide to use Family Ways, I would be very clear before signing any contract what support they will give you, especially if your birth doesn't go as planned.

What can I say?? Rachel was so wonderful to work with for my birth. I had a birth plan in mind, and…read moreshe was supportive from the beginning. She is a wealth of information, and was able to educate me on many evidence based birthing practices. I had an unmedicated birth, and was so glad to have Rachel by my side during labor. Note that she will support you in any birth plan or however your labor ends up going. Thankful for Rachel and Family Ways!