Would just like to update my review and say we still enjoy stepping stones and my kid is thriving…read morethere thank you!!

Truly the best! My 7 year old son has been in speech therapy here for over 1 year and it's been…read morefantastic! All of the staff is so nice and accommodating (even able to do virtual appointments when needed) and the therapists are fantastic....Super outgoing and fun, my son absolutely loves coming here. The waiting area is not crowded at all and is super spacious. We've been seeing Brandie and absolutely love her! She genuine, really outgoing and fun with my son and always has fun games and activities prepared for him to do as soon as he comes in. My toddler also came for a short time too (he graduated) and thought it was so much fun. Most importantly, my son's speech is so much better now:) highly recommend!

We had Leah come to the house and she was absolutely outstanding! She really took the time to…read moreunderstood my daughter and knew exactly how to help her. Her sessions were very impactful from the minute she comes to the house. We saw a huge difference in our daughter ever since we started seeing Leah and we appreciate her so much!

We couldn't speak more highly of Shea! Shea worked with our 2-year old son for about a year. She…read morewas patient, kind and fun; but also had a way of teaching and communicating discipline that our son responded exceptionally well to. Her primary goal wasn't just to teach language, but to give our family the tools to continue the teaching on our own. She brought in toys and books and had tricks to teach in a way that was custom to our son and how he likes to learn. Our son ultimately graduated from Shea's care and you would never know that our chatterbox now 3-year old only had ten words when we started. We are forever grateful!

My 10-year-old son, Leo, has autism and a speech delay. Over the past year, we decided to focus…read moremore on speech therapy, and that's when we reached out to Verse. Paul McGill began working with Leo, and we couldn't be happier with the progress he's made. It's been amazing to see Leo grow more confident in his speech and improve his pronunciation. We're so grateful to Paul for his guidance, patience, and the helpful strategies he's shared to support Leo's communication journey.

Paul McGill has been a God send for my son and our family on our therapy journey! He's caring, kind…read moreand considerate and makes each week's therapy a joy for my son. He's been amazing and about reschedules and he's also done an incredible job of helping me implement what he's working on weekly into our daily routine. Thank you Paul! We appreciate you!

Syndi is incredibly professional speech therapist, very knowledgeable, kind, patient, and clearly…read morepassionate about helping kids succeed. We saw huge progress in both speech and confidence for our 8 year old daughter. Our daughter really looked forward to her weekly sessions with Syndi as they were fun and engaging and she achieved her speech goals very quickly. Syndi was always responsive and did a great job explaining the plan to us and gave us great strategies and tools to use at home. Highly recommend Syndi's services to any family looking for a caring and skilled therapist! She's truly magic!

Syndi Shefer provided my son private speech sessions over a 10 month period. Her calm and gentle…read moreapproach was both extremely impressive and effective; my son was able to meet his goals over a short amount of time. It was clear that she has a wealth of experience and knowledge within her field, and utilizes best practices in childhood development. I highly recommend her services to any parent or person looking to improve their speech.

The staff here has an abundance of knowledge, professionalism and kindness. Natalie has a team of…read morethe best professionals. We love it so much that my kids count days to go and see Sydney and Jenna. My daughter showed improvements after just one week of lessons with Sydney. We were told that it may be an impossible task, well Small Talk OC DID IT! They have the best educational toys, the best model of teaching kids and an absolutely exceptional therapist there. The facility is so clean and the set up is very convenient. It's set up in such a safe and private manner which is very important to me as a parent. I would travel hours just to see this team. They are awesome!!! My family and I can't say enough for everything they have done and I am looking forward to seeing how far my kids will go. Thank you Sydney , Jenna, Bryn and of course Natalie. I wish I could give you 100000..... stars!

Unfortunately, I had a very poor experience with Natalie and staff. I would not recommend small…read moretalk OC to any of my close friends or colleagues. She is adamant about signing all these documents but if you need to give any input on your child's well being it's frowned upon. If you do not agree to twice weekly lessons don't bother calling. They do not want to hear any feedback and she attempted to tell me she's not charging my credit card so I would not write a bad review. In addition, I asked how long it's expected to see results. I was hoping by end of summer and she responded "at least." Needless to say my card was stopped and I was incredibly disappointed with my overall experience.

Quality professionals, clean facility, fun toys and equipment for the child clients. They provide…read moreupdates and written goals. Observed for the first time today and would recommend. Located in a professional building with plenty of free parking, elevator and stairs access.

Valued Voices' client service is disappointing: no respect to customer's time…read more We have arrived to the 1st practical session. We arrived on time and have been waited for 20 mins near room - nothing was happening, no one welcomed us or guided us. To our surprise, later we received a message from an administrator claiming we had missed our appointment and offering to reschedule it. But during these 20 mins of waiting no no one attempted to contact us and let us know that we are waiting in a wrong place! In addition to time wasted, it also disrupted my child's mood - we had to take him from playing with friends for nothing. My advice to Valued Voices: be more respectful to the time of your clients. Time=value!

Michelle is the best SLP in town! I recommend going to her because she cares for her patients. She…read morewill give it her all when it comes to every therapy session. You will not regret going to her.

Michelle is an amazing SLP! She is very patient and caring with her clients and always explains…read morethings thoroughly to her clients' family so they can help their loved one with speech throughout the week. This is very beneficial because it allows the children to improve upon what they learned in session. I highly recommend her to everyone I know!

We have been with OCSS since my son first received his ASD diagnosis in spring 2021. The facility…read moreitself takes up the entire fourth floor of the Credit Union building on Edinger across from Bella terra. Each therapist has a room and the children can either spend time in said room or use the two gyms that are full of toys and play equipment (Lots of swings, slides, playhouse, climbing wall, crash pad, etc.). Both gyms are very clean and well maintained. They also have a nice kid friendly kitchen! Since we have been here for some time, we have had an opportunity to work with many speech and occupational therapists as well as the admin. Everyone here is very kind and knowledgeable in their field, generously offering tips and advice when I ask 100 questions. My son's schedule is packed, so when I need to reschedule, administration is very friendly and helps find a way to make our make-up appointments work for us. We have been with our current and absolutely amazing Occupational Therapist, Brenda, since day 1. She is a miracle worker when it comes to my son's food aversions- getting him to taste things he would normally throw at the wall. He is always super excited on Friday when I grab him from school since he knows hes going to see his "ms. Brenda". She is truly a key figure on my son's care team. We started speech services about a year ago at OCSS and my son's therapist, Claire, is extremely knowledgeable in Gestalt language processing. We just learned that my son is a Gestalt learner before we switched to OCSS and we are so thankful he was paired with someone with the expertise and knowledge that Claire has. She meets him right where he is that day and lets him lead which is so important for our son since he is a little unpredictable. He adores his time with her, and asks for her by name even on days we're not going to OCSS. If you're shopping around for therapy services for your child, I highly recommend OCSS and their staff.

We are so fortunate to have spent the past 2 years working the therapists at Orange County Speech…read moreServices. They are very skilled in working with children with a wide range of needs. They are overall very creative in developing therapeutic plans to meet our shared goals and open to parent and family input. They truly care for the children that they work with. Over the past 2 years, our son worked with various therapists from PT, OT, speech therapy, and behavioral therapy with both regional center funding and through medical insurance. Our son initially started with significant developmental delays, but now he has more than caught up in almost every area. Our son worked the most with Ms Ruth (ST), Ms. Kelly (ST), Ms. Ariana (OT), Ms. Brenda (OT), Ms. Dana (PT), and Ms. Tori (behavioral therapy). We have had a great experience with therapists our son worked with regularly as well as those not listed that covered on vacations. They are the best. Ms. Ruth and Ms. Kelly helped so much in expanding his communication skills. He started severely delayed in all aspects of communication, and he now can speak up to 7-8 word sentences clearly and understand others. With our son's complicated medical situation, we require a significant amount of assistance and input from OT. We especially appreciate our time with Ms. Ariana and Ms. Brenda, who helped so much in teaching our son to be independent in the day to day self care activities. We really appreciated the many helpful emails from Ms. Ariana with ideas, links to videos, therapy items, educational information, and worksheets to use at home, so we can continue therapy at home in between sessions. The billing situation can be confusing if your child utilizes a lot of therapy session in a week. That in part might be due to insurance processing claims not necessarily in a chronological order. It would be helpful to keep track of visits and insurance explanation of benefits. Even with the billing situation, we would still choose to work with the therapists at this office. They are very skilled and devoted to the children and what they do,

My grandson has been participating in Kidspeak for a year now and his Speech Therapist, Diane…read moreNewton, is absolutely wonderful. Not only is she a sweet and patient woman, she is definitely experienced and has mastered the skills and necessary understanding to teach children with amazing success. She uses traditional and unique techniques to interact with her students. I appreciate Mrs. Diane SOOOO MUCH! It is also very helpful that my Grandson gets super excited when I tell him he gets to see her. If you get the opportunity to have Diane work with your child, please know, you, and your child, will be one of the VERY lucky few!

I can't say enough great things about my experience with Kidspeak. From the very first session,…read morethey created a warm, supportive, and professional environment that made my daughter feel completely at ease. Their expertise in speech therapy is evident, and they tailored each session to our specific needs with patience and creativity. Thanks to their guidance and encouragement, we saw real progress much faster than expected. They always took the time to explain techniques and provide helpful resources for practice at home, which made a big difference. If you're looking for a compassionate, knowledgeable, and effective speech therapist, I highly recommend Diane Newton. It's clear they genuinely care about their clients' success and go above and beyond to help them thrive. Thank you Kidspeak and to Mrs. Newton for all your help with my daughter's progress. You guys are amazing!

My mother recently had a stroke, and we were very concerned about sending her to an acute…read morerehabilitation facility. When my father had a stroke, he was not placed in a good facility, so we were understandably hesitant. However, this center has exceeded all of our expectations. It is clean, well maintained, and the staff is incredibly patient and kind. I truly could not be happier with the care my mom is receiving. Her nurse, Ayelet, is absolutely amazing. She is caring, respectful, and highly knowledgeable. She treats my mother with genuine compassion, and it shows in everything she does. Our family feels confident and grateful for the decision to have my mom at this rehabilitation center.

Today my mother came home on her own feet after a fracture of the femoral neck, her condition today…read moreis the result of the work of this center! For 2 weeks my mother was surrounded by care, attention and professionalism of the persons of Encompass) thank you for everything you have done for us