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““It’s been life-changing,” Ashley said. “There are great people in this world who will do the right thing. April is one of them. Any child who gets to work with her will be better for it.””

““I have my child back,” Ashley said. “To see your kid go from super confident to defeated was tough. But trained professionals have proven to me that with the right care, he will be OK. And he is.””

““She let him know he was good enough and that he’s OK,” Ashley shared. “He really listens to her. He even says things like, ‘Smooth is my middle name.’ That confidence? That’s from her.””

““Speech therapy didn’t just help TJ,” Ashley said. “It made us closer as a family. It made me and TJ closer, and even brought him and his sister closer.””

““TJ is a little comedian,” Ashley said. “April totally gets that and uses it to help him learn.””

““Now I use those same strategies at home. That kind of support has been so helpful, not just for TJ, but for me as a parent.””

““It’s truly a partnership,” Ashley said. “April gives me so much encouragement and feedback, not just about speech, but about parenting and how to help TJ through tough moments.””

““If we could bring her into the family and have her stay with us full time, I would have no complaints,” Ashley said with a laugh. “She really knows TJ–his quirks, how to motivate him, and how to support me, too.””

““The whole signup process was so fast,” she said. “He was stuttering one day and with Ms. April the next.””

“Speech therapy has given me the tools to navigate whatever minefield speech brings me to.”

““Now I have more confidence to speak professionally and in everyday conversations, whether it’s with people I don’t know, on the phone, with customers, or with people at work,” he adds.”

““At first it felt embarrassing to be an adult who couldn’t communicate well. I thought speech therapy was for kids,” he recalls. “I felt isolated in my own head, but Katherine made me realize I’m not alone in stuttering. Lots of people have disfluencies.”

““I always dreaded talking in front of people. But then it went really well in a meeting at work,” he says. “I used my tools. I was able to get my words out. I took breaths, and I didn’t have to speed up or slow down. It all crystallized. It gave me concrete proof that my hard work was bearing fruit.””

““Speech therapy felt a little awkward at first, but then I got my footing and I started to see the progress,” Lemmy says. “The theme is ‘practice.’ Homework may not always be fun, but it’s necessary!””

““Vicki plans his home practice around what he’s really into. He loves the zoo and puzzles, and so that helped incorporate his /z/ sounds.””

““Vicki laid out expectations upfront that it may take a couple months to get the /z/ sound. It gave us realistic expectations.””

“Whether you're a working parent or a stay-at-home parent, online speech therapy is convenient–and it works!”

“Honestly, give it a try. As wild as it sounds to have speech therapy online, we are now in an age of technology where anything is possible. This really showed me a different perspective on speech therapy.”

“Online therapy was super convenient as a single mom and grad student,” Claudia said. “And it changed my life.”

“Leah helped me better than any therapist I had as a kid. I was able to get rid of this lateral lisp for good, after many years of feeling that it would be impossible. Leah was observant, experienced, and very kind and aware.”

“Online therapy is convenient, and it’s good for my schedule too.”

“I get to see Bryson at home while he’s doing therapy, which I may not get to do somewhere else. When you’re in the house, you get to see what your child may be struggling with, where they need help, and what they’re practicing.”

“He has made so much progress. Nirali met Bryson where he was. She helped him grow.”

“Ms. Nirali…that’s a good woman right there,” Olivia says. “She is so patient. She pays attention.”

“He was getting speech therapy at school, but I knew he needed one-on-one therapy, as well.”