Testimonials

" I wanted you to know that I was just hired for a new job as a Financial Analyst. It's a wonderful change for me and I feel very strongly that without your help in correcting my speech it wouldn't have happened. The job requires interaction with upper management (CEO, CFO, etc) and with middle management about various financial initiatives. At the age of 48 it's hard enough to change career paths let alone overcome the added burden of a speech difficulty and how others may perceive it. There is no doubt in my mind that having clear speech was a huge plus to my getting the position and being successful in it."

Forty-eight-year-old male

" Initially, our son didn't want to recognize he had a speech problem and would have to work to correct it. Laura was patient , creative and adaptable in figuring out the best way to get him engaged in therapy and feel empowered by the process. He trusted her and made great progress through the play, dialogue, discipline and nurture she provided from beginning to end. As parents, we felt Laura was a caring partner, listening and coaching, as we all learned how to work together as a team. "

Mother of a male, middle-school student

"We are very pleased with the progress our son made during his eight months of speech therapy with Laura. He loved the engaging approach she used during his sessions and the fun games used to improve his articulation. Laura always made him feel he was winning while he improved his overall self-confidence and self-esteem."

Mother of a six-year-old boy

"I want to thank you for the services you provided my son. I was very impressed with the variety of tools you used to improve his skills as well as with your willingness to be flexible in your approach. His reading improved significantly under your guidance in developing his speech and phonology."

Director of a private school and mother of a seven-year-old boy

"Laura Smith has worked as a speech pathologist for my eleven-year-old daughter for over one year. My daughter suffered from tongue thrust and a speech delay. Laura has been outstanding not only in her knowledge but in the way she has explained and related the problem and the treatment necessary for this to my daughter and myself. Laura’s enthusiasm for what she is doing and the goals she desires are reflected in her work. Laura has enabled my daughter to overcome a very difficult challenge, especially for an eleven-year-old. She has made the sessions fun and has a wonderful personality that is caring and sincere. I cannot reiterate enough how impressed I have been with Laura’s work. She is outstanding in her profession in all areas and I would highly recommend her to anyone."

Mother of an eleven-year-old girl

"I came to Laura Smith for one specific purpose. I wanted to be able to speak distinctly with double retainers that I needed to wear 24/7 in order to keep my teeth. But what I received was much, much more. At 62, it was fun (and very surprising) to realize I was sitting taller and feeling more powerful…my self-esteem was being enhanced as I advanced! The process was much shorter than I had anticipated which helped with my energy and worry. Laura was so easy and fun to work with and I thank her so much."

Mental Health Counselor and client

"Laura helped my teenage daughter deal with a lisp she had been embarrassed about for some time. Laura gave her a great deal of encouragement and helped make the entire process a lot more fun than my daughter expected it would be."

Mother of a thirteen-year-old girl

"Laura's energy and enthusiasm made my daughter's weekly speech therapy session fun. She has many neat developmentally appropriate games to keep her engaged and to keep the session playful. She was successful in improving her speech."

Mother of a six-year-old girl

"Laura develops a fabulous rapport with her clients. She engages kids with targeted games and a good sense of humor while maintaining high performance standards. My child had such a good time that he didn't even realize how hard he was working."

Mother of a seven-year-old boy

"Laura Smith has been patiently working with my son for 10 months now. She is helping him eliminate his tongue thrusting behavior in order for him to improve his orthodontic outcome and swallowing postures. Her positive energy and kind, understanding manner have helped to overcome my somewhat surly adolescent’s reluctance to participate in his therapy. She has so many thoughtful ideas to help motivate my son to change his difficult tongue thrusting habit. Her numerous creative strategies help to make the hard work fun and interesting. As a result, there has been a huge improvement in my son’s chewing, eating, and swallowing behaviors. We can even look at him adoringly while he eats! His tongue thrusting has significantly decreased and his orthodontist is impressed with the way his teeth are growing in. We are very happy with Laura’s work."

Mother of a twelve-year-old son

"Laura Smith helped me overcome a lateral lisp I had for almost 40 years. Overcoming any speech difficulty takes a lot of work and the help of a dedicated professional who will work hard with you on the correction process. Laura had the background and education I needed to diagnose the problem. She identified its causes and provided me with the appropriate speech therapy to correct it. She is a professional who took ownership of the therapy process, coached and encouraged me to keep up my progress. I can honestly say Laura helped me make a dramatic change in my life. Thanks to Laura there is hope for those of us who decide to correct a speech difficulty later in life. I could never have done it without her wonderful help and guidance! Thanks Laura!"

Forty-five-year-old male