Language Essentials

My son has been going to LE for almost two years. He’s from a quiet three years old to a talkative five years old boy. Also My three years old daughter had been with LE for a year, and graduated few months ago. She’s a normal three years old speaker now. We are really happy with the help my kids has been getting from LE. They are professional, loving and definitely know how to work with young kids.

My 2 year old daughter has been at Language Essentials for the past year working with both Ms. Nori and Ms. Lily on her speech delay. I found Language Essentials after leaving the speech services we were receiving at Valleycare (in Livermore) because I found the pediatric services there inadequate. I can’t say enough good things about Language Essentials. My daughter has increased from 2 – 4 sessions per week due to her speech issues and so I am there in the office quite a bit. The receptionist Melissa is very approachable and kind. She is always available to answer my insurance questions and to help with scheduling. While there I see all the therapists come into the waiting room to meet their clients of varying age ranges and everyone seems in good spirits to be there. My daughter can always be found waiting with her face practically at the door for Ms. Lily to come for her. I love that all the children including my daughter think they are there to play and they don’t realize how hard they are working. My daughter thinks we go to see and play with her friends and in a way she’s right but she has no idea how much they are helping her achieve her goals in ways I couldn’t and wouldn’t begin to know how to. I have no regrets choosing Language Essentials and I tell all my fellow therapy moms and dad’s at my daughters preschool (School of Imagination) and now we see some of them in the waiting room too!
And now that I’ve told you the Pros, just so you know there are a few Cons. They are in no particular order: 1) if you have a kiddo in diapers, the bathroom for the main office building doesn’t have a changing table (so we just have to go to the car), 2) the waiting room has lots of seating but only 2 out of the 8 chairs are sofa like and if you are a therapy mom like me and spend a lot of time in waiting rooms then you can appreciate a nice chair! I’d love to see more of those but for now we just try to get there a little early so I can stake my claim in a comfy spot while my kiddo works on chatting it up with her buddy/​therapist Ms. Lily!

Renee is fantastic, effective and thorough. My two year has been working with her for 6 months, he has grown and developed very strong communication skills, both in quantity and quality. I could not thank her enough for enhancing our lives by investing so much time, care and attention in our son’s language development. I would recommend her services to anyone, especially young children.

Not able to engage or communicate well with young children. Our 2 year old had an awful experience for his first evaluation. He left crying and frightened. As a pediatrician, I would expect more from a medical professional.