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Sarah B.

Brooklyn, NY

Debbie has been working with our son for about 4 months, since a little after he turned two, when he was saying only a handful of consonants and one vowel. He learns something new almost every session (he said a new word after just their first session, after not saying any new words for 6 months!), and now his speech is really taking off. Debbie is PROMPT-certified, and this type of therapy seems to be very efficient in treating our son's speech motor planning difficulties. During their sessions, she can now cue him to say complete words, component by component. I am blown away listening to it. She has built an amazing rapport with our son so that he somehow sits still, completely engaged, for half-hour long sessions, tries to make sounds on command, and has fun the whole time. She is so positive, and encourages him to try without ever making him feel pressured. She also quickly got to know him and what would hold his interest. We are constantly impressed with her skill, professionalism, patience, and resourcefulness, and highly recommend her to anyone looking for a speech therapist!

I should also add that she has been very helpful providing me with all the necessary information to try and get speech therapy covered by insurance. And she is consistently on time or early to sessions. We feel so lucky to have found her, through the recommendation of the dentist that did our son's tongue tie surgery.

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Molly J.

Brooklyn, NY

We are so grateful to have found Debbie.  Before working with her, my 12-year-old son struggled with R pronunciation. It was often difficult to understand him. Over the previous years, he met with 3 different speech pathologists--none were able to help him overcome his speech impediment.  We were told by one therapist that "he wasn't trying hard enough", leaving my son feeling frustrated and hopeless.

After starting middle-school we decided to give speech therapy one last try as my son was feeling very self-conscious when speaking in class.

I reached out to Debbie for a consultation and was immediately impressed with her knowledge and expertise.  She's an excellent communicator and highly professional.  I appreciate that she took the time to discuss my son's case in detail.  Debbie was able to pinpoint my son's needs and implement an effective treatment plan.  

My son developed an immediate bond with Debbie--he responded so well to her positive and supportive demeanor.   She is kind, warm, and patient. She's able to create a perfect balance between therapy and fun.  Until we met Debbie, speech therapy was always a chore.  In contrast, my son looked forward to his weekly sessions, and subsequently progressed at a steady pace.   It was also wonderful to find someone so dependable.  Over the months she worked with us, she always arrived on time and never missed a session.  

I can now happily say that my son is pronouncing his R's clearly--it's such a tremendous relief.  I highly recommend Debbie.  She is a speech therapist of the highest caliber.

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Jessica, A..

Brooklyn, NY

We were so fortunate to find Debbie, who assisted our son who struggles with stuttering.  Debbie supported him throughout his Pre-K year, helping him to build strategies to help him through his "bumpy speech" and communicate with more confidence.  She saw him weekly at school, two summer camps and in our home, always coordinating schedules with ease and clarity.  Our son was comforted to see her when she would arrive in a new environment and he would come home feeling more relaxed.  I was amazed to observe Debbie's strategies, deeply engaged in what looked like four-year old play while encouraging him to speak, pause and articulate.  Debbie did a wonderful job of getting him ready for kindergarten and arming him with a bank of skills he can call up on his own.

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Ann, O.

Brooklyn, NY

Debbie was such a gift for our son! She worked with him from when he was 3-5 on his speech intelligibility and his speech going into kindergarten is great. She was patient, great with our energetic son, and flexible with scheduling. She went to his preschool and our apartment, depending on where was most convenient for us. Highly recommend!

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Susan, K

Staten Island, NY

I first took my 10 year old son to Debbie for speech therapy last summer.  Each session was helpful and she was wonderful with my son.  Much to her credit, she is the only therapist or medical professional to have accurately diagnosed my son with having a tongue tie which was causing his lateral lisp and articulation issues.  She referred us to specialist who agreed with her diagnosis and told us it was a severe form of tongue tie.  Thankfully, all that was required was a minor surgical correction.   According to the doctor, his condition not only affected his speech, but also his chewing, the way his teeth were growing in, and may have triggered sleep apnea down the road. If it wasn't for Debbie, my son would have continued dealing with these issues.  She has made such a positive impact on our son's life, that there aren't really any words or a review to sum up how grateful we are as a family for everything she's done for us.

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D2, D

Brooklyn, NY

Debbie really went above and beyond to help me understand and interpret my son's speech evaluation. She promptly answered all my questions and had great insight and feedback regarding why my son was struggling with expressive language.  A consummate professional I would highly recommend Debbie for a consult or speech services.

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Judy C.

Brooklyn, NY


To start, we are wholeheartedly excited to have the opportunity to post a review of our son, Christopher and his speech therapy experience. Our son will be three (3) years old next week. Chris has been in an Early Intervention (EI) program at the New York Child Resource Center for exactly one year next week. The level of developmental growth that Chris has made has been exponential. It has been a team effort, although, I believe, it is in great part by the outstanding effort from Debbie and her knowledgeable craft. It makes a huge difference when a child is accepting of an individual, which creates positive results. Chris is taken by Debbie and she makes him feel confident to achieve expectations. 


Our family is extremely overjoyed to see Chris blossoming the way he has in one year. In conjunction with the EI program, Speech has been a central part of his amazing developmental growth. Debbie works with him daily and Chris looks forward to her arrival. I have listened to their interaction/communication and it is exciting to hear our son express himself with Debbie. I feel that he wants to please her by doing what she asks of him.  


In the beginning of their relationship, Chris was at a stage where he was not expressive/saying many words and would get very frustrated with the expectations Debbie set forth. Now it seems he is less frustrated and I see an easier flow. Chris is happy with most expectation as he is aware of them now and the consequences if he does not fulfill them.  


We are very happy with Debbie. We feel she is professional in her craft, knowledgeable about Chris' case / what his needs are, in control of the environment and how to manipulate it if necessary, and is most importantly, loving and stern when she needs to be. Because Chris has long days every day (EI center from 8:00AM-10:30AM, home at 11:00AM, speech w/Debbie at 12:00PM, Home-based ABA from 3:00PM to 5:00 PM), he can be tired and cranky at times. We notice that at times it affects his progress and attention span/attention to details. Amongst other things, not only do we make sure he eats healthy but make sure he gets a nap after Debbie leaves and gets a good night's sleep which is extremely critical to his development.


We are in the process of looking at schools for Chris' next phase of development as part of the CPSE program and, at the same time, we are saddened that we will no longer have Debbie working with Chris once the transition happens. She has become part of our circle, and we are absolutely sure Chris will miss her immensely as we will.  


Debbie has given our family a priceless gift that we can never repay. I want to thank Debbie, publicly, for her wholehearted dedication and effort and for the beautiful blossoming of our son, Christopher.  


You are AWESOME!!! Thank you Debbie!


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Danielle B.
Brooklyn, NY

Debbie started working with us when my daughter turned 2. Now, a year and a half later, the progress has been remarkable. When we began, my daughter couldn't even open her jaw to make sounds; now she quotes movies and books all day long! I can't recommend Debbie enough. She is professional, fun, and very patient, even when my daughter got fussy and difficult. Our family is very grateful. The only downside is that now my daughter can debate with us about delaying her bedtime! :)



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Lisa H.

Brooklyn, NY

Debbie is an exceptional speech therapist. I have had at least five speech therapist before her and none of them even come close to being as good as she is. I just can't say enough good things about her. She's energetic, fun, creative, and always professional. She is also PROMPT trained which turned out to be an important tool for my daughter. She started with with my daughter, Leah when she was 19 months. At the time, Leah was barely babbling and would not do any vocal imitation. After working with Debbie for less than six months, Leah had her first word just shy of her second birthday. It was a miracle and now I sometimes call her a miracle worker because that is exactly what she is.


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John
Brooklyn, NY


Debbie is simply incredible. She was able to get more out of our son than any other therapist he's ever seen. We've been through numerous therapists and Debbie was the best of them all. Our son really loved her and she became like part of the family.

She was extremely professional, always on time and would often stay after the session was over to talk to us or coach us on how to help our son. You really cannot ask for more from a therapist. From the minute she walked in our door she was singing her usual "Goodbye" song. This was incredible to us because with other therapists by the time they came in, sat down, and got ready it seemed it was already time to start packing up to leave and we were lucky if our son got 15 minutes of therapy, out of a half hour session. We also appreciated how she was constantly looking for new methods to keep our son motivated. One example that comes to mind was her use of the iPad in her therapy session, which our son loved.  


It's not hard to tell that this is not just a job to her but a passion and it shows in her enthusiasm and work ethic. Through rain, sleet or snow Debbie was always here at her scheduled time and with a happy demeanor. In fact we had the pleasure of using her services for over a year and a half and cannot ever recall seeing her upset, tired or not at her best. She really is incredible.


Debbie if you ever read this we'd like to thank you from the bottom of our hearts, our son benefitted immensely from his time with you. You're the best!