Sounds Smart Speech Therapy

My son needed speech services at 19 months when we started at Sound Smart. Our speech therapist was Brittney, who was amazing. She was able to address my son’s needs quickly and developed a wonderful rapport with him. He looked forward to working with her every week. Brittney was also able to clearly address all the questions and concerns I had about my son’s speech development. In less then a year my son was caught up with his language development no longer needed services. I would highly recommend Sound Smart to anyone who looking into speech services for there children.

We absolutely love Sounds Smart and everyone who works there. They were so helpful with our son. We loved their care and enthusiasm for him. It is a very well run facility, y and we are so thankful for the speech therapy our son received. They are extremely kind, flexible, caring, knowledgeable, and helpful. Miss Brittney was the best! Thank you, Sounds Smart!!!

Everyone in the office genuinely cares about you and your child and I love feeling welcome in their office.
Our son sees Miss Kathryn and we love her. She is so patient and great with him and we are already seeing results after a few weeks.
We are lucky Sound Smart is so close

Amazing! Words do not do justice the gratitude I have for our sons speech therapist, Mika. In the short amount of time that he has been with her, he has just made amazing progress. All of the staff at Sounds Smart is patient and understanding. They have always been accomodating with any questions we may have had.
We are blessed to have found Sounds Smart for our little guy! Thank you Sounds Smart (esp Mika) for all that you do!

I chose Sounds Smart after Kaiser gave me a couple of options, and this location was closest for us. I was pleased that they could accommodate my twin boys with mornings, and at same appt times, which I know can be challenging.
My boys started at 18mo old last Sept. and graduated this Sept. They made great strides with Ms. Alli and Ms. Tami. Both therapists are super friendly and skilled working with young children, explaining what they’re teaching and doing, and giving suggestions for things to do at home. We had a great experience working with Thao and the other staff this past year. Highly recommended! Thank you :)

My son currently attends Sounds smart and receives one on one speech and social group services. He’s been there for about 5 months now and I have seen a vast improvement. I have been to half a dozen other therapists all over OC and they do not compare to the tactics, goals, and dedication of the therapist at Sounds Smart. They have tons of manipulatives for my son to encourage language through play. By creating this natural setting for him he can learn while having fun too. I highly recommend this place.

My son has been working with Thao for almost 3 years now. She is a real professional in that she is very knowledgeable about her field, passionate about what she does and most importantly she loves the children she works with and really cares deeply about how speech
impacts their overall development.
My son has both individual and social group sessions with her. He has made tremendous progress over the years. Check out the social group if you have a little one struggling with friendship at school. She and her staff will guide the kids in direct lessons and practice through role play. Of course all in the name of fun!
The only downfall is that she doesn’t bill insurance directly. However, in my search for excellent, high quality service for my son, I have come to realize that many therapists who are dedicated and highly qualified as Thao do not accept insurance. Maybe because they don’t need to or maybe because they don’t want to deal with bureaucratic agencies. who knows?
If you are looking for a speech therapist definitely check it out. You won’t be disappointed!

We have been taking my Son, who is now 5 ½ to Sounds Smart Speech Therapy for over two years. Finding a «child» focused Speech Therapy office had proven to be VERY difficult in Orange County because most cater to adult patients. Although most offices I researched advised they had a pediatric program; they failed to impress me with their client ratios (adult vs child), level of experience with children, availability (only certain Therapists worked w/​Children) and office environment.
Sounds Smart was recommended to me by two different sources. I first learned about Thao Pham, the Owner, from my Sons Regional Center Service Coordinator. Although they are not allowed to make recommendations, she kindly advised me of how great this office was. Second was a parent of my Sons classmate who was a client of Sounds Smart. He RAVED about their services, Thao (Owner) and her team. But already, I had started my Son at Tustin Speech Therapy, which I was not too thrilled about since they only offered 30 min sessions (last 5 min. was parent consult). But, they accepted insurance and Thao did not have immediate openings. For the record, I also considered Providence in Orange and Speech Pathology Associates in Irvine. Both, I felt were too busy, impersonally overwhelmed and more focused on the bottom line ($$$$) versus the purpose of serving children in need of quality speech therapy.
A few months later, Thao called me with an opening! Whoa hoo! After an extensive parent consult and evaluation of my Son, she placed him with Ms. Tami on her Team. The sessions are an hour long and focus on the immediate needs of the child. My Son improved so much that they eventually used his private session to also focus on social scenarios expanding his comprehension of typical situations. I couldn’t be more thrilled! We later added Social Group (3 – 4 children) with Ms. Thao to further engage proper peer interaction/​communication.

The office environment is quaint and conducive to serving children of all ages. The toys used for sessions are immaculate, obviously cared for and selected by the Therapist from what I call the «Toy Library» (storage room). The location/​building is very clean, safe and surprisingly easy to get to from the freeway/​side streets. Also, on occasion Ms. Thao coordinates special outings for her clients to attend to further enhance their socialization skills in the real world! What more could you ask for!
We are more than thankful to Ms. Thao, Ms. Tami and the Team for their dedication to our Son. If you are looking for in depth personalized service, Sounds Smart can meet and exceed your expectations as they do ours!