Bridges to Communication

We love Jill. My son was excited to work with her. She was sweet, calm and loving. My son picked up on everything she taught us and we were able to implement work at home. Very helpful.

My son is enrolled in the Early Start Intervention program for language development/​speech delay and the Hanen program was recommended to me from GGRC. Hanen opened my eyes to habits I never realized were more hindering than encouraging and I’m so grateful that I was able to have the support & outsider’s point-​of-​view on encouraging & creating language development with my son. I think with the Hanen training & his speech therapy, he has progressed so quickly in only just a few months. When we started, he was barely able to say 2 words together & now 5 months later, he’s speaking in short sentences & holding almost full conversations with me! Even his articulation of certain words have become much clearer. I certainly do recommend this program. It just teaches you a more efficient way to play with your child to help build their confidence in communication as well as to add language to their communication in a fun & comfortable way at your child’s own level. Jill is quick to understand each child & his/​her needs. It didn’t take long for my son to open up to her.
Thank you Jill & everyone who was in my group!

Jill has been working with our son for nearly 2 years and she is fantastic. She is very well versed in the field, keeps up on the research and newest strategies, and knows how to incorporate speech and language therapy into the larger context of children’s development. She is extremely patient and kind with our son and knows how to mix and vary lessons as he grows. We have no doubt that working with Jill has contributed greatly to our son’s improvement in language and communication.

My son worked with Jill since he was 2 ½. He is now six and we just graduated. Jill is patient and very creative with her approach. She crafted each lesson for my son and always kept me in the loop of his progression.
We will miss our weekly sessions with Jill.

When my daughter was diagnosed with severe developmental apraxia, my husband and I were stressed out and didn’t know where to turn. Thankfully we were referred to BridgestoCommunication. Within one year of working with Bridgest to Communication, our daughter progressed from being unintelligible and ashamed of her speech to speaking clearly and feeling proud of her progress and hard work. What’s more, the sessions were in our own home and were actually fun for our child. We had enjoyable «homework» to do, letting my husband and I be part of our daughter’s therapy without any stress or unhappiness, just playing some fun games with our child daily. Pediatric speech therapy can be miraculous — I think it changed my daughter’s life. We are hugely grateful.