See What People Are
Saying About Our Therapists!
“Jennifer did a great job with my son. I thank her greatly.” - Mother of a child whose speech was difficult to understand
“Without question, Melodie was excellent! Professional, caring, loving – obviously an asset not only to your business but to your profession. Thank you!” - Mother of a child with multiple consonant errors post ear infections
“Thanks to Kristen for all her work with my son. I especially appreciated learning new signs.” - Mother of a child with a speech delay.
“My son has worked with Liz for 3 years. She is like a member of our family! Liz has been wonderful to work with. She is reliable, flexible and always great with my child. I am grateful for all the ways she has reassured me, listened to me and been a friend!” - Mother of a child with a weak vocabulary and slow processing and recall
“My son couldn’t communicate very well. Now he chatters away. My son talks with me and everyone and he really is happy because everyone can understand him. Sarah Henry helped him find his voice. We’re really pleased and would recommend Asheville Speech Associates to anyone who needs help with speech.” - Mother of a child with a developmental delay.
“Amy Penland was wonderful with my son. They had gotten along well and he has improved a lot. We are sorry that we had to move out of the county. We really appreciated the services and would recommend any child to your facility.” - Mother of a child with speech and language delay
“Melodie Meadows is a wonderful therapist! We really appreciate all of her efforts to help our son with his problem. She has gone above and beyond the call of duty!” - Mother of a child with apraxia
“The progress my son made in one year far exceeded my expectations. He has gained MUCH CONFIDENCE now that he speaks clearly and people (other than Mom) can understand him! We are so grateful for Asheville Speech and especially for Kristen’s progress with my son. We also really looked forward to our friendly greeting from Miss Wilma, the office kitties and of course, the candy jar!” - Mother of a 3 year old with a severe speech delay
“Melodie Meadows was such a great therapist!” - Mother of a child with a speech delay
“We were very pleased with our therapist, Liz. She worked wonderfully with children and is a great person to be doing the type of work she does. She takes great pride in her work!” - Mother of a child with a language delay
“My son loved working with Liz. On snowy and sick days, when he was unable to work with Liz, he was very upset that he had to wait another week before seeing her again.” - Mother of a child with a developmental speech delay
“Solo quiero decir que me dio mucho gusto que ayudaran a hablar a mi hijo grasias.” - Mother of a child with a speech delay
“Perhaps not all of the goals were met during the time we had our son in therapy but we are extremely pleased and satisfied with his progress and with the treatment he received from Kristen Kershaw. He feels proud of his ability to correct his speech and this has given him a new found confidence.” - Mother of a child with delayed speech
“Liz was wonderful working with my son.” -Mother of a child with a speech delay
“Aisha was the speech therapist for my daughter. Within the first session, she had corrected the K sound and this was a great improvement! Thanks so much!!” –
Mother of a child with an articulation delay
“Liz has been great! She really connected with our son. She was wonderful to work with and I am grateful for the ways she has helped him.” – Mother of a child with apraxia
“Dawn did an awesome job with my son. Thanks for the help.”
“Aisha was incredible – always flexible, always caring and professional. We will miss her greatly!”
“Thank you Jennifer so very much!” – Mother of a child with a language delay
“We loved Liz! We will be sad to not see her every week, but are so appreciative of all her help.”
“Ann Marie was very patient, interested and invested in my daughter’s case. Thank you for your service.”
“It was a truly pleasant experience for my son and family. It was very successful! Yes! I would highly recommend Asheville Speech Associates to anyone. Liz was great. You definitely can see good results.” – Mother of a child with apraxia
“Miss Melodie is absolutely wonderful! She helped my oldest daughter and my youngest daughter. They both just love her. She is the best teacher they have ever had. She is truly a blessing to your company. I always refer her to people who are looking for a speech therapist. Ms. Wilma is always so nice too. Thank you! – Mother of a child with an articulation delay
“Kristen was wonderful. I had never had any idea of what speech therapy entailed and that it was so comprehensive. I appreciated her depth of knowledge of physiology, her ability to explain the process and her patience! – Adult female with speech and swallowing difficulties
“Thanks to Aisha for working with my daughter and helping to change her frustration level. We appreciate the friendly staff.” – Mother of a child with hypernasality and feeding problems
“We love Liz. She was very successful with our son. We’re thrilled with his progress! Thanks Liz!” – Mother of a child with a tongue thrust and severe speech delay
"Jennifer Young was truly wonderful with my son. He looked forward to her visits and made significant improvement in his time with her." – Mother of a child with limited words and articulation problems
"Kristen was very helpful and found ways to motivate my child! Thank you! The improvements were evident very quickly." – Mother of a child with an articulation disorder
"My son flourished in the time spent with Kristen. Now I can't get him to stop talking! Thank you for the care you showed him." – Mother of a developmentally delayed child
"Miss Melodie was absolutely wonderful. She just amazed me in how well she helped my daughter with her speech. My daughter got excited to see Miss Melodie every week. She is so patient, kind and truly enjoys helping children. My daughter and I were actually sad in not having to come see Miss Melodie anymore. Thank you very much Miss Melodie and Asheville Speech Associates. God bless you all." – Mother of a 5 1/2 year old with an articulation delay
"Melodie was wonderful. She worked with both children initially; but the girl was able to reach her goal sooner, so we got to know her pretty well. She kept Jonathon interested by making things and using very creative techniques and we feel his success was due to her excellent teaching. She kept us informed on his progress and gave us things to do at home to improve his speech problems. His speech is very much improved and we appreciate everything she did. The kids loved her too. You always knew when Ms. Melodie had been to school that day, it was the first thing the kids told us at home."
"Melodie Meadows was wonderful and a pleasant teacher. My son really enjoyed her. He made great progress. He will miss her greatly."
"Ms.Mandy did an exceptional job with Jordan. She communicated thoroughly and made me aware of what we could work on at home. I noticed tremendous progress being made. Thank you!"
A comment from Julie Wood's client: "Emma loves going to speech!"
"This was a wonderful experience! Our 2 1/2 year old daughter blossomed under the care and guidance of her speech therapist, Mandy Robarge, and I received the support and education I needed to reinforce her progress at home. Very warm environment! We especially enjoyed the animal decor and the kitty-cats! I appreciated the upstairs playroom, changing station and observation room. Very caring and professional staff. We are so grateful for the top-notch services we received. Our daughter always looked forward to her appointments - that says it all! Thank you!"
– Mother of a 2 1/2 year old who was not talking.
"Nosotros estamos muy agradesidos por ayudar a nuestro hijo, y todas sus terapistas son muy amables. Muchas gracias."
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Mother of a child with speech and language delay
"Melodie was my son's therapist and she was wonderful. My son absolutely adored her. He will miss her terribly. I am so grateful for all she has done. she made a world of difference."
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Mother of a developmentally delayed child
"Liz is an excellent therapist. We were very happy with her as a therapist and the progress my son made with her. I have and will continue to recommend her to others."
– Mother of a child with expressive and receptive language delay.
"Both Kady and Aisha were super. I am the blessed mother of 2 developmentally disabled children. As you can imagine, teaching is a challenge in itself but these angels who teach only special children possess great patience, sensitivity and compassion. Thank you."
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Mother of an autistic child
"Melodie Meadows went above and beyond in her work with my son. She was creative and innovative when challenging him to stay interested and to meet the goals."
– Mother of a speech and language delayed child.
"My son has come a long way since last June and we attribute a great deal of that to Kristen Kershaw. Everyone in the office was friendly and welcoming. Not only did Kristen teach my son but she also taught me how to work with him to help develop his speech to its fullest potential."
– Mother of a child who was not speaking
"We have been totally impressed with your therapist, Liz Dotson. We simply cannot believe all that she has helped our son accomplish. Liz is loving, nurturing and encouraging. It has been a joy to work with Liz and we truly miss seeing her each week. On a scale of 1 to 10 - we give Liz a perfect 10!"
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Mother of a child with Verbal Dyspraxia
"Liz Dotson was a wonderful therapist for our son. He looked forward to her weekly visits so he could "play" with her toys (not knowing Liz was using her skills to develop and grow his vocabulary!). We really appreciated everything she did."
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Mother of a developmentally delayed child
"Melodie Meadows was wonderful and very patient with my son. She has worked with him and has developed his speech skills more than I ever expected. My son looked forward to going to her every week. Thank you so much!"
– Mother of a developmentally delayed child
"We had a wonderful experience with Julie Wood! My daughter loved coming to speech!"
– Mother of a developmentally delayed child
"Kristen was wonderful in working with my stepson. We appreciate all Kristen and Asheville Speech did for us during a very trying and difficult situation. Thank you for your understanding."
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Stepmother of an adult who was in an automobile accident
"Shannon Rose worked with my son for 3 years. She patiently adapted her therapeutic approach to his many stages, moods and levels of cooperation. She used his strength and gave him lots of approval to keep him positively motivated. My son presently has a large vocabulary and is an early reader. His articulation is quite good. Feeding difficulties, which included high incidence of choking episodes, have resolved. We are very grateful to your agency and to Shannon, in particular, for your help in optimizing my son's speech and language."
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Mother of a child with Down Syndrome
"Amy Penland was very caring in her job. She was very flexible with scheduling and she made it a point to involve me in the session and keep me updated."
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Mother of a child with an Articulation Disorder
"Janet Bennett was wonderful! My son felt comfortable with her and she obviously encouraged him very much! He successfully stopped thumb sucking after 9 years!! A very friendly, approachable person who made the whole experience very EASY!"
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Mother of a child with Tongue Thrust
"We just love Dawn! Her support with our son was absolutely wonderful. He progressed much more quickly than anticipated and we are so pleased with the results! He can be understood now and he appears more confident of his speaking abilities. Dawn's work and long term dedication are totally to be credited and admired! We thank her over and over."
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Mother of a child with moderate speech and language difficulties
"Kady went above and beyond by calling me at home to explain goals, progress and therapy strategies we could encourage and practice at home. Thank you."
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Mother of a child with Oral Motor Dysfunction
"Janet Bennett was wonderful. We loved her and she truly cared about my son with all her heart. A sweetheart! My son proudly says his "S" sound now."
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Mother of a child with a Tongue Thrust and Articulation Disorder
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