CLIENT REVIEWS AND TESTIMONIALS
June 16, 2021
My son, a recent high school grad, has had speech/language issues since he was 2 years old and qualified for early intervention. And, while the first thing we often notice with speech issues is a child’s articulation, my son had more-involved language issues. That is where Gayle and her group made the difference for us!
Sure, it took him years before he could say “french fry” correctly, but understanding words and how they are used was so much bigger. Most speech therapists, who work with school-aged kids, are focused on how to PRONOUNCE words, but once he was 7 or 8 years old, my son had that part down. He needed someone to focus on his inability to use and process language. We looked for someone who worked with older kids for such a long time, and finally, our speech therapist from Gayle’s group knew exactly what he needed!
My son learned how to use, understand, and build on words needed to understand his college-prep school work, and now (he was only dismissed from speech a few weeks ago…so he’s been at it for 16 years), he holds a better conversation than I can; and no one could even imagine that he has a language-related disability.
As a parent, I didn’t see constant progress; it was more in chunks, but it was big. It makes sense too; kids have to learn something and apply it, and that takes time. And my son, who was hesitant like any kid at first, is the one who ultimately saw his own progress and kept going.
Finally, this fall our son, with his auditory processing and language-related disability, will attend Penn State; and I am certain that Gayle and her therapists contributed largely to his high school success. He is living proof of your wonderful work! Thanks so much!
Peggy Kunz
My son, a recent high school grad, has had speech/language issues since he was 2 years old and qualified for early intervention. And, while the first thing we often notice with speech issues is a child’s articulation, my son had more-involved language issues. That is where Gayle and her group made the difference for us!
Sure, it took him years before he could say “french fry” correctly, but understanding words and how they are used was so much bigger. Most speech therapists, who work with school-aged kids, are focused on how to PRONOUNCE words, but once he was 7 or 8 years old, my son had that part down. He needed someone to focus on his inability to use and process language. We looked for someone who worked with older kids for such a long time, and finally, our speech therapist from Gayle’s group knew exactly what he needed!
My son learned how to use, understand, and build on words needed to understand his college-prep school work, and now (he was only dismissed from speech a few weeks ago…so he’s been at it for 16 years), he holds a better conversation than I can; and no one could even imagine that he has a language-related disability.
As a parent, I didn’t see constant progress; it was more in chunks, but it was big. It makes sense too; kids have to learn something and apply it, and that takes time. And my son, who was hesitant like any kid at first, is the one who ultimately saw his own progress and kept going.
Finally, this fall our son, with his auditory processing and language-related disability, will attend Penn State; and I am certain that Gayle and her therapists contributed largely to his high school success. He is living proof of your wonderful work! Thanks so much!
Peggy Kunz
My son, a recent high school grad, has had speech/language issues since he was 2 years old and qualified for early intervention. And, while the first thing we often notice with speech issues is a child’s articulation, my son had more-involved language issues. That is where Gayle and her group made the difference for us!
Sure, it took him years before he could say “french fry” correctly, but understanding words and how they are used was so much bigger. Most speech therapists, who work with school-aged kids, are focused on how to PRONOUNCE words, but once he was 7 or 8 years old, my son had that part down. He needed someone to focus on his inability to use and process language. We looked for someone who worked with older kids for such a long time, and finally, our speech therapist from Gayle’s group knew exactly what he needed!
My son learned how to use, understand, and build on words needed to understand his college-prep school work, and now (he was only dismissed from speech a few weeks ago…so he’s been at it for 16 years), he holds a better conversation than I can; and no one could even imagine that he has a language-related disability.
As a parent, I didn’t see constant progress; it was more in chunks, but it was big. It makes sense too; kids have to learn something and apply it, and that takes time. And my son, who was hesitant like any kid at first, is the one who ultimately saw his own progress and kept going.
Finally, this fall our son, with his auditory processing and language-related disability, will attend Penn State; and I am certain that Gayle and her therapists contributed largely to his high school success. He is living proof of your wonderful work! Thanks so much!
Peggy Kunz
My son, a recent high school grad, has had speech/language issues since he was 2 years old and qualified for early intervention. And, while the first thing we often notice with speech issues is a child’s articulation, my son had more-involved language issues. That is where Gayle and her group made the difference for us!
Sure, it took him years before he could say “french fry” correctly, but understanding words and how they are used was so much bigger. Most speech therapists, who work with school-aged kids, are focused on how to PRONOUNCE words, but once he was 7 or 8 years old, my son had that part down. He needed someone to focus on his inability to use and process language. We looked for someone who worked with older kids for such a long time, and finally, our speech therapist from Gayle’s group knew exactly what he needed!
My son learned how to use, understand, and build on words needed to understand his college-prep school work, and now (he was only dismissed from speech a few weeks ago…so he’s been at it for 16 years), he holds a better conversation than I can; and no one could even imagine that he has a language-related disability.
As a parent, I didn’t see constant progress; it was more in chunks, but it was big. It makes sense too; kids have to learn something and apply it, and that takes time. And my son, who was hesitant like any kid at first, is the one who ultimately saw his own progress and kept going.
Finally, this fall our son, with his auditory processing and language-related disability, will attend Penn State; and I am certain that Gayle and her therapists contributed largely to his high school success. He is living proof of your wonderful work! Thanks so much!
Peggy Kunz
My son, a recent high school grad, has had speech/language issues since he was 2 years old and qualified for early intervention. And, while the first thing we often notice with speech issues is a child’s articulation, my son had more-involved language issues. That is where Gayle and her group made the difference for us!
Sure, it took him years before he could say “french fry” correctly, but understanding words and how they are used was so much bigger. Most speech therapists, who work with school-aged kids, are focused on how to PRONOUNCE words, but once he was 7 or 8 years old, my son had that part down. He needed someone to focus on his inability to use and process language. We looked for someone who worked with older kids for such a long time, and finally, our speech therapist from Gayle’s group knew exactly what he needed!
My son learned how to use, understand, and build on words needed to understand his college-prep school work, and now (he was only dismissed from speech a few weeks ago…so he’s been at it for 16 years), he holds a better conversation than I can; and no one could even imagine that he has a language-related disability.
As a parent, I didn’t see constant progress; it was more in chunks, but it was big. It makes sense too; kids have to learn something and apply it, and that takes time. And my son, who was hesitant like any kid at first, is the one who ultimately saw his own progress and kept going.
Finally, this fall our son, with his auditory processing and language-related disability, will attend Penn State; and I am certain that Gayle and her therapists contributed largely to his high school success. He is living proof of your wonderful work! Thanks so much!
Peggy Kunz
My son, a recent high school grad, has had speech/language issues since he was 2 years old and qualified for early intervention. And, while the first thing we often notice with speech issues is a child’s articulation, my son had more-involved language issues. That is where Gayle and her group made the difference for us!
Sure, it took him years before he could say “french fry” correctly, but understanding words and how they are used was so much bigger. Most speech therapists, who work with school-aged kids, are focused on how to PRONOUNCE words, but once he was 7 or 8 years old, my son had that part down. He needed someone to focus on his inability to use and process language. We looked for someone who worked with older kids for such a long time, and finally, our speech therapist from Gayle’s group knew exactly what he needed!
My son learned how to use, understand, and build on words needed to understand his college-prep school work, and now (he was only dismissed from speech a few weeks ago…so he’s been at it for 16 years), he holds a better conversation than I can; and no one could even imagine that he has a language-related disability.
As a parent, I didn’t see constant progress; it was more in chunks, but it was big. It makes sense too; kids have to learn something and apply it, and that takes time. And my son, who was hesitant like any kid at first, is the one who ultimately saw his own progress and kept going.
Finally, this fall our son, with his auditory processing and language-related disability, will attend Penn State; and I am certain that Gayle and her therapists contributed largely to his high school success. He is living proof of your wonderful work! Thanks so much!
Peggy Kunzson, a recent high school grad, has had speech/language issues since he was 2 years old and qualified for early intervention. And, while the first thing we often notice with speech issues is a child’s articulation, my son had more-involved language issues. That is where Gayle and her group made the difference for us!
Sure, it took him years before he could say “french fry” correctly, but understanding words and how they are used was so much bigger. Most speech therapists, who work with school-aged kids, are focused on how to PRONOUNCE words, but once he was 7 or 8 years old, my son had that part down. He needed someone to focus on his inability to use and process language. We looked for someone who worked with older kids for such a long time, and finally, our speech therapist from Gayle’s group knew exactly what he needed!
My son learned how to use, understand, and build on words needed to understand his college-prep school work, and now (he was only dismissed from speech a few weeks ago…so he’s been at it for 16 years), he holds a better conversation than I can; and no one could even imagine that he has a language-related disability.
As a parent, I didn’t see constant progress; it was more in chunks, but it was big. It makes sense too; kids have to learn something and apply it, and that takes time. And my son, who was hesitant like any kid at first, is the one who ultimately saw his own progress and kept going.
Finally, this fall our son, with his auditory processing and language-related disability, will attend Penn State; and I am certain that Gayle and her therapists contributed largely to his high school success. He is living proof of your wonderful work! Thanks so much!
Peggy Kunz
My son, a recent high school grad, has had speech/language issues since he was 2 years old and qualified for early intervention. And, while the first thing we often notice with speech issues is a child’s articulation, my son had more-involved language issues. That is where Gayle and her group made the difference for us!
Sure, it took him years before he could say “french fry” correctly, but understanding words and how they are used was so much bigger. Most speech therapists, who work with school-aged kids, are focused on how to PRONOUNCE words, but once he was 7 or 8 years old, my son had that part down. He needed someone to focus on his inability to use and process language. We looked for someone who worked with older kids for such a long time, and finally, our speech therapist from Gayle’s group knew exactly what he needed!
My son learned how to use, understand, and build on words needed to understand his college-prep school work, and now (he was only dismissed from speech a few weeks ago…so he’s been at it for 16 years), he holds a better conversation than I can; and no one could even imagine that he has a language-related disability.
As a parent, I didn’t see constant progress; it was more in chunks, but it was big. It makes sense too; kids have to learn something and apply it, and that takes time. And my son, who was hesitant like any kid at first, is the one who ultimately saw his own progress and kept going.
Finally, this fall our son, with his auditory processing and language-related disability, will attend Penn State; and I am certain that Gayle and her therapists contributed largely to his high school success. He is living proof of your wonderful work! Thanks so much!
Peggy Kunz
May 11, 2021
"I had been having an issue with my speech for a long time, but did not notice it until recently. I tended to speak very fast until the point that I would stumble over my words or even leave out letters in words. At that point, I decided wanted to seek help with improving my speech, so I decided to attend speech therapy for help. When I started, I had no confidence. I thought my speech would never improve. So I attended speech lessons for a couple of months and I could see the difference in my speech. With all of the tools that were given to me with improving my speech, my speech is amazing now. I have confidence now and I don’t feel anxious when I speak to people like how I used to. With the help of Goepfert Speech Associates, I have built up my confidence when it come to my speech and I have come such a long way because of the help that I was getting. I would recommend anyone that may need assistance with their speech to go to Goepfert Speech Associates!
Funmi
"I had been having an issue with my speech for a long time, but did not notice it until recently. I tended to speak very fast until the point that I would stumble over my words or even leave out letters in words. At that point, I decided wanted to seek help with improving my speech, so I decided to attend speech therapy for help. When I started, I had no confidence. I thought my speech would never improve. So I attended speech lessons for a couple of months and I could see the difference in my speech. With all of the tools that were given to me with improving my speech, my speech is amazing now. I have confidence now and I don’t feel anxious when I speak to people like how I used to. With the help of Goepfert Speech Associates, I have built up my confidence when it come to my speech and I have come such a long way because of the help that I was getting. I would recommend anyone that may need assistance with their speech to go to Goepfert Speech Associates!
Funmi
February 20, 2021
Gayle,
Over the past year and a half, my son has made incredible progress with his speech, not only because of Jennifer's knowledge in her area of expertise, but because of her warm and understanding personality. We are blessed to have her in our son's life"
Nina Long
April 9, 2020
Gayle,
"I wanted to thank you for making the evaluation process painless for Daniel. He was comfortable with you and your approach of this delicate issue. I was pleased that he was willing to take help even. I very much appreciate you fitting him into your busy schedule and practice as I wouldn’t want him receiving services anywhere else!"
Ziva
Gayle,
Over the past year and a half, my son has made incredible progress with his speech, not only because of Jennifer's knowledge in her area of expertise, but because of her warm and understanding personality. We are blessed to have her in our son's life"
Nina Long
April 9, 2020
Gayle,
"I wanted to thank you for making the evaluation process painless for Daniel. He was comfortable with you and your approach of this delicate issue. I was pleased that he was willing to take help even. I very much appreciate you fitting him into your busy schedule and practice as I wouldn’t want him receiving services anywhere else!"
Ziva
April 16, 2019
Just wanted to take a minute to write you and let you know how much we ADORE Jennifer Ferry.
Not only is she so personable that even with my husband in the hospital, the boys will NOT let me cancel a speech session. She is able to meet each of them exactly where they are in their learning every time she comes, and she gets it!
I don’t think my kids ever worked with a speech therapist who KNOWS teenagers or who works on more than articulation issues when they are way past that and now have real-life LANGUAGE issues that affect their schoolwork and ultimately their lives as they become more independent.
I am a secondary-level reading specialist and could NEVER get Eric or Ryan to understand what they’ve read; she has given them so many strategies using their own content material; and last night Eric, my 16 year old, asked (for the first time in his LIFE) “Hey Mom can you get me a really good book to read?” That was a first.
As a reading specialist, I know that by Eric’s age, kids have often checked out of trying to gain the ability to comprehend what they read. Not only does she spark his interest enough to offer him strategies, but again he is asking me to get him a book. A real book - not the Cliff Notes !
We had to wait awhile on your waiting list in order to have the chance for the boys to work with Jennifer, but she was so very worth the wait that I can only say hold onto her as long as you can. I speak as both a teacher and a mom when I say she is truly a gifted educator and speech therapist.
Thanks for looking out for us Gayle. If only Jennifer would go to college with them now! :-)
Fondly,
Peggy Kunz
Just wanted to take a minute to write you and let you know how much we ADORE Jennifer Ferry.
Not only is she so personable that even with my husband in the hospital, the boys will NOT let me cancel a speech session. She is able to meet each of them exactly where they are in their learning every time she comes, and she gets it!
I don’t think my kids ever worked with a speech therapist who KNOWS teenagers or who works on more than articulation issues when they are way past that and now have real-life LANGUAGE issues that affect their schoolwork and ultimately their lives as they become more independent.
I am a secondary-level reading specialist and could NEVER get Eric or Ryan to understand what they’ve read; she has given them so many strategies using their own content material; and last night Eric, my 16 year old, asked (for the first time in his LIFE) “Hey Mom can you get me a really good book to read?” That was a first.
As a reading specialist, I know that by Eric’s age, kids have often checked out of trying to gain the ability to comprehend what they read. Not only does she spark his interest enough to offer him strategies, but again he is asking me to get him a book. A real book - not the Cliff Notes !
We had to wait awhile on your waiting list in order to have the chance for the boys to work with Jennifer, but she was so very worth the wait that I can only say hold onto her as long as you can. I speak as both a teacher and a mom when I say she is truly a gifted educator and speech therapist.
Thanks for looking out for us Gayle. If only Jennifer would go to college with them now! :-)
Fondly,
Peggy Kunz
2019
Overall, we are thrilled to see that our son has come so far over the last 2 years--in large part due to your sessions with him!
We are so thankful to be working with you!
Thank you!
Kristin & Mark
Overall, we are thrilled to see that our son has come so far over the last 2 years--in large part due to your sessions with him!
We are so thankful to be working with you!
Thank you!
Kristin & Mark
2018-My son and I have worked with MANY therapists over the last two years! Jennifer is hands down one of our favorite people to work with! Jennifer is extremely knowledgeable and professional and by far my favorite speech therapist to work with! She is enthusiastic, personable, kind and compassionate. She is always able to explain things to me in detail and in a way that I can understand. She has easily identified our son’s areas of strength and weakness and addressed our sessions together to meet his needs to the fullest. She is knowledgeable and understanding of Tommy’s disabilities and always teaches him in a way that is best suited for his needs and learning style. Jennifer, hands down, deserves 10/10 scores across the board in all areas! We have never worked with a therapist who has been so proud of his growth and progression and even sees small/minimal accomplishments as reasons to celebrate!
We look forward to continuing to work with Jennifer!
Thank you!
~K.S.
As both a parent and a Special educator, I can say that Gayle is one of the best speech therapists I have had the pleasure of interacting with. She has expanded my son's language development from 1-2 words to 5-6 word sentences in seven short months.
Gayle individualizes my son's therapy sessions to maintain his attention while reaching weekly goals. She is extremely knowledgeable in the area of Speech and language development, but she has a way of communicating what she is identifying and addressing in terms that are easy for parents to understand.
Gayle has given my son a voice to finally express what has been trapped inside for the past two and a half years. For that, and so much more, we are thankful for Gayle and her practice.
Jenny Slatt
My son has been speech receiving therapy since he was diagnosed at 18 months old with a speech/communication delay. Now, at 4 years old, he is at the point where we are working on different verb tenses and he is doing very well. Donna provides pictures that we take home to practice and he is doing great with the therapy. We could not ask for better care and expertise. Thank you!
Jennifer Murphy
Ariana explained goals for Collin's treatment and has asked me to help with the facilitation of the PECS protocol. She asks open ended questions to seek answers on how to better help Collin learn new speech techniques.
…She is open to changing her technique to fit Collin's learning style. With her guidance and help, I have learned how to perform the PECS trials with Collin. Ariana keeps me and the team informed on how to increase the steps of PECS, as Collin progresses in the PECS protocol.
….Ariana is well versed in using and teaching the PECS method. I am impressed with her skill and level of expertise…. She knows the protocol very well.
I am very pleased with Ariana and her work performance. She makes us feel at ease. She is always professional.
Brenda Fernsler
August, 2017
My daughters have both received speech services from Gayle Goepfert. One for a period of 4 years and the other for 2 years.
Gayle did an amazing job working with my daughters. Both girls made excellent progress with Gayle in both communication skills and in the ability to focus for a 45 minute work session. She is terrific at making a session fun and paced appropriately to keep their attention. She was also very willing to work with my daughters' other therapists to ensure consistency across home and school environments. I would highly recommend Gayle.
-Carolyn Worrall
We look forward to continuing to work with Jennifer!
Thank you!
~K.S.
As both a parent and a Special educator, I can say that Gayle is one of the best speech therapists I have had the pleasure of interacting with. She has expanded my son's language development from 1-2 words to 5-6 word sentences in seven short months.
Gayle individualizes my son's therapy sessions to maintain his attention while reaching weekly goals. She is extremely knowledgeable in the area of Speech and language development, but she has a way of communicating what she is identifying and addressing in terms that are easy for parents to understand.
Gayle has given my son a voice to finally express what has been trapped inside for the past two and a half years. For that, and so much more, we are thankful for Gayle and her practice.
Jenny Slatt
My son has been speech receiving therapy since he was diagnosed at 18 months old with a speech/communication delay. Now, at 4 years old, he is at the point where we are working on different verb tenses and he is doing very well. Donna provides pictures that we take home to practice and he is doing great with the therapy. We could not ask for better care and expertise. Thank you!
Jennifer Murphy
Ariana explained goals for Collin's treatment and has asked me to help with the facilitation of the PECS protocol. She asks open ended questions to seek answers on how to better help Collin learn new speech techniques.
…She is open to changing her technique to fit Collin's learning style. With her guidance and help, I have learned how to perform the PECS trials with Collin. Ariana keeps me and the team informed on how to increase the steps of PECS, as Collin progresses in the PECS protocol.
….Ariana is well versed in using and teaching the PECS method. I am impressed with her skill and level of expertise…. She knows the protocol very well.
I am very pleased with Ariana and her work performance. She makes us feel at ease. She is always professional.
Brenda Fernsler
August, 2017
My daughters have both received speech services from Gayle Goepfert. One for a period of 4 years and the other for 2 years.
Gayle did an amazing job working with my daughters. Both girls made excellent progress with Gayle in both communication skills and in the ability to focus for a 45 minute work session. She is terrific at making a session fun and paced appropriately to keep their attention. She was also very willing to work with my daughters' other therapists to ensure consistency across home and school environments. I would highly recommend Gayle.
-Carolyn Worrall
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