Capitol City Speech Therapy, LLC

Testimonials: CCST has improved the quality of life of many individuals and their families. If you have a testimonial you'd like to share, please contact us! Below are some testimonials from patients and their families:

	Summer Camper Though summer camp ended and school has begun, Vincent's experience at summer camp continues to be one that lives on in our house! Vincent had such a positive experience and thoroughly enjoyed his time at CCST. The themes, activities, and crafts were evidence of the time and dedication put into this summer camp program. Though there was fun and entertainment, there was also speech and educational elements throughout each session. Fun while learning cannot be beat! This camp was exactly what Vincent needed during the summer break from school. It allowed him to continue his speech therapy in a fun environment. He still sings the songs and talks about the friends he made while he was at CCST! We have been involved with Capital City Speech for over a year while Vincent participated in the developmental group with Michelle and Quinn. We can't thank you enough for the quality of programs you provide the children. Thanks to all of you at Capital City Speech for the work you do and the lives you impact!! Maria, mother

	Our experience with Capitol City Speech has been a good one. Before speech therapy, I found myself interpreting for my four year old son, Walker. Our therapist found ways to keep my son engaged and learning, and now he is able to speak clearly. Michelle, mother

Bryson	Our Capitol City Speech Therapist was not only someone who helped our son Bryson learn to talk but she became a friend as well. Our son spent 5 months with her prior to us moving out of town. In those 5 months, Bryson went from signing 5 words and saying very little, to talking up a storm. Our therapist discovered new ways to keep his attention and he responded very well to her creativity. In the begining he would interact with just his toys, but after a while that was not keeping his attention. It also became apparent that he was frustrated because he understood why she was coming to our house. Our therapist then found craft type projects which helped to lower the frustration level and still allowed the learning to continue. Our therapist helped our son learn to talk, increased his vocabulary, started using sentences and helped me understand how to help him talk better. I am gratedful that we found CCST and wish I could have brought her with us. Our son still continues speech but we have not connected with another therapist like we did with her. Tracy G., mother

	Our developmental therapist, is great at what she does. As, being a Early Childhood Educator, I was very pleased to see someone else with as much passion for the children as I have. She is very attentive to each child's own individual needs. She offers a great service, ideas and advice pertaining to the children whom she serve. She is very professional and committed to the children. Yakesha from Bountiful Blessings Child Development Home

	How wonderful to share my experience working with a CCST Developmental Therapist (DT) at my in-home child care facility. My 5 Star program cares for infants to age 3 years, and 4 year olds with "extenuating circumstances.". This particular group had more than one child needing services and the sensory issues were multi-layered. I placed a call to the DT, the phone interview was excellent and from that moment the DT exceeded my expectations, as well as those of my parents. The education I received from my DT brought the children forward with skills, confidence and respect for self, others and their environment. The right therapist, as ours with CCST, also believes each child has the right to be and that philosophy resonates with the program that I have developed over these many years as an early childhood professional. In several cases the DT has followed the children in my care to their preschools as a resource person. Her knowledge, insight and honesty was freely shared and my input was valued. Families were always treated with the utmost respect. The DT came to my home over a 4 to 5 year period, initially 2 to 3 times a week and I tried to soak up every challenge "my teacher" brought before me, which sometimes is not so easy to accomplish. Developmental Therapist… mentor… friend… someone I cherish the privilege of learning from… Mary from Mary's Child Care

Jake	Our son Jake first started seeing our CCST therapist in the Spring of 2010 when he was almost 2. At that time, he said only a few animal sounds and had approximately 20 signs he used to communicate with us. We received a tentative diagnosis of Childhood Apraxia of Speech and were really not sure how long it would take to get Jake speaking intelligibly. Now, less than a year later, he is speaking in six-word sentences and has tested above his age for both expressive and receptive language! We are so grateful to Capitol City Speech for getting our little boy to this point. Our therapist has been great to work with. She is very accommodating of our schedule - working with him at both our house and at his daycare. She tries new techniques until she finds the ones that works for that specific child, and she is superb at teaching parents so that they have the skills to continue "therapy" in between her visits. My son lights up when I tell him our therapist is coming that day. He has no idea he's in therapy; he just thinks he has a fun friend who comes to play. We highly recommend Capitol City Speech Therapy! Kristin, mother

Joshua	My son Joshua has been a client of a Capitol City Speech Therapist for the past two years. During the course of these two years we have grown to respect and love her exceedingly. She has very good bedside manners and is very knowledgeable. I have been very particular about the therapist who worked with Joshua. I would watch them extremely close to make sure that he was getting topnotch care. Our therapist constantly provided him with first-rate care on a consistent basis. In this field, there are therapists who rise above the norm, and our therapist is in this category. We can always count on her to be kind, understanding, and willing to meet Joshua’s needs at any cost. Her ambition is to do her best to help Joshua to maximize his potential. Our therapist has worked with our son in the home. She is able to blend well with our family. I know that sometimes this can be difficult, but she has become part of our family. Capitol City Speech Therapy is a vibrant, informative, and professional practice. It is very helpful in the type of services offered and type of people they serve. The service that Capitol City Speech Therapy provides our five-year-old son, Joshua, has been priceless! Having a developmentally challenged child is very difficult to cope with at times due to the overwhelming obstacles we face on a daily basis. However, having a resource like Capitol City Speech Therapy and our therapist not only gives us the hope and motivation to move forward, but it also empowers us to become better parents to a kid with special needs. Over the five years of dealing with our son's disabilities, we have learned that having an experienced therapist is good, but having an experienced therapist who really cares is best. Our therapist really cares, and that is why we have kept her as Joshua's Speech therapist. We thank you Capitol City Speech Therapy for your dedication and commitment to our precious gift, Joshua. Jocelyn, mother

Matthew and Reed	CCST has been working with my twin boys for almost two years now. My boys went from saying "gully, gully, gully" and not being able to stack blocks to two little men that enjoy their life because now they can keep up with the other kids and communicate. The ability to communicate and grow developmentally is a blessing. My boys were very frustrated when they had minimal communication to express their needs, thoughts, and wants. CCST has significantly improved their quality of life. Before beginning with CCST, I was not sure how the needs of each twin could successfully be met. I was concerned that, like some folks, they would be seen as a unit, not as individuals. CCST got to know the boys individually and clearly structured the time for each child's individual needs. Clearly, their top priority was the needs of my children. My children and myself are profoundly thankful for the time, knowledge, patience, thoughtfulness, and caring that my twin boys have received from CCST. Shannon, mother

Syndey	Our daughter lives in the silent world of autism. She had no way of expressing herself or letting us know what she wanted except to cry. She also was not able to chew. We started getting therapy for Sydney with Capitol City Speech for speech and eating and within months she was more vocal, whereas before she did not even babble. Our therapist is wonderful and has tried several different techniques until she found the right one for our daughter to communicate with us. She can now say a handful of words, can let us know if she wants her juice, wants to eat or wants her favorite toy and gives us hugs and kisses. We are so grateful to Capitol City Speech and our therapist, who cares very deeply for Sydney and Sydney adores her as well. We continue to see progress every week with her eating as well. We were able to graduate her from baby foods to pureed adult food and she has also started to self feed, which she was unable to do before. She can take a french fry and bite it in half and has recently put it in the back of her molars and chewed!! What a day that was for us when we saw our two year old daughter chewing for the first time. Thank you Capitol City Speech, for working so hard and giving our beautiful daughter, Sydney, a chance to learn and grow. Tammy, mother

Kira	Our daughter had great success going through early intervention therapy services offered by Capitol City Speech Therapy. She went from a non-verbal toddler that only used only sign language to communicate to a speaking 5 - 6 word sentences in a 9 month period. The speech therapist and developmental therapist worked great as a team and complimented each other through their services in our home. The speech therapist would set goals and objectives for our daughter’s speech at the beginning of the week and the developmental therapist would follow up during her developmental therapy session working on the same objectives. In addition, the therapists instructed my husband and I teaching methods to improve speech and language skills with our daughter. The team approach of having a speech therapist, developmental therapist and the family all working on the same objectives worked extremely well for our daughter. I would strongly recommend Capitol City Speech Therapy for early intervention services. Mia, mother Click here to hear Kira Speak!

James	Having a therapist from CCST has created a wonderful addition to James’ therapy schedule. In the time that CCST has worked with him, he has learned to chew his food, drink from a straw and do some sign language. CCST also deals well with my three year old daughter, who can be distracting. Thank you CCST for all that you do!! Mindy, mother

Photo by C.F. Ward for The Cary News	In July of 2005 I received a cochlear implant at Duke University Medical Center. I had been deaf and unable to hear conversation level sounds for over 60 years. I had survived entirely by reading lips, with a lot of help and support from family and friends. After a year of aural rehabilitation by my husband and I using various materials and techniques, my audiologist suggested that I contact Capital City Speech Therapy for an evaluation and possible therapy. Since I was having to "learn" how to hear much the same as a toddler learns, it was felt that Tracy's experience with young children who had cochlear implants might be beneficial for me. My husband and I attended about thirty sessions with Tracy during the last half of 2006 and the first couple of months in 2007. Tracy's understanding of what I was going through and her techniques for learning how to hear not only helped with my hearing, but it also helped me to improve my speech. We are very grateful to Tracy for her help. Betty Johnson of Cary, North Carolina View an article from Cary News

Patrick	"Before Patrick began working with CCST, he could only say three words. We thought he would never talk like other children his age. After a year of speech therapy, he now has a vocabulary of over three hundred words and sentences. His self-confidence has also improved. I cannot begin to imagine where we would be now without CCST's help. " Susan, mother

Brianna	"When Brianna first went to CCST, she had "no" vocabulary. Now she can carry on a conversation. I tell "everybody" that even though it is CCST's job, the therapist acts like it is really personal and really cares. The therapist sets goals and has never acted like there is any doubt about reaching them. The therapist is very special to our family." Barbara, mother

Mollie	"Mollie has been going to different therapist for three years. It was when we started seeing CCST when Mollie really opened up and showed me another part of her world. CCST is more than a speech therapist, she's is a family friend. I trust her judgements and advice. Our therapist has become Mollie's backbone and is someone Mollie trusts and loves very much." Libbie, mother

Logan	"When we first met our therapist 3 years ago, little did we know that not only would we find a very special speech therapist for our daughter, but our family found a very special friend for life." Jessica W., mother

Ben	"At the age of 12 months, Ben was still on the bottle. He was not taking baby food or solid foods. However after receiving therapy from CCST 3 times a week, he is consuming solid foods and is off the bottle. Ben's speech is also delayed. So CCST has taught him sign language so he can communicate until he starts talking." Jessica S., mother

Sabra & Maelie-Vonne	"We receive great response from the one on one therapy and parent sessions, and the guided directions from our auditory verbal therapist. Our girls vocabulary and sound awareness has increased tremendously along with many more elements involved in producing spoken words. Just recently both girls have sung their first song ever!" Della, mother