Hershey Therapy Practice, PLLC.

Sep 6th, 2020

I stumbled across Tala's information one day on Facebook. I had been grappling with our son's speech delay for some time and wasn't sure what to do. At the time, he had just turned 2 and was barely saying more than a handful of words. It made communicating with him extremely difficult, and he would get frustrated that people couldn't understand what he wanted. I was desperate to help him verbalize more, and thankfully, that is where Tala came in. In just a few months, even after the first few sessions, my son's speech grew exponentially. It really is like night and day. He is able to communicate not just with us, but our family, and seems so much happier. Even my parents noticed he's engaging more and has a bigger smile on his face when playing with his cousins. Tala's patience and demeanor with Ollie keeps him engaged (which is extremely hard to do with a 2 year old over Zoom) and he is always asks to "Talk Tala" whenever he sees my computer around. She has also given us so many pointers of how to help him develop his words and sentences in between sessions. Ollie LOVES his time with her, and we could not be more thankful for all she has done for our family. i could not recommend her more to anyone looking to boost their child's verbal skills and then some!
Sep 6th, 2020

For the last ten months, Tala has been working on a weekly basis with our son, who has just now turned three. We feel extremely fortunate to have found her. She is warm, gentle, and funny, and, without exception, she has proved herself to be a reliable and courteous professional, always patiently understanding of our often unpredictable schedules. Our son adores her and looks forward to their weekly sessions together, as though each were something special, like a party. Most importantly, his speech has improved by leaps and bounds. It is hard to imagine a better outcome for our son in such a relatively short period of time—or a better speech and language therapist to have helped him achieve it.
Nov 25th, 2019

Tala worked with my twins for nearly a year through the Early Intervention Toddler Development Group at the Alcott School, starting when they were almost 2 Y/O. She was not the first speech therapist we had worked with, but she was by far the best and most impactful. Through her calm, engaging and nurturing demeanor, Tala was able to immediately build a rapport with both my son and daughter, which was key. Not only were my twins taken by her, but so was my whole family. She was extremely communicative with us by providing daily progress updates, as well as guidance on how to practice the speech techniques she was using in the classroom at home. When our twins first met Tala, my son was non-verbal and my daughter had a very limited vocabulary. However, I can now proudly say that I am the parent of two toddler chatterboxes! They are both able to clearly and purposefully articulate their wants and needs, which was the biggest goal we set out to achieve with Tala. We are forever grateful to her and all of her dedicated efforts.
Oct 31st, 2019