By Angelita L on Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Stephanie is wonderful because she is patient and understands the struggles stutterers go through. She never makes you feel strange or abnormal for stuttering. You feel completely protected and safe with her. We simply love her for who she is and what she has done for us!

By Chuck L on Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Ms. Hirsh has worked with my son and I have seen his confidence grow since they started working together. My son just loves her. He always says how great she is to him. She is nice, patient and fun to be around. She really has a special gift!

By Roberta B on Wednesday, November 10, 2010

She helped my daughter address and accept her stuttering and provided the tools to help her manage in social situations. She was about to start college and very anxious about meeting new people. Stephie gave her the confidence to be who she is communicate with others without holding back. My daughters stuttering has lessened but when she does occassionally stutter she holds her head high, looks others in the eye, and says what she wants to say. Thank you Stephanie.

By Kirsten Y on Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Stephie Hirsh has worked with our 10 year old son, Erik, who stutters, for close to 2 years. The difference in Erik before starting therapy with Stephie and now is phenomenal. He is confident, happy, and able to stand up for himself. Most importantly, he is able to communicate. Stephie is one of those special people you feel lucky to find. She's a gift to the stuttering community; she's involved, educated and always on top of the latest research. What we find special and unique about Stephie is her ability to connect with kids, and let them know they're not alone.

By Natasha P on Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Stephie's experience in Lidcombe was expectational. Her patience and understanding was what drew us in right away. Stephie had a plan and held us by our hand through every step. We are working as a team and we can always go to her with any questions or concerns. Stephie is a great speech therapist.

By Jay H on Wednesday, November 10, 2010

We started to take our four year old son to see "Ms Stephie" after he developed some severe disfluency. He initially started therapy through our school district, however the results were negligible. We learned at the end of the school year that he would not be eligible for speech therapy over the summer; we knew we needed to enroll him in private therapy right away. We have been working with Ms Stephie for a little over a year and we are very pleased with the results. Our son now has very little to no disfluency. The direct involvement our son received from Ms Stephie was great, however perhaps more importantly, Ms Stephie trained us what to look for, what to do, and how to handle certain situations. As a result, it has made a huge impact on our son's progress. Through our sessions with Ms Stephie, we have learned a great deal about how to work with our child to promote fluency, and also how to become more aware parents. Ms Stephie has always made herself available to us during nights and weekends in case we had any questions or concerns that we needed to discuss.

By Emilie B on Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Stephanie is such a warm, caring person who looks beyond the professional aspect of her job and genuinely cares about her patient's day and what is going on in their life. She pushes her patients to their limits while offering hope and support along the way. She is has inspired me to never give up hope and has always given me a shoulder to lean on when I needed it.

By Julie H on Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Miss Stephie is always available to us when we need her. She is very dedicated to her patients and their families. She is very passionate about her work as well. We are lucky to have found her.

By Julie B on Wednesday, November 10, 2010

My son absolutely loves talking time with Stephie! Her warm, genuine personality makes him feel at ease. In addition, I've learned so much from her about how to approach my son's disfluency. She is patient and knowledgeable. These two characteristics really allow us to partner together to do what's best for my son.

By Frederick P. on Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Stephanie is remarkably kind, understanding, and skilled at what she does. She has the unusual combination of intellectual acumen and “people” skills that, together, make her an extremely effective speech therapist!