TESTIMONIALS
“JoAnn is a gifted and experienced speech therapist who is dedicated to her clients and their families. JoAnn skillfully pinpointed our son’s needs and has addressed them while building his confidence and self-esteem. She has gone above and beyond to advocate for our son’s needs and support at school. Most importantly, our son trusts JoAnn and thoroughly looks forward to their time together. We are so fortunate to have JoAnn as a part of our son’s team!”
— Jamie C.
My family has been a client of JoAnn for many years across two children who needed her unparalleled expertise and patience in their different stages of growth and development. JoAnn truly cares about each child with the utmost compassion and kindness. When I say that JoAnn treats us like family, I mean that in every sense of the word. There is nobody I would trust more to do what was in the child’s best interest than JoAnn. She is a wonderful human being, and a fantastic speech language pathologist.
— Kerri G.
“Ms. JoAnn has been amazing with my children. I was in search for a speech therapist to help my (at the time) 7- year-old son to work on his lisp that never seemed to go away. Ms. JoAnn was so wonderful with my son that I asked her to assist my daughter with her articulation and speech. I wasn’t even actively looking for assistance for my daughter but saw an opportunity after seeing how great she was with my son.
Ms. JoAnn is kind, patient, and loving. She is a seasoned speech therapist who is professional and effective. She was proactive in implementing thoughtful exercises weekly. I was grateful that she allowed me to participate in the speech plan for my children. She coached me to engage with my kids to help them practice their speech exercises. Ms. JoAnn made the process easy and pleasant. Our time spent with her was so enjoyable that we were all sad when our therapy journey came to an end. I cannot recommend Ms. JoAnn enough!”
— Janet H.
“To say we feel lucky to have found JoAnn is an understatement. Our son, who is ten, has been in speech since he was three-years old. This is, however, his first year working with JoAnn. In a short amount of time, she recognized aspects of our son’s speech that had not been previously addressed. This has made the work she does with him far more tailored to his needs and far more effective. He gladly works with JoAnn because she’s great at what she does and because he’s finally achieving the results he’s been working toward.”
— Louise T.
“There are no words to describe the love and care JoAnn has given my daughter. She immediately connected with my daughter almost 4 years ago. She has had my daughter progressing beautifully since their first session together. My daughter loves and looks forward to meeting with JoAnn weekly. JoAnn has an amazing ability to be both nurturing with kids and elicit a strong work ethic from them. This perfect combination leads to rapid progress that transfers outside of the therapy setting. I am forever grateful for all the work JoAnn has done and continues to do with such grace.”
— Patricia M.
“At age two-and-a-half, my daughter had not said words such as ‘Mama’ and ‘Dada’ and I began to get worried. I contacted numerous speech pathologists, each time I was disappointed. Until my pediatrician recommended JoAnn Longo-Silvestri.
JoAnn worked with my daughter twice per week, working tirelessly until speech milestones were reached. JoAnn diagnosed her as having Auditory Processing Disorder (APD). This was the breakthrough that changed my daughter’s life and mine. JoAnn had the exact set of tools, skills, and experience to work with APD.
My daughter just completed kindergarten and scored as one of the highest in her class over four consecutive semesters. During her time in therapy, in addition to achieving communication goals, my daughter has made progress both socially and mentally, demonstrating a maturity that is beyond her years. From my experience, I feel JoAnn gave my daughter a future she would never have had without her help.”