Yarra Ranges Speech Pathology 6 Toora Crescent, Badger Creek, Victoria 3777

"We couldn't believe our luck when we found a speech pathologist without a waiting list! ...but then it didn't take long to understand why. We took our son with ASD for an assessment with a lovely therapist at one of the clinics, only to be contacted by the Manager (Eva I think) and be told that our kid was too much of a hard case. We would have to bring him to Healsville. We thought, ok, that's much more of a hike (1.5 hours) but we'll do it for our son. We were told to come with both parents, no siblings at 2pm. We made arrangements for our daughter, planned ahead, made the long journey and arrived on time. 2pm, no Eva.... 2.10pm, no Eva... 2.20pm, no Eva... We called the reception, wondered around looking for people, called again. Nothing. Just as we were about to leave, in strolls Eva with a self-important look telling us 'everything I did was deliberate!'. She apparently thought it would be important to 'let us adapt to the space without the therapist there'! But for some reason it was also important to leave the parents in the dark? The whole thing left us feeling like she was secretly watching us or something. Trust was immediately broken. She went on to make bold claims about our son (like concluding he had fluctuating conductive deafness), which it later turned out was simply not true. We had to leave without finishing the assessment because so much time had been wasted, though we still got billed the whole amount. We decided to turn down the offer of weekly sessions with Eva, and wait to get through the waiting list elsewhere. I am so glad we did. We now go to Ready Set Grow Speech Pathology and love it. Our son is not 'too hard' for a regular therapist. He is doing brilliantly there. I would avoid Eva."

"Right from our very first appointment with Eva at Yarra Ranges Speech Pathology we knew we were in the right place. Eva brought us from a situation of feeling quite lost as to which direction we needed to head in to help our daughter, to feeling very supported and surrounded by all the therapies and assessments we needed. It was clear that Eva genuinely cared about us and our daughter. Eva went above and beyond for us spending much of her own time co-ordinating services, writing reports and checking in with us to make sure everything was going well. Eva valued her connection with our daughter and made sure our daughter was happy and engaged during therapy. I would highly recommend Yarra Ranges Speech Pathology to anyone needing speech therapy and intervention for their child."

"When we first came to Eva, we had a 3&1/2 year old Autistic son that couldn't talk, not a single word. He has now just turned 6, and is the strongest reader in his class, and is speaking beautifully albeit still a little delayed. We have been seeing Eva every week for over 3 years now and she has become like family. Seeing his improvement in communication throughout the years has been incredible, and most importantly, my son loves working with her and responds amazingly to the way she teaches and her therapies."

"YRSP is in my opinion the best there is. Eva is very experienced and knowledgeable in what she does. She and her team go above and beyond. Eva is very straight forward and very straight to the point. When we meet Eva for the first time it was not easy to listen what she said about our kids but she knows what she is talking about. All I can say is listen to her and her team they know what is best for your kids. Keep up the good work!!! You guys have changed our life!!!!!"

"When we found Eva she changed our lives for the better. In all honesty the first time I got off the phone with her, I said to my husband, 'Wow! I think we have found the piece of our puzzle missing. Eva and her team assisted us with obtaining NDIS for Autism and have worked with our baby who is at high risk for Cerebral Palsy. She has connected us to like minded therapists, has been on call countless times when we needed anything (and never charged us for it), she has been not only a wonderful therapist to my children but a strong individual that we, as parents, can turn too for answers. Her knowledge and love of children is what makes her stand out from the rest. Given the amount of children and families she helps I admire her for the amount of hours she spends each day and week. She truly cares about people. The first conversation I had with Eva, she told me she would not beat around the bush, she would always tell me the truth no matter how hard it may be to hear. She has kept her word and I will be forever grateful to her and the team."