TESTIMONIALS
“Ms. Silvia is wonderful to work with! She excels at creating a team approach with therapist, home, and school all on the same page to ensure success. The bond she shares with my daughter has made a huge difference. My daughter looks forward to her sessions and happily cooperates.”
-Anna H.
"When I was a preschool teacher working with Silvia, I found her to be unfailingly kind to the children she worked with while also being extremely helpful to me as a teacher, giving me excellent advice on ways I could help her clients make progress in the classroom. Later, as the grandparent of two children who Silvia worked with, I saw that they greatly enjoyed their time with her. She made their sessions fun as well as productive. I would recommend her service to anyone seeking a speech therapist."
-Margaret Searcy
"Without a talented, dedicated, very tolerant ‘speech therapist’ I would have lost my ability to speak, converse with other people. Being a police officer for 32 years I had my doubts about how the therapy works. But within a few hours with the therapist I become a fan and a believer!
There is only good memories about how I performed within days the first meeting."
-Patrick Brickman
“I am a kindergarten teacher that has worked with Mrs. Silvia for over a decade. During that time she has worked with dozens of my students. I have the opportunity to partner with many therapists, and what I believe sets Mrs. Silvia apart from the rest, is her ability to truly listen with her heart. It is a joy to see the needs of each child and family met. In my opinion this is the number one thing that is needed to see progress take place. She is gentle, smart, insightful, empathetic, resourceful, and FUN! My students LOVED going to their sessions to “PLAY” with her! Every year I have students constantly asking “When is it going to be my turn to go with Mrs. Silvia?” This speaks volumes for me. Every single student of mine (100%) that has received her services has improved dramatically. It is heartwarming to see the happiness a child feels when they begin to communicate with their friends and share their thoughts and feelings in class. Mrs. Silvia has the ability to bring about feelings of accomplishment and hope to all of the parties involved. It is a blessing to know her!”
-Mrs. Molkentin, Kindergarten Teacher
"We had a great experience working with Silvia, and I am very thankful we met her. My son started to see Silvia since he was a little over two years old, and for many years. She helped him extensively with his speech and language. Through the years, she also helped him with his confidence, focus, behavior and interactions with other people in all kinds of situations. I was impressed by her professionalism, patience, kindness. She gave my son a sense of security, and he was able to confide in her. I was very happy with the progress of my son, and I recommended her to my sister and other close friends.
Silvia has made a tremendous positive impact in my son’s life and I will always be grateful and thankful to her. We love her and she has become part of our family."
-Laura J.
"Silvia has been our son’s speech-language pathologist for about a year and he’s made tremendous progress with her. His sentences are more articulate and organized. His reading comprehension is great. Silvia is a very dedicated professional. She truly cares about her clients and goes the extra mile to help them. Our son loves his sessions with her."
-Ana & Efrain Ruiz
“Our family has been fortunate to know Silvia for three years now. We had worked with several other speech therapists prior and finally found the right fit and connection with Silvia. She shows so much compassion, caring and support to both parent and child in all that she does. Our daughter has made tremendous progress in their time together. Her thoughtful approach and varied techniques made all the difference and we feel very grateful to her. Silvia is very knowledgeable in her field and can adapt to whatever situation is presented. She is truly a gifted therapist and is always working in the best interest of the children.”
“As a mom of a 10 year old boy, it was really difficult to watch him struggling with his handwriting and other aspects of writing in general. It was so bad that he was falling behind writing his notes in school and therefore never had the completed notes to study for tests. This was not only affecting his grades but also his self-esteem and motivation.
Gaby started working with my son the summer before entering 4th grade, almost a year ago. After evaluating him, she immediately saw the need to work on his handwriting, thought organization, planning and writing skills. Her positive nature and dedication to help him improve has made a huge difference. She has given him the tools he needs to improve his handwriting. It is now legible and he is completing all his notes on time.
Writing a paragraph was always a daunting task for him. Most of the time he didn’t know where to begin and had trouble organizing his thoughts to put on paper. Gaby taught him a method to help him organize his thoughts into an easy to do planning chart. He does this chart before writing his paragraphs or essays and his writing skills have greatly improved.
I am grateful for Gaby and for all the help she has given my son. She has helped him to improve his grades in school and most importantly, to improve his self-esteem.”
-Monica M.
"I have said many times that my son does the things he does because of what he’s learned through therapy and early intervention. And, his very first therapist was Silvia Azcárate. At the age of 18 months, my son Noah needed speech therapy. He was later diagnosed with autism, but at this young age, speech therapy was recommended for a language delay. Our family was referred to Silvia by a friend with the words, “I don’t know her as a therapist, but she’s a really good mom.” Well, I can attest that she was a really good therapist. She went above and beyond to put Noah into a weekly schedule which was three days a week. She worked so well with Noah and words started emerging very quickly. She was kind and firm and creative in the sessions. She was committed to his growth. But, the number one impact she made on our family's life is that she taught me how to teach and interact with my son. It is the honest truth that I am the mom to Noah that I am today because of what I learned from therapy with Silvia. She eased my fear of what having a child on spectrum would be like, she taught me how to encourage language and play with Noah so he would learn, she taught me to focus on the present. My son is now 13, and she is the therapist on whom have I judged any other therapeutic intervention in his life. I give her services the highest of recommendations. What a gift she has been in our lives."
-Sarah Chauvin
“Gaby is amazing.. She is loving, caring and great with kids. My son has improved his handwriting significantly due to her therapy sessions. He looks forward to his sessions because he loves Gaby. Silvia and Gaby are a great. They are helpful and very responsive. I highly recommend More Than Words Therapy”
-Lya Abad
"Silvia was a light in the night for my son. He was non-verbal and doctors were unsure if he would ever speak. Silvia's incredible patience, loving encouragement, and consummate professionalism were the key to my son's acquisition of language. He has exceeded all our expectations in great part, thanks to Silvia's incredible work with him. I never tire of recommending Silvia to anyone who needs an amazing speech therapist."
-Francisca P.
"I have known Silvia Azcarate for the past 10 years... Silvia is a hard worker and she always produces her best work... She is pleasant, a joy to work with, efficient, caring and willing.
She takes great care of her patients and it is a pleasure to see how she goes beyond her call of duty in working with them. They are a “joy” to her! She taught my child to say the first words to communicate to the world. Thanks to her enthusiastic methods, professionalism and her non-limit speech therapist sessions my son at 2 years old started to talk! Silvia is not only a GREAT professional but an EXCELLENT person for her community."
-Florencia Pecorari, ESE Teacher Dade Schools
"We met Ms. Silvia in 2018 when our then 4 year old daughter needed speech therapy. We found her to be immensely competent, thoughtful, and loving, and we connected with her immediately. She worked tirelessly, and creatively both with her and us, and we saw amazing progress within 6 months. Last year, we reached out to Ms. Silvia again for our 2 year old daughter who has a speech delay. They met twice per week pre-COVID, and since COVID we have been doing virtual sessions. Not only did she help our girls, but she gave us essential tools to continue working with them at home. We recommend her without reservation."
-Besiki Luka Kutateladze and Glen Greeley