Testimonials

Since coming to work with Meg, our son is more confident and moves more freely.  I notice him jumping just for fun and also to relieve tension.  He runs much more smoothly, his arm movements matching his leg movements.  He looks forward to coming to “play” with Meg knowing that it is time that is…Continue Reading »

I loved that the therapists listen to my concerns and were able to personalize my sons treatment as well as give me into that could help us at home. Therapy has always been something my son has looked forward to BPHT.

When Pranav started PT, he had the strength of a 5-7 year old and he was 10 years old at that time.  In the last 2 years he has improved by leaps and bounds by coming for PT and doing the suggested exercises at home.  He has been able to bike 25 miles and come…Continue Reading »

How Has PT Helped Your Child? Nick! Has improved immensely in his coordination and catching abilities. Swim therapy has also strengthened his balance and overall power. He is starting to exhibit more confidence! Looking forward to seeing future strengths.

Sydney’s PT success are too many to list.  She can now run, jump, swing, and is starting to figure out how to peddle a bike.  Her confidence gains are awesome!

Since we’ve been coming to BPHT, our daughter’s balance, coordination, and self-confidence have improved IMMENSELY!  Gwen is very tall for her age, so its taken some time and effort for her physical abilities to catch up to her height. We are extremely grateful for the time and energy that’s been pit in to Gwen’s development,…Continue Reading »

My son’s neck was severely tilted and is almost BACK to normal thanks to physical therapy

Since starting PT with Margaret in February, Alizay has made so much progress!  She was born premature and has always struggled with endurance issues and muscle weakness, making every day activities a strain.  This included things like recess, she would sit out sometimes, feeling overly self-conscious that the other kids were doing things she couldn’t. When…Continue Reading »

Like many 2-year old’s, my daughter is very busy and sometimes doesn’t stick with an activity for very long.  Though, she works really hard and listens really well to her therapist Janine. They’re been working on walking up and down the stairs.  I can tell she pays attention because she’s working hard on the stairs at home…Continue Reading »

PT has allowed Liam to learn to jump, skip, climb, and enjoy playing with other children.  The improvement in his motor planning has allowed himto learn to ride a bike, play soccer, and climb a climbing wall. PT has made our lives more fun and Janine has helped the whole family!

How Has PT Helped Your Child? Nick! Has improved immensely in his coordination and catching abilities. Swim therapy has also strengthened his balance and overall power. He is starting to exhibit more confidence! Looking forward to seeing future strengths.

Our daughter used to have such a hard time in the water.  She would attach herself to my face and climb  it! After working with Janine for a couple of months, we’ve watched her become a swimmer and her confidence grow!  She now tells us she’s an Olympic swimmer and can’t wait to show us…Continue Reading »

Jackson loves coming to speech with Dara.  He is learning new things on his Dynavox and seems to get faster all the time.  He’s learned colors, shapes, signs, as as in and out, and continues to improve and expand his vocabulary!

Sabrina has learned how to express her feelings better with the help of Speech Therapy.  Sabrina has also learned how to better interpret others body language to understand what emotions they may be feeling.

Speech therapy has given my kids the freedom to be understood and the ability to express themselves.

Our daughter has improved dramatically in speaking so that she can be understood.  This has reduced her own frustration when trying to communicate her wants and feelings as well as created new opportunities with friends.

Since Angel has been coming to BPHT, he has been a non-stop talker.  We love hearing him talk.  This is the only place that has made his speech improve.  Thanks BPHT!

Speech Therapy allows our son to grow socially and provides our son with confidence.  Thank you Dara!

Reedra has shown great improvement, with speech therapy.  He has shown good progress with ‘s’ and ‘v’ sounds.  I love the techniques used to help the child with the right mouth and tongue movements.  The homework is great and I absolutely love that the parents can be a part of the therapy sessions.  Reedra also loves…Continue Reading »

Through the social skills group Thomas has learned to be more patient and let other children have turns.  This has been most evident in his preschool setting.  I am receiving such positive feedback from his teachers since he started social skills at BPHT.

When our son first started speech therapy he was difficult to understand and starting to feel self-conscious at school.  After all the great help, he is almost finished and most everyone is surprised that he has even needed therapy! Thanks so much!

Through speech therapy Scarlett has been able to better express her needs and emotions, (by learning to speak in 3-4 word phrases). Scarlett has also learned to follow 1-2 step directions.

Enrico has been struggling with his feeding issues for 2 years now. Well, last might after less than a month in therapy with Dara he had, for the first time in his life table food for dinner! He ate ground beef and carrots and I cried because, honestly, I thought this day would never come.…Continue Reading »

If you told me a year ago that Kenyon would ask me if he could try something he had not eaten before, I would have laughed in your face, but yesterday that’s what he did. While at the mall he was hungry and instead of asking for the cliff bar he knows I have with…Continue Reading »

We came to Bothell Pediatric with concerns that TJ, our 6 year old wasn’t getting the proper nutrition because she was a very picky eater. Meal times were also very frustrating and would last up to 2 Hours! With the help of the feeding group, we became aware of TJ’s struggles, thus making us more…Continue Reading »

I wanted to share a bit of success with you about Micah.  Going through the feeding therapy group was so helpful for Micah.  He gained some much needed confidence to interact with food.  After completing the session, we continued work at home.  This month came one of our greatest successes to date!  Micah tried a…Continue Reading »

Lila enjoys experimenting with new foods in her feeding therapy class

Since Kayla participated in feeding therapy over the summer, we have experienced some changes where we didn’t expect to.  For instance, brushing teeth at night has become significantly easier.  She didn’t fight it necessarily before but didn’t make it easy. She opens her mouth willingly and leaves it open now.  New foods are still coming…Continue Reading »

Zane will now taste many new foods that he wouldn’t even look at before.

I have utilized Bothell Pediatric and Hand Therapy for over five years for hand splinting for my position as a part time dental hygienist. Kim has done a wonderful job providing comfortable splints which enable me to work more productiviely. I firmly believe that my career in dental hygiene would be shortened without my splints!…Continue Reading »

I was impressed with everyone I dealt with, especially Maggie and Chris.

The Bothell Hand Therapy Clinic is very interesting and fun.  I would only go to this clinic because they can adapt to each patient easily, have fun, and treat everybody with the best of there knowledge. Every patient that comes in here always is laughing and getting better every appointment.  I enjoy and very impressed…Continue Reading »

Hi Kimberly, We have returned from our 6 month and 10 day trip around the US. It was fabulous! We had such a wonderful time and saw some great things. It was good for my hands too–they are doing great and I have had very little problem with them. My 2 middle fingers are straighter…Continue Reading »

I was most impressed by the therapist’s skill and knowledge and the way she initially taught me about my tendonitis.  Later she worked on my neck and was more affective than anyone I have ever gone to before.  Bothell is very lucky to have a facility that addresses the needs of children and those adults…Continue Reading »

I was most impressed by the positive attitude of everyone in your office. Everyone who treated me was kind, considerate, and always smiling!

I had a lot of issues with my wrist that seemed to never get better but with the help of the therapists I got my strength back!

The last few months and especially the last 2 weeks my family and I have seen a big growth in Andrew….. Last Friday I took him to a restaurant, that had no kids menu, with a friend, and you would not have known their was a kid there. He was still for the most part and talked in a normal voice.

I loved that the therapists listen to my concerns and were able to personalize my sons treatment as well as give me into that could help us at home. Therapy has always been something my son has looked forward to BPHT.

Shane’s therapists see and treat him as a special, unique person.  Their concern for him and positive attitude is of great importance to me.  This clinic and Shane’s regular therapists have been a godsend to us.  He has made amazing leaps forward with the therapy he has received at BPHT.

My son, Patrick, attended Bothell Pediatric and Hand Therapy from shortly after his third birthday, for OT services. Due to poor muscle tone, writing was one of his big challenges and was a concern of mine as he started kindergarden. Due to Jennifer and Adrienne’s wonderful work with Patrick I am very happy to say…Continue Reading »

Crowds and sounds were becoming increasingly overwhelming for her, resulting in a lot of meltdowns and tantrums followed by withdrawal…. After several months of therapy, she is doing amazing. We’ve learned techniques to use in everyday situations to cope and help her be succesful in group and social situations.

The therapists listen to the kids and will tailor the therapy to their interests.  Claire also never has an working with someone different so they’re all doing a great job!

Before speech therapy with Abbie, Brigit was nearly incomprehensible to anyone other than her mother. Now, everyone can understand her, which is good, as she has much to say!

Speech therapy has given my kids the freedom to be understood and the ability to express themselves.

Our daughter, Rilyn, has made tremendous progress with her speech since last August!  She is now much better understood by friends, family, classmates, and teachers.  She feels confident and even likes to correct her little sister with her speech! Thank you Abbie for making her learning a BPHT such a fun & positive experience!

My son is hard of hearing, so we sought out more speech therapy then the school district was offering here at BPHT.  My son has made great gains, during his time here.  He is integrating into General Education classes, making new friends and better able to participate in youth sports because he is more understandable…Continue Reading »

After several months of speech therapy with Abbie, Odin became so chatty at preschool that his teacher had to ask him to be quiet during circle time! Thanks Abbie!

Shane’s therapists see and treat him as a special, unique person.  Their concern for him and positive attitude is of great importance to me.  This clinic and Shane’s regular therapists have been a godsend to us.  He has made amazing leaps forward with the therapy he has received at BPHT.

Jacob’s confidence has improved greatly since working on his speech with Dara.  He now asks to call his grandparents on a regular basis and is so excited that they can understand what he is saying! They are enjoying this wonderful change as well

Through the social skills group Thomas has learned to be more patient and let other children have turns.  This has been most evident in his preschool setting.  I am receiving such positive feedback from his teachers since he started social skills at BPHT.

I was most impressed by how quickly I started to see improvements in his speech.

We are so happy as parents to see our son progress this much.  Now he is able to talk back with any person and he is more confident.  He can tell us a whole story and the most important thing is the connection between Abbie and him. She is very nice and professional, and our…Continue Reading »

Zane will now taste many new foods that he wouldn’t even look at before.

If you told me a year ago that Kenyon would ask me if he could try something he had not eaten before, I would have laughed in your face, but yesterday that’s what he did. While at the mall he was hungry and instead of asking for the cliff bar he knows I have with…Continue Reading »

Since Kayla participated in feeding therapy over the summer, we have experienced some changes where we didn’t expect to.  For instance, brushing teeth at night has become significantly easier.  She didn’t fight it necessarily before but didn’t make it easy. She opens her mouth willingly and leaves it open now.  New foods are still coming…Continue Reading »

I wanted to share a bit of success with you about Micah.  Going through the feeding therapy group was so helpful for Micah.  He gained some much needed confidence to interact with food.  After completing the session, we continued work at home.  This month came one of our greatest successes to date!  Micah tried a…Continue Reading »

My son, Patrick, attended Bothell Pediatric and Hand Therapy from shortly after his third birthday, for OT services. Due to poor muscle tone, writing was one of his big challenges and was a concern of mine as he started kindergarden. Due to Jennifer and Adrienne’s wonderful work with Patrick I am very happy to say…Continue Reading »

Enrico has been struggling with his feeding issues for 2 years now. Well, last might after less than a month in therapy with Dara he had, for the first time in his life table food for dinner! He ate ground beef and carrots and I cried because, honestly, I thought this day would never come.…Continue Reading »

Lila enjoys experimenting with new foods in her feeding therapy class

We came to Bothell Pediatric with concerns that TJ, our 6 year old wasn’t getting the proper nutrition because she was a very picky eater. Meal times were also very frustrating and would last up to 2 Hours! With the help of the feeding group, we became aware of TJ’s struggles, thus making us more…Continue Reading »