“Katie is a special person in my son’s life. She has literally helped him articulate better in the world. Katie has given my son, with her talents, a voice.”
— Greenwich, CT
“Katie is knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. Her ability to interact with children of all abilities and personalities contributes to her overall expertise as a speech and language pathologist. Katie is creative and particularly adept at dealing with challenging situations. We highly value Katie’s work.”
— Greenwich, CT
“We were recommended to Katie by an OT in Greenwich and couldn’t be more pleased. She genuinely loves our son! But she also truly understands sensory issues and how to overcome them in a clinical setting. Katie has actually set her clinic up for these types of issues. Our son had an instant bond with Katie, and because she made speech fun, he enjoyed going back there. We will always have a great resource with Katie”
— Vero Beach, FL
“I wanted to take the time to thank you for everything you have done for my son over the past 18 months. He always looks forward to his speech sessions and has a great time with you – he has a great connection with you. He has made great progress and I am confident that he will overcome many more challenges as you continue to work with him. I think you have shown tremendous commitment and I love your approach and creativity – you always find a way!”
— Stamford, CT
“Its been a year this month since K started speech therapy with you – a year of so much progress! When we first started with you, we had basic goals. Our expectations were simple – just to get him talking, forming sentences, understanding basic instructions. And in this time he has done that and so much more. Your style of therapy is exactly what kids like K need. I love how you incorporate physical play and movement into your sessions. It works so beautifully for K for whom a big challenge has always been to sit down and learn. With all his sensory issues, and trouble with focus, you have managed to make learning enjoyable for him. And of course the fact that he LOVES you does help!! As a parent of a special needs child, I’ve always struggled since language is such a vast, hard to navigate area to teach. But ever since you started working with K, you have given me a plan and clear goals, and I feel such a sense of accomplishment every time we achieve those goals. The fact that I can watch his sessions is invaluable – I learn from you, I watch how he learns and I have a sense of direction when I take him home and help him along the rest of his day. You make your sessions look effortless and fun but with time I have started to see the thought and expertise that goes into what you do. You have been fabulous, truly fabulous for K and for us!”
— Stamford, CT
“My son and I first met Katie Curra in late 2006. Katie began to work with my then-18 month old son that had a significant speech delay. From our first meeting, I knew Katie would be the perfect speech and language therapist for my son because she displayed the unique combination of a competent professional and a warm and caring teacher. Katie’s patience was evident month after month as my son’s language slowly began to develop. Katie went above and beyond to assist my son; even serving as his advocate in helping our family select an appropriate pre- school environment. My son is now a competent and quite talkative 5 1/2 year old kindergarten student who still loves to work with Katie. I truly do not think my son would be experiencing the success he is today without Katie’s fine professional skills and lovely personal demeanor.”
— Cos Cob, CT
“Katie Curra worked with my son about four years ago. At the time, he was completely non-verbal and it was Katie who started him imitating sounds. She tried various methods and the one, which finally worked, was having him watch the beginning mouth movement for a word.
“She also decided to experiment with reading as a way to increase his receptive language and discovered that he could indeed read! At the time, he was having problems executing such simple motor plans, that it was such a shock to all his other teachers and therapists when his reading abilities were revealed.
“Katie Curra is a therapist who has a gift of seeing through your child’s limitations to their actual abilities and potential.”
— Greenwich, CT
“The benefits that our family has received since working with Katie are too numerous to count. When we began therapy with her, my son had extremely limited expressive and receptive language, significant verbal motor issues due to apraxia along with sensory integration issues. We were warned that he might never speak much at all by many experts. With Katie, we found someone who was willing to always go the extra mile with our son. From day one, Katie’s gentle, loving, yet firm approach created an environment in which my son was able to blossom. Her intelligence, knowledge of communication disorders and love of children is a rare combination that allows her to bring out the full potential in each child she sees. She understands each child’s frustrations and the parents’ concerns, always has concrete goals, is tenacious with her follow-through and her passion for her work is priceless. It is apparent that Katie cares about each child as an individual; and in return, they respond back to her and genuinely want to succeed, not only for themselves but for her as well. She has made a tremendous impact on our family and we are so very, very grateful for everything she has done for us and our son. We can’t recommend her highly enough.”
— Cos Cob, CT
“Katie’s style and demeanor are a formula for success. Just after two sessions, our son started talking all the time, became much more aware of his surroundings and commented on everything. We noticed the difference immediately. Since Katie came highly recommended to us, we knew we had found the right place for our son at Kids Language Center. Our son loves Katie and enjoys the new office space too. We cannot recommend Katie enough.”
— Stamford,CT
“Katie Curra worked with our son who was diagnosed with High-Functioning Autism for 3+ years. He is presently 6 years old and has achieved amazing accomplishments intellectually, emotionally and socially, as a result of Katie’s nurturing dedication, persistence, patience, techniques and approach. We have had great success with her intervention philosophies and highly recommend Katie to nurture your child.”
— Stamford, CT