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Kara Dodds & Associates - Santee

Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Parent Training + 1 more
  • Location Address: 8840 N. Magnolia Avenue Suite 220 | Santee, CA 92071
  • reviews Rating: 4.20 (25 reviews)
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About Kara Dodds & Associates - Santee

Growing steadily since 2001, Kara Dodds and Associates has developed a reputation for results, responsiveness, and professionalism among local pediatricians and families with our open lines of communication, our evidenced based methods, adhering to all documentation guidelines and more. We have thoughtfully and carefully selected some of the most committed, creative, innovative therapists by placing special emphasis on people who love kids, have an innate ability to work effectively with special needs children, and are strong team players.

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4.20
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  • In-school
  • In-clinic
  • Virtual

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  • person icon Kara Dodds, Owner

Founding Story

A Speech-Language Pathologist, a mom of three girls, a mentor to many, a community non-profit volunteer, and the founder of Kara Dodds and Associates. I created this practice in 2001 to support each and every child to have the quality of life experiences they deserve by cultivating hope, modeling inspiration, and always learning. Advocacy is the core of what
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  • English
  • Spanish

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8840 N. Magnolia Avenue Suite 220, CA, 92071

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  • orange phone icon (619) 749-7059
  • orange mail icon kara@karadodds.com

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4.20
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Kara Dodds is amazing. My son has been going there for over a year now and has made such great improvements. He started with both OT and Speech therapy. He loved having Jenna as his OT therapist and already graduated from her sessions a couple months ago because he was doing so well. He already misses her As for speech therapy because he had such a slow start to speaking and struggled with his articulation and communication skills he still has to go two times a week. But I cannot recommend Taylor M. enough for her outstanding work with my son When he first started going there at just under two years old he wasnt speaking at all not even saying mama or dada. Since then he has been able to make great strides in his speaking abilities. Taylor is always so patient kind and tailors to his specific needs. Moreover her approach to each session made it fun and engaging to the point where my child loved coming to each session and was comfortable and excited. After each session she always provided us with feedback on how he is doing and what she is working on so we as parents can remain informed and involved in his learning process. We are grateful we found Kara Dodds and even more grateful that our son got paired with such amazing therapists

Melissa Purcell
12 May 2024
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I have been taking my five-year-old here for the last two years Jessica is my sons speech pathologist and shes absolutely amazing with my child and has wonderful patience and skills while also working with his school speech therapist teaching how to properly use his speech device.Also I just started taking my three year old recently for Speech. We see Taylor and Lex who are so patient and beyond qualified to help me communicate with my child better. And help him regulate himself so hes able to pay attention and communicate his needs just in a short time weve seen them. My child has already started to sign and saying his numbers.Furthermore both my sons are also in OT at Kara Dodds we see Jenny and Dana who are absolute gems cannot say enough about these two. very blessed to have these people as my team with my kids. Would absolutely recommend this place for any of your speech. OT needs. Now and In the future.

Courtney
12 May 2024
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From the moment we met Ms. Jenny L. we knew that our son was in good hands. Her passion for helping children develop and thrive is truly inspiring and her dedication to her work is evident in every session. Our son has made incredible progress under her guidance and we couldnt be more grateful for all of the support she has provided. Even in the most difficult of times like when Benji was having GI problems.Ms. Jenny L. is an exceptional therapist who goes above and beyond for her clients. She is patient kind and knowledgeable and her ability to connect with children is truly remarkable. Ms. Jenny L.s creative and engaging approach to therapy has helped our son overcome many challenges and develop new skills and we have no doubt she will continue to be an invaluable resource for him in the years to come. We adore her very much-ClarissaI cannot recommend Ms. Taylor M. enough My son has been attending speech therapy sessions with Ms. Taylor M. for the past few years and the progress he has made is remarkable. Ms. Taylor M. is incredibly patient kind and knowledgeable and has a wonderful of connecting with children. She has a great ability to make therapy sessions fun and engaging while challenging my son to push himself and improve his speech skills whether it be verbally through ASL or with his AAC device or even blending all three ways. Her expertise and attention to detail have been instrumental in helping my son overcome some of his speech challenges. We are so grateful for her hard work and dedication and I highly recommend her to anyone looking for a skilled and compassionate speech therapist. We adore her so very much. Thank you Ms. Taylor M. for believing in Benji-Clarissa

clarissa suechting
12 May 2024
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We have been coming to Kara Dodds Associates since August. My daughter has been doing OT with Ms.Maggie and have nothing but amazing words to say about her My daughter ALWAYS looks forward to Fridays to play with Maggie. She always listens to my concerns and gives such amazing advice .

Amber Flores
12 May 2024
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Find another place. This is the Mcdonalds of speech therapy. My child went though several speech therapist within a couple of months. Seems like they cant retain their therapists... makes me wonder why. Also they are quick to call CPS for no good reason wasting CPS time and resources. Do yourself a favor and find another place. I will let everyone I know to stay away from here and I will let my insurance know not to recommend this place as well. I was warned to stay away from here from other moms and I should have listened. If you must go here stay away from Priscilla.And no my review isnt false like they are claiming. I had 2 children attend here and I pulled them out before this whole Covid19 happened. And Google can confirm my location history.

J Briones
12 March 2024
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The therapist was okay. The experience with admin and accounting has been absolutely horrendous. We stopped therapy last year and Im still trying to straighten something out. Ive reached out several times. In person empty front desk via phone with 0 luck. Finally someone returned a call only to leave me hanging for another 2 weeks. I have emails with dates of my attempts.Edit I already reached out to the director. After obtaining the email from a printout at the front desk.

Magtoria Magnificent
12 July 2023
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My son Liam has been coming here for physical therapy for just over a year and he greatly enjoys working with Bri Shes been wonderful to work with and has been so helpful to not only Liam but our whole family. Liam looks forward to coming here every weekHe also sees Jessica for speech therapy and she has helped him with many skills in the short time hes been seeing her. Shes always very helpful and friendly and he enjoys his time with her as well.

Matt Kolek
12 June 2023
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Words cannot describe how thankful we are to have met Kara and her team. They did an absolutely amazing job with our son and his speech therapy needs. This was something new for us and they made the process so easy and assuring the whole way through. Our son loved coming to his sessions. His comfort level was all that matter to us and they made it fun and exciting for him. His speech is 100 times better. 10 stars They are amazing

Alisha Harris
12 May 2022
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Win-Shen is an amazing speech pathologist My son has made so much progress with her and he just loves her She makes everything super fun and provides lots of positive encouragement which builds my sons confidence and allows him to feel comfortable with taking risks. I highly recommend Kara Dodds for your speech and occupational therapy needs.

Tawny Smith
12 May 2021
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We have been coming to Kara Dodds for a few years now participating in OT speech services. They provide excellent services to kiddos and make the learning process easy fun We are so thankful for my sons speech therapist Wen-Hsin Shes been so amazing helpful and patient with my little guy

Danielle Frahn
12 May 2021

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