Parents say…..
“Lorenza Arnal helped our son with the basic social, friendship, and self-regulation skills other children seem to pick up automatically. She is very knowledgeable. She also happens to be bilingual and was able to provide on-site coaching at our son’s Spanish-immersion school. Her detailed reports and eagerness to compare insights with our child’s teachers and speech therapists made her not just an expert service provider but a trusted advisor when it came to understanding and supporting our son. Some children need to be taught practical social skills in a more explicit way than others. Thank goodness for Lorenza’s expertise and playgroups.” Marivi, Mother of V, 10 year old boy
“My son and I have been working with Lorenza for over a year. I have been most impressed with Lorenza’s flexibility and range. She agreed to provide support to him at school, where he was having the most trouble. She moves easily between social skills and sensory concepts. She has a good eye on focusing on what is important and being able to distill concepts in a way my son can understand them. He loves working with her. She is a parent and she approaches her work with that understanding. She has always made time to check in with me and support me as a parent. I highly recommend her.” Sandra, mother of C., 7 year old boy
“Lorenza not only provided the learning and social experience my child needed- she also worked with her preschool to insure consistency and success.” Linda, mother of J., 5 year old girl
“In just a few months of working with Lorenza, our daughter has become visibly more confident and flexible when playing with others. She's clearly gaining an understanding of the unwritten social rules that have been difficult for her to navigate. Lorenza makes this learning very fun and accessible, and our daughter looks forward to her time with Lorenza every week.” Kristi, mother of E., 9 year old girl
“Lorenza has been an amazing resource to our family. The skills she is teaching our son are core social skills that many adults would benefit from learning. She brings them down to a toddler's level in a way that is engaging and age-appropriate while still staying true to the underlying concepts. Our son has loved Lorenza from Day 1 and always looks forward to going to the play group. My husband and I enjoy working with her as well - she gives us great detailed summaries of the sessions, is always available to answer questions or give suggestions (often by email, which is convenient for working parents!). We have learned so much from her. Most importantly, we've seen real improvements in our son's social skills and she's given us some great 'tools' that work to prevent temper tantrums.” Heather, mother of C., age 5
Helping a child learn how to be well-socialized and emotionally confident takes a village, and Lorenza is an important member of our village. Our son's preschool teachers recommended a little extra help with his socialization and Lorenza's name was recommended (as were several other names). As with any preschooler, we expected progress but what we didn't expect was how much our son looks forward to seeing "Teacher Lorenza" each week. We appreciate both Lorenza's detailed summaries after each week's playgroup and suggestions she has for parent/nanny/teacher homework (phrases to use, specific books to read, games to play). Lastly, it means a lot to us that Lorenza sees this as a collaborative process. Caroline, mother of J., age 5
My autistic son has been seeing Lorenza for about a year and a half and he absolutely loves her. She's been really helpful guiding him as he transitioned to high school and helping him make sense of his new environment. I appreciate Lorenza's willingness to go the extra step; helping coordinate with the various specialists, suggesting a strategy for a difficult interaction or just listening to our concerns. I couldn't recommend her enough. Patricio, father of J., age 16