🌷 May Day Deliveries: Spreading Joy and Gratitude to Our Healthcare Partners

May 7

Collaboration is at the heart of everything we do and this year we kicked off National Speech-Language-Hearing Month, with special deliveries with treats to some of our favorite medical offices, schools, and therapy partners throughout the Bay Area. Each delivery includes a handwritten thank-you note and a springtime surprise, hand-packed with appreciation and joy. It’s a small gesture with a big message: we see you, we appreciate you, and we’re so grateful for your partnership.

Over the past decade, we've been lucky to work alongside some of the most dedicated professionals in pediatrics, family medicine, ENT, neuropsychology, education, and more. These are the people who refer patients for evaluations, ask thoughtful questions, and collaborate with us to make sure each child, teen, or adult receives holistic, whole-person care. Whether we’ve worked together for years or just recently connected, we’re thankful for every provider who helps families find us.

Our clinic has sent out May Day deliveries every year since we started (that’s 10 years for those of you counting) and they are more than a seasonal hello, they're a celebration of the relationships that make truly integrated care possible. If you received a delivery from us this week: THANK YOU! We’re so glad to be connected. And if you didn’t (but would like to be added to our growing circle of collaborators), don’t hesitate to reach out, we’d love to get to know you. Here’s to the incredible professionals who help us make communication possible, every single day. Happy May, and Happy National Speech-Language-Hearing Month!

Jody Vaynshtok

Jody is a California-licensed speech language pathologist with eight years of industry and clinical experience. She has worked with both adult and pediatric populations during her time at private practice, birth-to-three, and hospital facilities. She is experienced in the assessment and treatment of a variety of communication and cognitive disorders. In addition, Jody has a passion for working with adults looking to achieve clearer communication. Jody received her BS in Speech and Hearing Sciences and MS in Medical Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Washington. She was a part of the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford’s cleft and craniofacial clinic participating in the multidisciplinary assessment and treatment of children born with craniofacial abnormalities. She holds a staff position at UCSF and is the lead speech language pathologist for the department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery’s Hearing Loss Clinic. When she's not busy having fun with her clients Jody enjoys spending time with her husband, Anton, friends and family. And if she's not headed out somewhere fun for dinner, you might find her at Bar Method working out!

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