Testimonials

  • The Smith family: growing with the EIP and CEP

    As the Lucy Daniels Center celebrates its 20 th year of service to the children of the Triangle, staff and parents who were there in the beginning are taking a look back at the journey that has made it the area’s largest and most comprehensive non-profit provider of mental health services...

  • A SecurePath success story

    Shared by a member of the SecurePath staff Juan was referred for SecurePath services by his speech therapist, who called us to emphasize the urgency of the case. The speech therapist was concerned because Juan’s behavior was out of control on each occasion that she went to the home to...

  • Parents of child served by SecurePath

    "Recently our family had the privilege of receiving services from [a child therapist in SecurePath]. Over approximately four months, she provided us with professional and compassionate support as we tried to understand our daughter’s social difficulties. Having her expertise, perspective...

  • Peter Winstead's Story

    His Second Act: Early Intervention Program helps child with Asperger’s Syndrome achieve success on stage and in life Witness his performance on the stage, and you might never know that, as a three-year old, he was so unnerved by social dynamics that he would bark at people instead of...

  • A. Owens

    "Contacting the LDC was the best decision I ever made for my son. I can't begin to thank you and your staff enough for giving us a chance to find out what my son's real problems were and how to work through them, rather than just putting a band-aid on it." -A. Owens, parent of a Family...

  • Parent of an Early Intervention Program student

    "Three years ago, my older child was an enigma- very smart, funny, creative, but also terrified of light fixtures, ceiling fans and bathroom faucets. She was defiant, loud, sometimes very aggressive, constantly talking, interrupting everyone. She had terrible tantrums when things did not go her...

  • Beth Messersmith

    "This will be our family's third year in the Lucy Daniels Center Child Enrichment Program preschool, and we've been thrilled. It's an NAEYC accredited, 5-star licensed, nationally awarded program. You may have heard of the Center in Carolina Parent or noticed them being quoted in national...

  • Parents of a Family Guidance Service client

    "To make a long story short, we had a great many difficulties with our daughter, when my husband and I relocated our family to the Triangle area from Canada. Our daughter and my husband and I worked with one of the Center's Family Guidance therapists and the result has been enormous success. The...

  • Marvin Margolis

    "I recently watched the interplay of students and teachers in a Lucy Daniels Center classroom with awe and delight. I thought how fortunate that these boys and girls have such gifted guides to help them over the really tough bumps on their developmental roads. I know the Center sees itself as a...

  • Kathy Merritt

    "The toll of a loved one's death, divorce and chronic illness can so complicate the lives of a child and his/her family that each day's burdens feel unbearable for all involved. Aches & pains, aggression and shyness may be so exaggerated that typical daily living feels almost impossible. As...