As a speech therapist, a common question that parents ask me when they call about speech therapy for their child who stutters is what would be covered in therapy. While each child’s treatment plan is different based on an individual evaluation, three areas that I generally work on include education, attitudes and emotions, and strategies.

The onset of stuttering can be distressing for parents, especially if it happens out of the blue, which is fairly common. The good news is that there is a lot that speech therapists can do to reassure and support families!

Whenever I start working with a new client who stutters (or their parent), I ask them what they would like to achieve by the time they are ready to “graduate” from therapy (any other Steven Covey fans out there? I like to begin with the end in mind!). Part of my job as a speech-language pathologist is to educate clients about the nature of stuttering and what they can expect from the therapy process. Read on to learn more!

I believe that it is important for prospective clients to understand the process of speech therapy options, as well as learn more about the speech pathologist who will be working with them. This can be accomplished through an initial consultation, which I call your Discovery Call.

Many children who stutter experience teasing and bullying. Bullying is a complex problem that requires time and dedication to tackle, as well as support from everyone in the child’s life. In this blog, I list resources to help your child.

As a speech pathologist, I know that many children who stutter experience teasing and bullying. Bullying is a complex problem that requires time and dedication to tackle. We need to involve everyone in the child’s life to stop bullying!

You might be wondering if virtual speech therapy is a good option for your child. Read on to learn more about how teletherapy works!

Do you or someone you know have difficulty communicating clearly? Perhaps people seem to often have difficulty understanding you, or ask you to repeat yourself a lot. Maybe your boss has given you feedback that you need to improve your communication skills during your performance feedback. There may be a reason for your symptoms, a condition known as cluttering.

I feel passionate about presenting on differential diagnosis so that other SLPs don’t need years of practice and research to put this information together for themselves. In the words of Rick Steves, a guidebook is a $20 investment for a few thousand dollar trip. There’s no need to make the same mistakes yourself on your trip - you can learn from his! (full disclosure: I’m a total travel junkie). My hope is that the small investment of time attending this presentation will help others learn from my experiences so that more clients will receive a timely, accurate diagnosis and more appropriate and efficient treatment.

When you or your child has a speech problem, it makes sense to seek the help of a speech-language pathologist. But did you know that speech-language pathologists can help people of all ages with all kinds of conditions in various settings? It is important to find a speech-language pathologist with expertise for your condition. Here is a little more background information about speech-language pathologists.

Are you thinking about speech therapy? Speech-language pathologists work in many settings. Get to know your options!

Setting Speech Therapy Goals with Your SLP

What is stuttering?

What is speech therapy?

What You Need to Know Before Choosing a Speech Pathologist