Adults Who Stutter

It may be that you are seeking Speech Therapy as you are feeling stressed or anxious – that you are having changes in your life such as interviews for a new job, going on dates with new people, or making a wedding speech.

These events involve lots of talking with increased pressure. They involve less predictability. These situations may lead you to tense your muscles and lead to more stuttering, or mean that you notice the stutter more than before.

Research of studies in Adults show that Speech Therapy Treatment for stuttering results in:

- A rise in confidence and self-esteem. 

- Reduction in feelings of anxiety related to speech.

- Reduced avoidance of situations of words 

- Reduced fear of situations and words 

- Improvements in speech fluency  (Baxter 2016)   

Therapy is without judgement. It is a collaboration. Our aim is that you become your own therapist by giving you the life-long tools to be a confident communicator and to say what you want.

We aim to create a safe space where you feel it is ok to stutter and you feel comfortable to share your thoughts and feelings about your stuttering.  We want to hear what you have to say, regardless of how you say it or how long it takes.  

There are a number of different Speech Therapy for Stuttering therapy approaches that can help you to reduce the impact of stuttering on your day to day life. We are all different as individuals and therefore therapy needs to be bespoke to you as an individual to have the greatest success.  You and Alison will choose a suitable stuttering therapy approach tailored to your individual needs and based on what you hope to gain from therapy.

Aims of stuttering therapy typically include:

Identification : Increasing your knowledge and understanding of your stuttering and its influencing factors.

Desensitization: Supporting you to work on any unhelpful emotions associated with your stuttering such as fear or embarrassment. Changing how you respond to your stuttering. Reducing avoidance strategies you are using so that situations or words are no longer feared. 

Modification : Learning techniques that make talking easier and less effortful

Stabilisation: Focusing on being able to use strategies in the real world.

We draw on a number of different psychological approaches during therapy including Cognitive Behavioural therapy, Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.  Techniques and strategies from these approaches help you to work on your thoughts and feelings about stuttering and to explore the beliefs you have developed about your speaking ability, about yourself and about being a person who stammers.  

Online Private Speech Therapy for stuttering gives prompt access to a Speech Therapist in the privacy and comfort of your own home. Research shows that Speech Therapy online is as effective as face to face Speech Therapy.  Do not let Stuttering hold you back. 

If you are looking for a job it's important to focus on your skills, but an interview scenario can exacerbate a stammer and make this difficult. 

Private Online Therapy for stuttering can support you in interview preparation to increase your confidence and allow you to communicate your skills clearly. Take a look at our blog page for more information regarding stuttering and interview preparation.

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