My stuttering has gotten worse.

My stuttering has gotten worse. I was working in customer service and that helped me reduce social anxiety and I started going to speech therapy. Previously I stuttered with people I didn't know and with close friends I could hide it and currently my stuttering has gotten worse since I stutter even with words that I pronounced easily, I am trying to accept my stuttering and expose myself to people I don't know. Do you think my stuttering got worse because it is a step to overcome it?