Hey, friend! I feel the struggle. I’m 26 in the risk consulting field. Trying to walk clients through 60+ pages of vulnerability risks and solutions was the bane of my existence for the first few years in my career. Heck, I even would ask colleagues to step-in for me from time-to-time and they never had an issue with it, though it really impacted my confidence with speaking to clients. Started speech therapy ~2 years ago and it sounds like you’re already on a good track with your own speech journey!! Taking opportunities to speak, even knowing you’ll stutter, really shows your desire to work in the field you do. I still stutter in my meetings with clients and colleagues, but I nearly always preface the conversations with a disclosure statement like, “Hey all! I’m [name] and I’ll be [state task] with you guys today. Before we begin, I do want to let you know that I have a stutter. If any of the information we discuss today isn’t clear, please jump in and let me know! I’ll be happy to circle back and discuss it with you.”. Off the bat this gets rid of my own anxieties of trying to hide/beat the stutter. It fills the client in on why I’m suddenly unable to get words out, so this avoids confusion. More than anything, it has destigmatized the stutter for myself and others. Sure stutter from time to time, but I’m finally (after 25+ years) able to focus on developing strong communication skills instead of trying to combat the stutter. Naturally, the stutter improved as I lost the anxiety associated with it!