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Currently a speech therapy grad student Hey everyone! I have a stutter, and have stuttered since I was 2-3. I’ve had really bad experiences with it pretty much my whole life. I got my undergraduate degree in Speech Communication Sciences and Disorders, and now I’m starting my Graduate degree in Speech Pathology in the Fall. I currently see a speech therapist. I’ve been seeing this therapist for the last like 2ish months. She has been great. Way way way way better than any other therapist I’ve seen. Her main focus is on Cognitive behavior therapy, which is neat because all speech experiences I’ve had the therapist just focused mainly on strategies (easy onset, breathing exercises, light contact, etc)….those never seemed to work for me. But the therapist now has gotten me really comfortable with myself and my stutter. I use to just stop talking everywhere, and everyone would say “oh yeah he’s really quiet and doesn’t talk much”….yeah…bc I can’t fucking talk😂😂. Anyways my advice for anyone is try looking for a SLP that works a lot with cognitive therapy rather than just strategies. Bc we all know….stuttering will never go away. There’s no cure. No magical fix. It’s apart of you/us and it’s super liberating to hear someone tell you that it’s okay to stutter and to own it!