commentr/StutterFebruary 22, 2020

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Hi there! I'm a speech-language pathologist and I stutter. Therapy can definitely help quite a lot, but I would try to find someone who specializes in fluency disorders/stuttering. Any SLP worth their salt will be using evidence-based practice and will work with you on not only teaching techniques to improve your fluency but also working on the affective feelings and emotions that accompany it. If you are in the US, The National Stuttering Association has a list of SLPs who can help. You can find it [here](https://westutter.org/who-we-help/find-speech-therapist/). I would also check with your health insurance to see if speech therapy is covered. Also, if money is tight, if you have any universities near you with speech-language pathology or communication disorder programs, they may well have a student clinic and much lower costs. For self-help, the book "Self Therapy for the Stutterer" by the Stuttering Foundation is a good start and was mentioned in this thread already. Finally, the National Stuttering Association has local chapters all over the USA for support groups. I was a regular member in my local chapter for quite a while until I moved and it was a fantastic experience. Getting to meet other people who stutter and just talk about issues that no one else really understands was life changing and a huge boost to my self confidence (and in turn, helped my fluency quite a bit). You can find more info [here](https://westutter.org/chapters/). Feel free to PM if you have any questions!

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