I'm an SLP who worked at a stuttering camp for a summer (and specialize in stuttering the rest of the time). This observation from camp has always stuck with me. These are generalizations, there were exceptions in every case, but a very real pattern overall. The young kids, like 11ish and younger, were fine to be in speech therapy and fine not to be in speech therapy. The early-to-middle adolescent kids, 12-15ish, did NOT want to talk about or address their speech. Even ones who were really struggling, even ones who had to physically fight with their bodies to get a sentence out, in the supportive environment of camp.  The oldest teens, around 16+, were very forward-thinking about how stuttering fits in to their life plans. Early adulthood, college, career, vocational training, joining the military, dating. They eagerly sought out support and help and wanted to confront things that needed to be worked on.  It changed the way I worked with families, after that summer. It was powerful to see that kids, tweens, young teens, old teens, need space and time at every stage of change - even if the stage is "sticking my head in the sand." It's kinder and more empowering in the long run, I think, to let people come to things on their own terms and in their own time. The best support, sometimes, is letting a person know you're there, and then step back so they have the full space to do what they need to. Or not.