I took the course three years ago or so -- it's difficult to say what I think of the course after that period of time. I still stutter, quite a lot in fact at times, so it isn't the cure-all that they advertise. That's what I generally hear from other folks as well who took the course. The course did start me on a journey of self-acceptance and self-therapy though. They have a relatively strong support system afterwards for calling other folks that did the program. And I actually practice the techniques every day and I think my speech has slowly gained a bit of fluency over the years and the shame has been chipped away through my own explorations. Their emphasis is basically, as you said, speech fluency techniques, and I don't believe that is the only issue that we need to face as people that stutter. I like John Harrison's "stuttering hexagon" idea. I remember using the techniques religiously after I took the course and feeling a little robotic and weird about using them and having difficulty successfully transitioning them to real-world applications. When using the techniques, people would sometimes say I sound weird or tired. So, I felt that I would either sound like I'm on tranquilizers or I would sound like myself and stutter. After time, I wanted to feel like I had my own voice with my own inflections while I was speaking. PM if you want to talk about this more. I don't really know what the best option is for you. Some people on this thread really like the McGuire's program as well or if you could meet with a pathologist that is in your network and covered with your insurance, that would be great since it would be cheaper. In short, I don't think there is a cure-all that will get you speaking fluently in 12 days, but some kind of therapy and treatment can get you started on a road that could improve your life in a variety of ways.