Find Your Flow: Stuttering Support for Adults
 

Stuttering (also known as "stammering") affects speech-motor coordination, leading to disruptions in the flow of speech. However, each individual experiences stuttering differently, which is why we take a flexible, personalized approach to your communication goals.
 

Our Approach to Stuttering Therapy

When working with adults, we target three key areas to promote effective, natural communication:

• Core Behaviours: Addressing speech patterns such as repetitions, prolongations, and blocks.

• Secondary Behaviours: Reducing learned physical or verbal reactions to stuttering moments.

• Thoughts, Attitudes, and Beliefs: Identifying and reshaping unhelpful patterns that impact fluency and confidence.

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Adult-Focused Expertise

Unlike approaches designed for children, our programs are tailored specifically for adult learners. We understand the complexities of adult communication demands and apply principles of skill acquisition and transfer to ensure that new strategies become second nature in real-world situations. Our expertise in adult learning allows us to offer structured yet adaptable methods to help you build confidence and carry fluency skills into professional and social settings.

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What to Expect in Our Work Together

We start by assessing your current speech patterns and optimizing coordination strategies. If you’re open to it, we’ll explore and challenge any unhelpful thoughts or beliefs about speaking that may have developed over time. Our approach is practical, creative, and tailored to your unique communication goals.

You will learn and apply a variety of techniques drawn from:

• Fluency shaping strategies to support smoother speech patterns.

• Stuttering modification techniques to navigate and manage moments of stuttering.

• Respiratory-phonatory coordination for improved breath control and vocal flow.

• Relaxation and desensitization strategies to reduce tension and speaking anxiety.

Once we establish easy, free-flowing speech together in sessions, we’ll work on extending those patterns to increasingly challenging situations—until you feel confident managing speech in everyday interactions.

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Can I Eliminate Stuttering?

Our goal is not to eliminate stuttering entirely but to help you develop a healthy relationship with your speech, reduce the frequency and severity of stuttering moments, and build confidence in your ability to communicate effectively. We focus on helping you find ease, control, and authenticity in your speech rather than aiming for complete fluency.

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How Long Will It Take?

The journey to comfortable, flowing speech varies for each person. Factors like your current speech patterns, confidence level, severity of stuttering, and the environments in which you need to communicate all play a role. While there is no requirement to commit to a set number of sessions upfront, we typically recommend starting with five or six bi-weekly sessions, after which we reassess progress and next steps.

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Ongoing Support & Tune-Ups

We recognize that communication needs can shift over time. Life changes, new challenges arise, and speaking demands evolve. We may even recommend taking a pause to consolidate your new skills and relax into your new flow. Once we have a well-rounded and strong foundation in place, we’re here for ongoing support, whether it’s a quick check-in, a refresher session, or a tune-up to help maintain and reinforce progress. Our goal is to ensure that the skills you develop remain strong and adaptable, so you feel equipped to navigate any communication situation with confidence.

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Take the Next Step

Stuttering does not have to hold you back. Whether you're preparing for a big presentation, looking to build more confidence in social situations, or simply want to feel more at ease in your day-to-day conversations, we’re here to support you.

Try a Free Meet-and-Greet or schedule a New Client Intake to start developing easy, forward-flowing speech that feels natural to you.