Stuttering and other fluency disorders

A fluency disorder is an interruption in the flow of speaking characterized by atypical rate, rhythm, and disfluencies (e.g., repetitions of sounds, syllables, words, and phrases; sound prolongations; and blocks), which may also be accompanied by excessive tension, speaking avoidance, struggle behaviors, and secondary mannerisms (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association [ASHA], 1993). People with fluency disorders also frequently experience psychological, emotional, social, and functional impacts as a result of their communication disorder (Tichenor & Yaruss, 2019a). Stuttering is the most common fluency disorder.

Focus Area Tags

  1. Speech Therapy -> Fluency
  2. Speech Therapy -> Fluency -> Affective Restructuring
  3. Speech Therapy -> Fluency -> Awareness / Identification
  4. Speech Therapy -> Fluency -> Cognitive Restructuring
  5. Speech Therapy -> Fluency -> Dealing with Feelings / Self-disclosure / Support
  6. Speech Therapy -> Fluency -> Desensitization
  7. Speech Therapy -> Fluency -> Fluency Shaping Techniques
  8. Speech Therapy -> Fluency -> Secondary Behaviors
  9. Speech Therapy -> Fluency -> Stuttering Modifications Techniques

Therapists with experience in this disorder

  • Sara Lowczyk

    Sara Lowczyk

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    I love working with speech AND language kids, but language has my heart. My specialities include ...

    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Lexie Gregory

    Lexie Gregory

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    I love speech sound disorders and specialize in apraxia! I am certified in PROMPT training and re...

  • Sarah Boyle

    Sarah Boyle

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP
    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Shawnry Baker

    Shawnry Baker

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    I worked as a School SLP and at a private practice/clinic for 6 years when living in Georgia. Sin...

    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Claire Roper

    Claire Roper

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    I treat articulation and language disorders at Mary Blount Elementary. I am also the District Coo...

    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Jennifer Henderson

    Jennifer Henderson

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    I am a Speech Language Pathologist with 13+ years of clinical experience. I enjoy working with th...

    • Speechcenter, Inc Speechcenter, Inc
    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Jessica Lenden-Holt

    Jessica Lenden-Holt

    Full-time Therapist Clinical Lead CCC-SLP

    Hi! I'm Jessica Lenden-Holt. I am the Chief Clinical Officer with Sidekick Therapy Partners (mysi...

    • Speechcenter, Inc Speechcenter, Inc
    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Christina Mitchell

    Christina Mitchell

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    I have been a practicing speech-language pathologist for over ten years. I have worked in early i...

    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Heidi Wheeler

    Heidi Wheeler

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    I have been a Speech-Language Pathologist for 3, going on 4, years now. I have had experience wit...

    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Margie Busby

    Margie Busby

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    “If all my possessions were taken from me with one exception, I would choose to keep the power of...

    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Alesha Prater-Kiser

    Alesha Prater-Kiser

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    Dedicated lifespan SLP. Passionate about dysphagia evaluation and treatment, cognitive communicat...

  • Ian Quillen

    Ian Quillen

    Full-time Therapist Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    As a therapist, I specialize in working with children and adults who stutter. I also serve as a C...

    • Test Practice Test Practice
    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Katelyn Kuppart

    Katelyn Kuppart

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP
    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Sarah Wikum

    Sarah Wikum

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    I enjoy working with children who stutter and children who use AAC.

  • Paul Rice

    Paul Rice

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    I'm a graduate of East Tennessee State University. I've worked with kids in schools, daycares, cl...

    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Alison Massoud

    Alison Massoud

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    Hi! I'm Alison. I've been with Sidekick since September 2020, and I've been a speech therapist si...

  • Erika Baldwin

    Erika Baldwin

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    Hi everyone! I've been been working for Sidekick Therapy Partners as a speech-language pathologis...

  • Abby Budinger

    Abby Budinger

    Full-time Therapist CF-SLP

    I have a B.S in Communication Disorders and Linguistics from the University of Virginia and a M.S...

  • Maggie Bill

    Maggie Bill

    Full-time Therapist CF-SLP

    I specialize in working with children with language delays in early intervention. I also work in ...

  • Rosemary O'Brien

    Rosemary O'Brien

    Full-time Therapist CF-SLP

    Areas that I enjoy working with include fluency, AAC, and gestalt language processing. I currentl...

  • Taydi Owens

    Taydi Owens

    Full-time Therapist CF-SLP

    I specialize in assessing and treating children from culturally and linguistically diverse (CLD) ...

  • Renee Denney

    Renee Denney

    Full-time Therapist Clinical Lead CCC-SLP

    Hi! I am the District Coordinator for Clarksville schools in Middle Tennessee. I have been an SLP...

    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Numra Ahsan

    Numra Ahsan

    PTA PT
  • Rachel Alexander
  • Rachael Allen

    Rachael Allen

    CCC-SLP
  • Hailey Atiyeh

    Hailey Atiyeh

    STUDENT
  • Hannah Baisley

    Hannah Baisley

    Clinical Lead Clinical Lead CCC-SLP
    • Insight to Ability Pediatric Therapy Insight to Ability Pediatric Therapy
  • Alicia Baptista

    Alicia Baptista

    Full-time Therapist Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    I am new to Sidekick this year, but I've been a school-based SLP since 2013. I love working with ...

    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Olivia Barclay

    Olivia Barclay

    Full-time Therapist CF-SLP

    Hello there! I am a speech-language pathologist currently in the process of completing her clinic...

  • Maria Barrios

    Maria Barrios

    Management CCC-SLP
    • Let's Talk and Move Therapy Center, LLC Let's Talk and Move Therapy Center, LLC
  • Ashtyn Bidwell

    Ashtyn Bidwell

    CCC-SLP
  • Tracy Black

    Tracy Black

    CCC-SLP
  • Melissa Bridge

    Melissa Bridge

    Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    Born and raised in Syracuse, New York, I moved to Knoxville in the midst of a pandemic! I receive...

  • Eddie Brown

    Eddie Brown

    Full-time Therapist Full-time Therapist CCC-SLP

    Hi! I'm Eddie and I'm a person who stutters. My passion is working with people who stutter, resea...

    • Sidekick Therapy Partners Sidekick Therapy Partners
  • Emily Bultman

    Emily Bultman

    Full-time Therapist CF-SLP

    I am a Speech-Language Pathology Clinical Fellow and have the most experience providing treatment...

  • Katie Burns

    Katie Burns

    STUDENT
  • Cathleen Butcher
  • Olivia Caceres
  • Megan Candelario

    Megan Candelario

    Part-Time Therapist CCC-SLP
    • Cheshire Center Cheshire Center
  • Mikayla Castillo
  • JoAnn Cavelli

    JoAnn Cavelli

    CCC-SLP
    • SensationALL Kids SLP-PLLC SensationALL Kids SLP-PLLC
  • Angelina Cedeno

    Angelina Cedeno

    CCC-SLP
    • SensationALL Kids SLP-PLLC SensationALL Kids SLP-PLLC
  • Gabrielle Conner
  • Elizabeth Dasher

    Elizabeth Dasher

    Full-time Therapist Owner CCC-SLP
    • Infinity Speech LLC Infinity Speech LLC
  • Kira Derr

    Kira Derr

    Owner Operations Management Owner Operations Management CCC-SLP
    • Milestones Therapy Center LLC Milestones Therapy Center LLC
  • Jennifer Duckworth

    Jennifer Duckworth

    Full-time Therapist Management Clinical Lead CCC-SLP
    • Coastal Speech and Language Center, LLC Coastal Speech and Language Center, LLC
  • Linda Ernst

    Linda Ernst

    CCC-SLP

    Linda has expertise in swallowing, voice, upper airway, cleft palate/resonance, motor speech, TBI...

  • Mikayla Eubanks

    Mikayla Eubanks

    STUDENT
  • Lori-Ann Ferraro

    Lori-Ann Ferraro

    CCC-SLP
    • Over the Rainbow Speech-Language Pathology and Related Services, LLC Over the Rainbow Speech-Language Pathology and Related Services, LLC
  • Milleena Fonseca

    Milleena Fonseca

    Full-time Therapist CF-SLP

    I am currently a clinical fellow working to get my CCC's! I love working with children and elderl...