At SoCal Stuttering Professionals, we don’t chase fluency. We master communication.  We recognize stuttering for what it is: something you’re born with, a largely genetic condition characterized by structural and functional differences in the brain. As such, attempts to “cure” it typically lead to increased struggle. Instead, we manage it. We address the environmental, behavioral, and psychological factors that make it unbearable.  We give you physical speech-management tools to dial down tension and struggle. And we boost your confidence and communication to such a level that residual disfluencies fade into the background.    

 

If you’ve been in speech therapy before, you’ve likely tried “fluency shaping”—purely physical techniques aimed at smoothing out speech. Research tells us that these techniques are nearly impossible to perfect, often sound unnatural, and fall apart in real-life speaking scenarios.

 

At SoCal Stuttering Professionals, we offer a whole-person approach: mouth, mind, and soul. We draw on up-to-the-minute research from the field of speech pathology, as well as incorporating ideas from cognitive psychology, vocal performance, disability theory, Buddhism, mindfulness, yoga—even punk rock.

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What’s more, we know this works. SoCal is steeped in the latest research on stuttering, and our clinicians have studied with the nation's top experts. Stuttering isn't just our practice. It's our passion. It's the only thing we do.