This Program Is For You If:

  • You are confused about addressing fluency shaping and acceptance of stuttering at the same time

  • You run out of ideas for stuttering sessions and need evidence-based materials

  • You need a better way to talk about stuttering and therapy progress with kids and their parents

  • You simply don't know where to start OR you are experienced and feel stuck with your current stuttering clients

The 3 Pillars of Stuttering Therapy Academy

  • Setting the Stage: The Why

    Why are we assessing and treating stuttering the way that we do? How do we set the stage for evidence-based and effective therapy in our evaluation, goals, and conversations with the child and parents before therapy even starts?

  • Intuitive Therapy for the Physical

    How are we taking awareness, avoidance, secondary behaviors and tension into consideration when it comes to addressing the physical aspects of stuttering? What can we do to guide the child to a place where openly stuttering occurs in a natural and neutral way?

  • Lasting Therapy for the Affective

    How are we effectively addressing the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors that can come along with being a person who stutters? If we are looking for lasting change, what skills are we teaching them so that they can build resiliency and support themselves throughout their lifetime?

Instructor

Victoria Dertouzos

Victoria has been a practicing speech-language pathologist for almost a decade and is the proud owner of Speech & Stuttering Therapy of New Jersey, a private speech therapy practice focused on supporting people who stutter. Prior to opening her private practice, Victoria worked as a school-based SLP, as well as a per diem medical SLP in the acute care setting. During this time, her priority was expanding her knowledge base to better serve those who stutter and their families. She has accrued over 100 hours of continuing education hours in the area of stuttering since 2020 and completed over 1500 hours of direct clinical activity (i.e, treatment, evaluation, parent consultation/training) in the area of fluency and fluency disorders in her career thus far. Victoria hosts Camp Dream. Speak. Live. every summer for kids who stutter and runs therapy groups for her clients. While she is extremely passionate about supporting those who stutter and their loved ones herself, she is especially enthusiastic about helping other SLPs feel confident in doing the same.

FAQ

  • What is included?

    Live weekly calls over the course of 3 months. 1-2 hours of weekly self-guided resource modules available online for you to work through independently. An online community to get your questions answered and to collaborate with group members; this remains available to you even after the program ends!

  • What is the investment?

    We chat about on our discovery call together after you apply (click "APPLY NOW" at the top of this page) because we try to fit within a monthly budget.

  • When does the next program start?

    Our first call will be mid April!

  • If I have experience working with clients who stutter, is this program too basic for me?

    This course is meant for clinicians with and without experience working with stuttering, at any level.

  • Will you cover how to talk with parents?

    Absolutely. This is such a critical component to therapeutic success for a child.

  • Do you offer refunds?

    Yes, you have 7 days from the date of purchase to receive a full refund. After 7 days, the program is non-refundable.

  • I have another question not listed here!

    Please email [email protected].