Stammering, Stuttering Treatment, CBT at Elite Clinic or On-line

Conquer your stammer and become verbally fluent…

How to stop or reduce a stutter

Stuttering is a speech disorder. People who stutter may repeat sounds, syllables, or words, or they may prolong sounds. There may also be interruptions to the normal flow of speech, known as blocks, along with unusual expressions or movements.

Stuttering affects more than 70 million people worldwide. It is more common among men than women. Some people refer to stuttering as stammering or childhood onset fluency disorder.

Approximately 5-10% of all children will stutter at some point in their lives, but most will typically outgrow this within a few months or years. Early intervention can help children overcome stuttering.For 1 in 4 of these children, however, the problem will persist into adulthood and can become a lifelong communication disorder.

In this article, we describe strategies that people who stutter can use to try to reduce these speech disruptions. We also list ways in which parents and caregivers can help children overcome a stutter. Copy from Medical News Today.

Quick tips for reducing stuttering : A person can read aloud at a slow pace to reduce stress around speaking.

There is no instant cure for stuttering. However, certain situations — such as stress, fatigue, or pressure — can make stuttering worse. By managing these situations, as far as possible, people may be able to improve their flow of speech.

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Practice speaking slowly

Speaking slowly and deliberately can reduce stress and the symptoms of a stutter. It can be helpful to practice speaking slowly every day.

For example, people could try reading aloud at a slow pace when they are on their own. Then, when they have mastered this, they can use this pace when speaking to others.

Another option is to add a brief pause between phrases and sentences to help slow down speech.

Avoid trigger words

People who stutter should not feel as though they have to stop using particular words if this is not their preference.

However, some people may wish to avoid specific words that tend to cause them to stammer. In this case, it might be helpful to make a list of these words and find alternatives to use.

Try mindfulness

Mindfulness is a proven way to reduce anxiety and stress.Research suggests that there is an overlap between the effects of mindfulness and the tools necessary for stuttering management, including:

• decreased use of avoidance strategies, such as speaking less
• improved emotional control
• acceptance

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Stammering, Stuttering Treatment, CBT at The Elite Clinic or On-line.

The use of hypnosis in the treatment of stammering and other communication disorders is not new and reports date back to the late 19th century. Hypnotic techniques have been used to establish deep relaxation, with self-hypnosis being taught to enable the stammerer to benefit from the effects of relaxation in the absence of the therapist. It is commonly found that the first time that patients are Hypnotised, even before any therapeutic work has been done, their fluency improves significantly, at least for the duration of the trance experience. An early demonstration of symptom relief of this sort can serve to increase the stammerer’s belief in the treatment and strengthen his or her motivation to continue with it.

 

In addition to relaxation, direct suggestions of well-being, confidence and increased self-esteem (“ego-strengthening” suggestions) are given. During the hypnosis sessions these positive feelings are linked to a gesture, (an anchor) which may later be used by the patient to recreate the feelings when they are needed in everyday situations. Suggestions given in hypnosis that are intended to promote responses, feelings or behaviours later in Non-Hypnotised state are usually referred to as post-hypnotic suggestions. Post-hypnotic suggestions may relate to feelings of well-being or confidence in certain situations or may consist of instructions to carry out traditional speech therapy techniques (e.g. smooth, calm, slow and prolonged speech) at appropriate times.

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How Can Hypnosis Help With my Stammering?

Hypnosis can be used with stammerers to assist in stress management and the building of self-esteem where this is the sole means of therapy or alongside formal speech therapy exercises.

Recognition of the potential usefulness of hypnosis in the context of disorders of communication led in the early 1980’s to the foundation of the British Society for the Practice of Hypnosis in Speech and Language Therapy, which is recognised by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. A survey of speech therapists using hypnosis in the UK by Macfarlane and Duckworth(1990) suggested that the major use of hypnosis in fluency disorders is as a means of achieving rapid, deep relaxation, reducing physical tension and anxiety and encouraging self-esteem in the patient.

There is a general feeling then that hypnosis may be helpful for mild stammerers in conjunction with stress management and confidence-building techniques and coupled with speech therapy techniques for the more severe cases. This view is based primarily on clinical studies and anecdotal reports.

At the Elite Clinic our approach involved the underpinning of Clinical Hypnotherapy treatment with the introduction of T.CBT an upgraded version of CBT.

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As you will read on other pages of this site, at Elite we have been helping people overcome a number of different problems for many years. Whist we continue to offer non-residential treatment at our clinic in Spain, over the years we have invested a considerable amount of both time and finances creating a cutting edge and very successful distance treatment programme, using Medias such as Zoom, Face Time and Skype. Whilst these sessions can be taken individually, we also offer a full ‘Virtual Rehab’ package, providing multiple sessions each day, along with 24/7 support, in effect mirroring the Rehab experience, but from the comfort and security of your own home, and of course at a fraction of the normal costs.

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Contact US. Should you have any additional questions regarding the treatment offered by the clinic do feel free to drop us an email, we will be pleased if requested to call you back for an information conversation –

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Over the last fifteen years, Martin and Marion Shirran, the joint founders of the Elite Clinic have been featured in just about every UK National Newspaper, and in hundreds of magazines, including titles such as Vogue, Marie Claire and Psychologies Magazine. They were flown to New York where their work was the subject of a news special on the Good Morning America TV show. They have also appeared in numerous UK shows. Last year they were interviewed by Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield on the This Morning TV Show. You can read more in the News Section of this site.

 

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During 2012, Martin and Marion signed a Multi Title International publishing contract with the renown Hay House Publishing House in New York. There first two , best selling books are available globally from Amazon. The forward of the Pause Button Therapy book was written by Professor Philip Zimbardo of Stanford University in Dan Fransisco. The books were also endorsed by Professor Windy Dryden of Goldsmiths University London.

 

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