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Freedom From Frustration
Angela had been stuttering more and she was feeling really frustrated when stuttering and introducing herself. It was especially...
Bailey Levis
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I *Can* Change My Stutter
This middle school student has been really wanting to change his stutters into easier, less embarrassing, less frustrating stutters, but...
Bailey Levis
2 min read


Living The Dream
Steven found his courage and is doing what he loves most. Something he never thought he’d be able to do because of his stutter. Musical...
Bailey Levis
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Can Stuttering Be Cured?
People have been trying to cure or stop stuttering for millennia. Demosthenes, the great Greek orator, used rocks in his mouth and spoke...
Bailey Levis
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SF Recognizes Stuttering Awareness Week!
Thanks to Maya Chupkov and Proud Stutter for spearheading the campaign to have the City and County of San Francisco to be the first city...
Bailey Levis
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Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT Tapping) FAQ
Learn how you can reduce your anxiety and worry less about your stuttering using this safe and effective approach. What is EFT Tapping?...
Bailey Levis
3 min read


West Coast Stuttering Center
Read more about why I decided to remove "fluency" from the name of my practice. We’re changing our name! San Francisco Speech and Fluency...
Bailey Levis
4 min read


Scrambled – A great animated short for higher level language
I’m a big fan of animated shorts for working with students. The body language and facial expressions are great for addressing non-verbal...
Bailey Levis
2 min read


Recommending treatment for preschool stuttering, Cont.
Part 2.2 This is actually part 3, of a 3-part series of posts about referring parents who are concerned about In Part 2.1, we looked at...
Bailey Levis
4 min read


As an SLP, when do I recommend treatment for preschool stuttering?
Part 2.1 **NOTE** The information contained here is not meant to be used to diagnose or treat stuttering. Only a licensed speech and...
Bailey Levis
4 min read


Is my preschool child stuttering?
Q: How do you help parents distinguish whether their preschooler is stuttering or whether it’s a developmental disfluency? This question...
Bailey Levis
3 min read


Stuttering is Like a Cup of Coffee
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Bailey Levis
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Stuttering is Like Jack and The Beanstalk
The Giant’s not so scary after all, just misunderstood… Up Next…Stuttering is Like a Cup of Coffee… Groups are forming now.  Learn more...
Bailey Levis
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Stuttering is Like Pizza
Watch to find out how…But I’m going to warn you, this might be a different way of thinking about stuttering therapy than you’re used...
Bailey Levis
1 min read


Three wild and possibly crazy ideas about stuttering
…or Pizza, Jack and The Beanstalk and Coffee are all like stuttering… I know a lot of adults who stutter have been frustrated by their...
Bailey Levis
1 min read


Guess that number!
Education activity with elementary school child who stutters I’ve been working with this great elementary school kid who stutters.  He’s...
Bailey Levis
1 min read


Noe Valley Pediatrics
Nurse Judy at Noe Valley Pediatrics recently updated her blog about speech development.  I was honored that Nurse Judy reached out to me...
Bailey Levis
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Disclose Your Stuttering, Improve People’s Impressions of You
Published research from Dr. Courtney Byrd and her team at University of Austin provide evidence for improved impressions of people who...
Bailey Levis
1 min read


Flexible Rate Demo – Iceberg Analogy
Flexible Rate Demonstration An Iceberg Approach to Stuttering Therapy I’ve decided to take the flexible rate video down. I know some...
Bailey Levis
2 min read
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