Stuttering and Trauma: What’s the Connection

Chaya Goldstein-Schuff, MA, CCC-SLP

We know that old wives' tales suggesting that stuttering causes trauma are not real, and perpetuating these myths can be dangerous. Yet, something about stuttering and trauma rings true. What is it?

In this roundtable discussion, we will explore the relationship between stuttering and trauma. We'll identify different kinds of trauma, their impact, and how some stuttering experiences line up with them. We will explore new research on the relationship between stuttering and trauma and the clinical implications in the therapy room.

Chaya Goldstein-Schuff, MA, CCC-SLP, is a speech-language pathologist at the Sisskin Stuttering Center. She specializes in trauma-informed stuttering therapy across the lifespan. Chaya applies trauma-informed principles to help her clients feel safe in their bodies so they can stutter comfortably and increase their confidence as communicators. She is researching stuttering as a complex trauma to illuminate the lived experiences of those who stutter.

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