Referrals - Arizona | Stuttering Foundation: A Nonprofit Organization Helping Those Who Stutter

Listed below are the names of speech pathologists in your state who might be able to help you in treating stuttering. The Stuttering Foundation of America provides these names only to help in locating a speech pathologist who might be able to assist you in treating stuttering. The Stuttering Foundation of America does not warrant the competency of these speech pathologists nor guarantee their treatment.

This list is likely to include only a small number of the speech pathologists in your area and therefore might not include the names of all speech pathologists who might be able to assist you. No negative implication should be drawn about a particular speech pathologist's qualifications or competency if he or she is not included on this list.

If the individuals located below cannot assist you or are not located near you, the Stuttering Foundation of America encourages you to request a referral from them.

Ms. Jessica Hudson, M.A., CCC-SLP Stuttering and Speech Therapy of Arizona 3635 E. Inverness Ave. Ste 104 Mesa, AZ 85206 (480)719-6535 jessica@stutteringtherapyaz.com www.stutteringtherapyaz.com	Ms. Karen Ruehle Kumar, M.A., CCC-SLP Phoenix, AZ (480)993-6566 kruehle.kumar@gmail.com *Phoenix Metro Area
Mrs. Becky J. Peters, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech Pathology Services 1057 N. Nielson Street Gilbert, AZ 85234 (480)236-8807 speech.path23@gmail.com	Ms. Mirla G. Raz, M.Ed., CCC-SLP Communication Skills Center 8356 E. San Rafael Scottsdale, AZ 85258 (480)231-4019 mirlag@speechbooks.com Web Site
Dr. Lynne Remson, CCC-SLP Scottsdale & Phoenix, AZ (480)794-0163 lremson@cox.net *BCS-F	Ms. Lynda Webster, M.Ed., CCC-SLP 7355 East Thompson Peak Parkway Scottsdale, AZ 85255 (713)703-9834 lynfaye2@prodigy.net
Ms. Canela Zacharopoulos, M.S., CCC-SLP Kids Talk 6991 E Camelback Rd Ste D300 Scottsdale, AZ 85251-2492 (480)386-7104 info@kidstalkcenter.com www.kidstalkcenter.com

CELEBRITY FOCUS

King George

In November 2010, worldwide movie audiences were presented with a most interesting and unusual movie release with The King’s Speech, starring Colin Firth as King George VI and Helena Bonham Carter as his wife Elizabeth.

Unfortunately, history may have forgotten the courageous and inspiring story of Prince Albert who stuttered badly and never dreamed that he would ever be king when his older brother, King Edward VIII, abruptly abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.

Bruce Willis

While the world knows Bruce Willis as an A-list actor, few know that he struggled with stuttering throughout his first 20 years.

Walter Bruce Willis was born in 1955 in West Germany to his German mother, Marlene, and his American GI father, David Willis. The family settled in David’s hometown of Penns Grove, New Jersey in 1957, and the couple has three other children.

James Earl Jones

Actor James Earl Jones, a Broadway, television and movie star, is well-known for his voice as Darth Vader in Star Wars and his book Voices and Silences. Jones has spoken some of the most memorable lines in the history of American film, but the man known for his voice was once afflicted with a severe stutter.

Ken Venturi

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.

Marilyn Monroe

From Edward S. Herrington's letter to Southcoasttoday.com

I am writing in response to "The importance of voice" (May 29), which mentioned that famous actor James Earl Jones struggled with stuttering. Another famous voice that you cited was the trademark breathy voice of Marilyn Monroe; however, you did not make mention of the fact that Marilyn Monroe also struggled with stuttering at various points in her life, sometimes very painfully.