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

Emily Blunt

Actress Emily Blunt struggled with stuttering early in her life. A teacher encouraged her to act in a school play at age 12 despite her stuttering.

Blunt’s name is prominently featured on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter.

Mel Tillis

Country music star Mel Tillis entertained audiences around the world.

Byron Pitts

Byron Pitts has brought much attention to stuttering with his memoir, Step Out on Nothing: How Faith and Family Helped Me Conquer Life’s Challenges, released in September, 2009. The book not only details his speech difficulties, but also his illiteracy until age 12 and his unstable family life. Pitts overcame the odds to become the chief national correspondent with ABC News.

Darren Sproles

Darren Sproles, now a running back for The Philadelphia Eagles, made history with the San Diego Chargers in 2007 when he became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns in the same game.

After that game, Sproles was approached more often for interviews, which exacerbated his stuttering. “I had to talk to the media a lot, and once they put a camera in my face that's when it got bad," Sproles said. 'I just had to work on it. I couldn't really stress about it, because that's just me."

Winston Churchill

Seeking to "remove Winston Churchill's stutter by second guessing the diagnosis" indicates neither a truthful retelling of history nor an informed opinion about a complex speech disorder, say experts in the field of speech-language pathology.

Recent news reports that quote Dr. John Mather, a Washington physician, as saying that Churchill's stutter "is a lie" brought adamant critical response from specialists in the field of stuttering and fluency disorders.