Referrals - California | 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. Kris Baines, M.A., CCC-SLP Walnut Creek, CA 94597 (925)787-9384 krisbslp@astound.net	Ms. Nancy K. Barcal, M.A.,CCC-SLP Granite Bay Speech 2530 Douglas Blvd., Suite 110 Roseville, CA 95661 (916)797-3307 (916)797-3309 info@granitebayspeech.com www.granitebayspeech.com
Ms. Ruth W Bass, M.S., CCC-SLP Island Therapies 1451 Quail St., Suite 105 Newport Beach, CA 92660 (949)422-0730 ruth@islandtherapies.net www.islandtherapies.net	Dr. Margaret H. Briggs, CCC-SLP Briggs and Associates 595 E Colorado Blvd Ste M100 Pasadena, CA 91101-2039 (626)793-0937 EMail www.briggsandassociates.com
Ms. Tina Brix Alden, M.A., CCC-SLP 2805 Queens Way Thousand Oaks, CA 91362-5345 (805)241-7015 tina.alden@gmail.com *BCS-F	Mrs. June Haerle Campbell, M.A., CCC-SLP Campbell Speech and Language Services 26214 Mesa Place Carmel, CA 93923-8921 (831)626-8942 (831)626-8943 www.campbellspeechlanguage.com *BCS-F
Jory Faermark, MS, CCC-SLP 1158 26th Street, Suite 417 Santa Monica, CA 90403 (310)859-2265 jorymark@gmail.com	Dr. Paul T. Fogle, CCC-SLP 7817 Del Webb Blvd. Elk Grove, CA 95757 (916)509-9254 (916)509-9254 paulfoglephd@gmail.com www.PaulFoglePhD.com
Ms. Carol A. Hardt, M.A., CCC-SLP 1898 Mariposa Ct Cool, CA 95614-2551 (408)398-2287 uddamudda@aol.com *treatment for all ages	Ms. Joanne G. Hein, M.S., CCC-SLP Hein Speech Language Pathology Inc 4858 Mercury St Ste 106 San Diego, CA 92111 (858)560-0973 (858)560-1034 joanne@heinslpinc.com Web Site
Dr. Lisa R. LaSalle, CCC-SLP Truesdail Ctr for Comm Disorders University of Redlands 1200 E Colton Ave Redlands, CA 92373-3720 (909)748-8163 lisa_lasalle@redlands.edu *Therapy typically conducted by students under the supervision of a certified speech language pathologist	Mr. Theodore D. Levatter, M.A., CCC-SLP 7900 Mary Ellen Avenue North Hollywood, CA 91605-1846 (818)764-5461 (818)516-3817 twlevatter@earthlink.net
Ms. Gail Wilson Lew, M.A., CCC-SLP 2596 Mission Street, Suite 203 San Marino, CA 91108 (626)799-3397 gailsmail@gailsspeechpage.com gailsspeechpage.com	Ms. Beatrice Lomonaco, M.A., CCC-SLP Santa Clarita, CA talk2bea@att.net
Mrs. Loryn R. McGill, M.S., CCC-SLP Faculty at Chapman University Professor of Fluency Disorders 2900 Bristol St Ste B103 Costa Mesa, CA 92626-5947 (949)302-5681 (714)540-0742 OCFluency.com Web lorynmcgill@gmail.com	Ms. Robin Ottesen, M.A., CCC-SLP Ottesen Therapies 500 W Bonita Ave Ste 1A San Dimas, CA 91773 (650)393-3135 ottesentherapies@gmail.com
Ms. Christi Owen, M.S., CCC-SLP 1851 Port Tiffin Place Newport Beach, CA 92660 (714)606-4747 (949)760-0243 christi@christiowen.com	The Center for Children Who Stutter Robin Ottesen, Clinic Director 2600 E Nutwood Ave Ste 150 Fullerton, CA 92831-5403 (657)278-4570 fullertonccws@gmail.com *California State University, Fullerton
Dr. Peitzu Tsai, CCC-SLP San Jose State University Kay Armstead Center for Communication Disorders One Washington Square San Jose, CA 95192-0079 (408)924-3679 peitzu.tsai@sjsu.edu	Mr. Marc Wall, M.S., CCC-SLP Redlands, CA 92373-5823 (909)645-0295 wallma1990@yahoo.com

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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.

Jack Paar

While Jack Paar is among the most prominent of the entertainers on the Stuttering Foundation’s list of Famous People Who Stutter, he deserves special recognition as he was among the first to openly address his stuttering in public. As host of The Tonight Show from 1957-1962, he spoke of his difficulties as a stuttering child and teenager, giving hope to young people.

Bill Walton

From BillWalton.com

Thank you for your interest in my life long problem with my speech and communication skills. I was a very shy and reserved young man who could not speak at all without severely stuttering until I was 28 years old. Always a success in the classroom and on the basketball court, I took refuge in the things that I did well as a youngster. A straight A student, my athletic abilities covered the deficiencies that limited my overall growth and development. The game of basketball was my religion, the gym my church. It was a convenient way of avoiding my responsibilities of developing my human relation skills.

When I was 28, a chance encounter at a social event with Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Glickman completely changed my life in so many ways that things have never been the same since, nor have they ever been better. That day, in a very brief, private conversation (one way, mind you, since I literally could not speak at the time) Marty explained, patiently and concisely, that talking, communicating was a skill not a gift or a birthright and that like any skill, whether it be sports, music, business or whatever, needed to be developed over a lifetime of hard work, discipline, organization and practice. Marty gave me some simple tips that day and then encouraged me to take those keys and apply them to methods of learning that I had received from the special teachers that I had come across in my life, particularly the 6 Hall of Fame basketball coaches that I had played for throughout my career. The beginning of my whole new life was as simple as that. No gimmicks, tricks or shortcuts. Just the realization that with some help, guidance and a lot of hard work that I too could do what seemed so easy, simple and natural to everyone else, yet seemed impossibly out of my reach and comprehension.

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.