Referrals - Connecticut | 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. Paula E. Bacolini, M.S., CCC-SLP Glastonbury, CT 06033-1251 (860)918-1119 pbacolini@gmail.com BCS-F Mobile phone - can text	Ms. Jennifer Lewis Berkey, M.S., CCC-SLP Fairfield & Westport, CT (203)221-0007 jenniferslp@aol.com
Ms. Josephine K. Chen, M.S., CCC-SLP Center for Speech and Language Pathology 100 Melrose Ave Ste 201 Greenwich, CT 06830-6277 (203)869-8272 (203)869-8289 www.speechtherapyct.com *Also at 5 Mott Ave., Norwalk, CT 06850, (203) 857-0900	Ms. Ashley Kalosieh, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech Path, LLC 1053 Farmington Ave Ste H Farmington, CT 06032 (860)866-1817 ashley@speechpathslp.com www.speechpathslp.com
Ms. Janet Kane, M.S., CCC-SLP Early Childhood Center 755 Melville Ave Fairfield, CT 06825-2050 janetmkane@yahoo.com	Ms. Lynn E. Powell, M.S., CCC-SLP Glastonbury, CT 06033-2902 leeconway@cox.net
Dr. Arlyne E. Russo, CCC-SLP 1481 Fairfield Beach Road Fairfield, CT 06824-6520 (203)255-5604 (203)259-2687 www.aerusso.com	Dr. Robin Story, CCC-SLP 1258-3 Stillwater Road Stamford, CT 06902 (203)323-4242 rasslp@aol.com
Ms. Tara J. Turken, M.S., CCC-SLP Tara J. Turken, LLC PO Box 18 Avon, CT 06001-0018 (860)508-4586 taraturkenslp@hotmail.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.

Carly Simon

Carly Simon began stuttering severely when she was eight years old.

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.

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.

Bill Withers

While Bill Withers has long been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, many people probably didn’t realize he stuttered. He passed away on March 30, 2020.

Born in 1938 in Slab Fork, W.V., Withers was the youngest of six children. When his father died when Withers was small, he was raised by his mother and grandmother, both of whom worked as domestics.