Referrals - Georgia | 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. Laura Enz, M.S., CCC-SLP Univ. Hospital-Speech/Hearing Ctr. 1350 Walton Way Augusta, GA 30901 (706)774-8666 (706)828-6646 lboulineau@uh.org	Ms. Judith Kirkman, M.A., CCC-SLP 822 Rockford Commons Dr SW Marietta, GA 30064 (404)641-1450 jkirkman50@yahoo.com
Mr. Tim F. Mackesey, CCC-SLP Board Certified Specialist in Fluency Disorders 1874 Independence Sq Ste B Dunwoody, GA 30338-5171 (770)399-5455 tfmackesey@gmail.com www.stuttering-specialist.com BCS-F Support group also	Ms. Sharon T. Milner, M.Ed., CCC-SLP 374 Thomasboro Road Rocky Ford, GA 30455-7316 smilner@screven.k12.ga.us
Ms. Grace E. Privette Farren, M.Ed., CCC-SLP 230 Overlook Circle Dawsonville, GA 30534-7210 (706)216-4732 (678)644-1873 gprivette4@gmail.com	Dr. Debra Schober-Peterson, CCC-SLP Clinical Professor GSU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic 30 Pryor Street SW, Suite 800 Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 (404)413-8044 (404)413-8043 dspeterson@gsu.edu *Therapy typically conducted by students under the supervision of a certified speech language pathologist.

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Bruce Willis

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