Referrals - Minnesota | 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.

Dr. Carolyn Belle, CCC-SLP St Paul Public Schools 318 Moore St St. Paul, MN 55104-5152 (651)744-7965 carolyn.belle@spps.org *BCS-F	Ms. Anne Boever, M.A., CCC-SLP 10122 Chestnut Cir Brooklyn Park, MN 55443 (763)898-6348 abslp82@gmail.com
Ms. Sheila Cina, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech and Language Connections 7231 Forestview Ln N Maple Grove, MN 55369 (763)315-6616 (612)919-4826 (763)315-8894 FAX scina@slcmn.com Web Site	Ms. Kathleen E. Dauer, M.S., CCC-SLP ASHA Board Recognized Fluency Specialist ACE Speech & Language Clinic, LLC 1133 Rankin St Ste 3 Saint Paul, MN 55116-3141 (651)222-7768 (651)698-8994 kdauer@acespeech.com www.acespeech.com
Dr. Joseph R. Duffy, CCC-SLP Mayo Clinic, Speech Pathology 200 1st St SW Rochester, MN 55905-0001 (507)284-3436	Mr. Jeffrey J. Glessing, M.A., CCC-SLP Midwest Fluency Services 61278 260th Ave Mantorville, MN 55955-6010 (507)272-2752 EMail www.midwestfluencyservices.com
Mrs. Daralee R. Gowan-Baker, M.S., CCC-SLP 19817 Denali Way Farmington, MN 55024 (301)675-6781	Mr. Robert B. Grider, M.S., CCC-SLP Minnesota Voice and Speech Clinic 6800 France Ave S Ste 147 Edina, MN 55435 (952)929-1981 info@mnvoiceandspeech.net
Mr. Bruce R. Hanson, M.S., CCC-SLP MSUM Speech Lang Hearing Clinic 1104 7th Ave S Moorhead, MN 56563-0001 (218)477-4641 (218)477-4392 hansonbr@mnstate.edu *Assessment usually by ASHA Board Certified Specialist - Fluency Disorders Retired (BRS-FD). Therapy typically conducted by students under the direct supervision of a certified speech language pathologist recognized as a BRS-FD.	Ms. Teresa A. Hessler, M.S., CCC-SLP St Paul Schools Early Childhood Spec Ed Services - Birth to Three 271 Belvidere St E St Paul, MN 55107 (612)702-5626 (651)263-5461 dempsy47@yahoo.com
Ms. Linda R. Hinderscheit, M.A., CCC-SLP Dept Speech-Lang-Hearing Sciences 115 Shevlin Hall 164 Pillsbury Dr SE Minneapolis, MN 55455-0279 (612)624-8590 hinde001@umn.edu www.slhs.umn.edu *Therapy typically conducted by students under the supervision of a certified speech-language pathologist	Ms. Amy Johnson, M.A., CCC-SLP Duluth, MN 55803-9287 amy.johnson@superior.k12.wi.us
Mr. John McManus, M.A., CCC-SLP McManus Speech Associates, LTD Woodbury, MN 55129 (651)436-6151 mcmspeech@gmail.com	Ms. Kathryn (Kay) Wallis, M.S.,CCC-SLP Wallis Speech Services LLC 2610 Greysolon Rd Duluth, MN 55812-2306 (218)349-0589 wallisspeech@gmail.com

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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.

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