Referrals - Oregon | 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.

Mr. Michael T. Collins, M.S., CCC-SLP 1111 Sherman Avenue Hood River, OR 97031-1421 (541)380-9052	Ms. Jennifer L. Durham, M.A., CCC-SLP The Speech Center Inc 255 W Stewart Ave Ste 101 Medford, OR 97501 (541)773-8255 (541)772-0164 FAX www.thespeechcenter.net
Mr. Clifford S. Goldman, M.S., CCC-SLP Stuttering Therapy 4527 NE Skidmore Portland, OR 97218-1758 (503)282-1150 (503)282-3637 speechflow@yahoo.com *Works with adolescents and adults. SpeechEasy fluency device provider.	Mr. Michael William Jedlicka, M.A., CCC-SLP Jedlicka and Associates 4122 SE 74th Avenue Portland, OR 97206 (503)360-6235 mikejedlicka@gmail.com
Ms. Elizabeth Nesser, M.S., CCC-SLP Portland, OR 97239-3843 (971)563-2468 bethnsr@yahoo.com	Ms. Deborah M. Rock, MSPA, CCC-SLP Eugene, OR 97401 (541)510-0844 rdebmur@aol.com
Ms. Joan Sundberg, M.A., CCC-SLP Willamette Educ Serv Dist 2611 Pringle Rd SE Salem, OR 97302-1533 (503)364-9006 (503)385-4876 joan.sund@hotmail.com	Mr. Glenn D. Weybright, M.S., CCC-SLP 2701 NW Vaughn St Ste 360 Portland, OR 97210-5376 (503)227-0379 (503)227-0676

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.

Alan Rabinowitz

Alan Rabinowitz, Ph.D., who passed away in 2018, was an explorer, wildlife conservationist, and author. He established the Hukawng Valley Tiger Reserve in northern Myanmar, which is about the size of the state of Vermont.

His love for animals began when he was very young.

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.

Lewis Carroll

The recent Disney version of Lewis Carroll’s classic, Alice in Wonderland, garnered a great deal of media hype. Even though the mainstream media has not made mention that Carroll was a person who stuttered, his family history gives credence to the discovery of the genetic link to stuttering. Carroll was born to parents who were first cousins; almost all of their eleven children, three girls and seven boys, struggled with stuttering past childhood.

Mel Tillis

Country music star Mel Tillis entertained audiences around the world.