Referrals - South Carolina | 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. Charley Adams, CCC-SLP University of South Carolina Speech and Hearing Research Center 1224 Sumter St Ste 300 Columbia, SC 29201-3357 (803)777-2605 charley@sc.edu *Therapy typically conducted by students under the supervision of a certified speech language pathologist.	Mrs. Alice Anne G. Farley, M.Ed., CCC-SLP Speech Pathology Practice & Steps to Fluency 1000 Woodleaf Ct Columbia, SC 29212-0810 (803)407-0770 aagfarley@sc.rr.com www.colormefluent.com *Provides intensive and traditional therapy and workshops.
Ms. Barbara M. Guryan, M.C.D, CCC-SLP 10 Chateau Drive Greenville, SC 29615 (864)627-0265 (864)414-1516 bguryan@charter.net	Dr. Judith Martin, CCC-SLP 2031 Lyttleton Street Camden, SC 29020-2411 (803)432-6388 judhmar@aol.com
Ms. Caroline Pittard, M.S.,CCC-SLP Pittard Speech Services 132 Tyvola Drive Summerville, SC 29485 (843)270-7231 (843)879-3967 pittardspeech@yahoo.com www.pittardspeech.com	Ms. Wendy Wingard-Gay, M.S., CCC-SLP Chit Chat Fort Mill, SC 29715 (803)981-2755 wendywingardgay@gmail.com
Ms. Janice Wright, M.S.P, CCC-SLP 4669 Bowman Branch Highway Branchville, SC 29432 (803)274-8959 readnwright.jan@gmail.com

CELEBRITY FOCUS

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.

Frank Wolf

This Virginian congressman has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1981. The longtime supporter of the Stuttering Foundation drew national attention to childhood stuttering in 2006 when he submitted an article about Tiger Woods from the SFA newsletter to the Congressional Record. The congressman is featured in the Stuttering Foundation's Famous People Who Stutter brochure.

King George

In November 2010, worldwide movie audiences were presented with a most interesting and unusual movie release with The King’s Speech, starring Colin Firth as King George VI and Helena Bonham Carter as his wife Elizabeth.

Unfortunately, history may have forgotten the courageous and inspiring story of Prince Albert who stuttered badly and never dreamed that he would ever be king when his older brother, King Edward VIII, abruptly abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry Wallis Simpson, an American divorcee.

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.

Ken Venturi

As much of the nation watches the U.S. Open Golf Championship, it is impossible not to think about our late friend Ken Venturi. Ken overcame many challenges to win the Open at Congressional in 1964 and go on to become the voice of golf for more than three decades.

However, Ken faced no bigger obstacle than stuttering. Ken Venturi was a champion to those who stutter, going out of his way to share his personal experience when consulted by a colleague, friend, or child who stutters.