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.

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.

Dave Taylor

Dave Taylor has been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter for many years, but probably few people know all of the unique accomplishments of this former hockey great who was born on December 4, 1955, in Levack, Ontario.

Bill Walton

From BillWalton.com

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.

When I was 28, a chance encounter at a social event with Hall of Fame broadcaster Marty Glickman completely changed my life in so many ways that things have never been the same since, nor have they ever been better. That day, in a very brief, private conversation (one way, mind you, since I literally could not speak at the time) Marty explained, patiently and concisely, that talking, communicating was a skill not a gift or a birthright and that like any skill, whether it be sports, music, business or whatever, needed to be developed over a lifetime of hard work, discipline, organization and practice. Marty gave me some simple tips that day and then encouraged me to take those keys and apply them to methods of learning that I had received from the special teachers that I had come across in my life, particularly the 6 Hall of Fame basketball coaches that I had played for throughout my career. The beginning of my whole new life was as simple as that. No gimmicks, tricks or shortcuts. Just the realization that with some help, guidance and a lot of hard work that I too could do what seemed so easy, simple and natural to everyone else, yet seemed impossibly out of my reach and comprehension.

John Stossel

John Stossel is one of the most recognized and articulate reporters today. However, he once considered giving up his broadcasting career because of his stuttering.

“Fear of stuttering can easily become worse than the stuttering itself,” observed Stossel. “The idea that I’m on television and making speeches is still a shock to me sometimes.”