Referrals - Utah | 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. Martina Herte Costello, M.S., CCC-SLP 1181 Foxcrest Drive Park City, UT 84098 (435)602-2674	Ms. Ann Dorais, M.A., CCC-SLP A+ Speech Therapy 1379 S 740 E Orem, UT 84097-8083 (801)422-5993 (801)372-4383 adorais159@gmail.com
Ms. Maria Gurrister, M.S., CCC-SLP Wasatch Speech and Language Center 2120 E. 3900 So., Ste 200 Holladay, UT 84124 (801)308-0400 (801)308-0401 srg@unh.edu Web Site	Mr. Tom Gurrister, M.S., CCC-SLP Wasatch Speech and Language Center 2120 East 3900 South, Ste 200 Holladay, UT 84124 (801)308-0400 (801)308-0401 tgurrister@aol.com www.stutteringinfo.com
Ms. Janet Kirsh, M.S., CCC-SLP Assistant Professor (Clinical) University of Utah Speech and Hearing Clinic 417 S Wakara Way Ste 1112 Salt Lake City, UT 84108-1448 (801)581-3506 (801)581-7955 Janet.Goldstein@hsc.utah.edu *Therapy typically conducted by students under the supervision of a certified speech language pathologist

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.