Referrals - Washington | 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. Rachel Bazant Baumgarten, M.S., CCC-SLP 9253 SE 59th St Mercer Island, WA 98040 (206)524-3621 rbaubaz@yahoo.com	Ms. Kirsten Bouma, M.A., CCC-SLP Speech Language and Learning Svcs Silverdale Medical Center 10452 Silverdale Way NW Silverdale, WA 98383-9411 (360)307-7501 (306)307-7379 bouma.k@ghc.org www.ghc.org
Dr. David Evans, CCC-SLP Western Washington University 516 High St Bellingham, WA 98225-5996 (360)650-3178 David.Evans@wwu.edu	Ms. Shana Gibson, M.A., CCC-SLP Spokane Public Schools 3322 E 22nd Ave Spokane, WA 99223-3903 (509)354-3322 (509)354-3333 shanag@spokaneschools.org
Ms. Constance D. Haines, M.S., CCC-SLP Puyallup, WA 98372 cdhslp@msn.com	Ms. Susan Hamilton Burleigh, M.A., CCC-SLP Port Townsend, WA 98368 (206)999-8720 susan@hamiltonburleigh.com *Telepractice Plus
Ms. JoAnne Hebert, M.S., CCC-SLP 7628 Madrona Dr NE Bainbridge Island, WA 98110-2962 (206)842-8444 jhebert52@msn.com *Works Part-time	Ms. Melissa Jensen, M.S., CCC-SLP Kirkland, WA 98034-4610 (206)334-1263 melissajensen58@gmail.com
Mr. Kevin C. Johnson, M.S., CCC-SLP Speech, Language & Literacy Center 2731 Wetmore Ave Ste 208B Everett, WA 98201-3581 (425)303-9309 (425)303-9612 speech.literacy@integra.net	Ms. Melissa Kokaly, M.S., CCC-SLP UW Speech & Hearing Clinic 4131 15th Ave NE UW Campus Mail Box 354875 Seattle, WA 98105-6250 (206)543-5440 (206)616-1185 kokalym@uw.edu
Ms. Elyse Lambeth, M.S., CCC-SLP Seattle Children's Hospital PO Box 5371 OB8620 Seattle, WA 98145-5005 (206)987-5630 (206)987-2409 EMail *BCS-F	Ms. Bo-Kyung Lee, M.A., CCC-SLP Issaquah, WA iibbkk79@gmail.com
Ms. Carol L. Ray, M.A., CCC-SLP Pediatric Speech & Lang Therapy 2205 N 45th St Seattle, WA 98103-6903 (206)547-2500 carolray@aol.com www.pediatricspeechtherapy.org *2nd location: 2320 130th Ave NE, Suite E-102, Bellevue, WA 98005. 3rd location: 4250 44th Ave SW, West Seattle, WA 98116	Ms. Debra Hamamoto Robinson, M.S., CCC-SLP 15105 North Columbus Street Spokane, WA 99208-9536 (509)354-4430 debraro@spokaneschools.org
Dr. Marian Sheehan, CCC-SLP Speech-Language Pathologist Seattle & Vashon, WA (206)682-0460 marianshe@msn.com	Dr. Brian Shute, ,CCC-SLP Inland Speech Pathology 2611 E Moran Vista Spokane, WA 99223 (509)448-5970 www.InlandSpeechPathology.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.

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.

Kenyon Martin

Kenyon Martin, the basketball sensation who was named to the NBA’s All Star Team in 2004, joins other famous people who stutter in a new brochure. The brochure - which unfolds into a small poster - is available free of charge from The Stuttering Foundation.

The poster is intended to give children and adults who stutter inspiration as they grapple with their speech disorder.

Mel Tillis

Country music star Mel Tillis entertained audiences around the world.

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.