Self-compassion for people who stammer
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- Start Date: 11 Nov 2025End Date: 09 Dec 2025Tue (Evening): 18:00 - 20:00OnlineFull fee £89.00 Senior fee £62.00 Concession £18.00
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What is the course about?
This is an experiential course for people who stammer that will introduce you to key elements of self-compassion through some theory and practice. Research on the general population has consistently found that cultivating self-compassion contributes to greater well-being, reduced self-criticism and greater self-acceptance. In recent years we have introduced elements of self-compassion into courses for people who stammer and this has been very well received. There will be two consecutive evenings on Tuesday November 12th and 19th and the final session will be on Tuesday December 10th.
What will we cover?
Introduction to the three core components of self-compassion
Relevance to people who stammer
Practical self-compassion exercises
Reflecting on how you treat yourself
Underlying theory and evidence base
Myths and misconceptions around self-compassion.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
Identify the three core components
Understand the relevance of self-compassion work to yourself
Participate in self-compassion exercises
Describe key aspects of underlying theory
Identify how to continue this work after the course ends.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is suitable for people who stammer who will ideally have done some previous speech therapy. If you have been recently bereaved or have recently experienced some other major life event please contact us first so we can discuss if this is the right time for you to do this course. No particular skills are needed.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
This course will be delivered online on Zoom. There will be two tutors who both stammer. One is an experienced speech and language therapist and mindfulness teacher. The other is a trainee clinical psychologist who is currently completing research into the benefits of self-compassion for people who stammer. There will be whole and small group work. You will be given exercises to practise outside of the sessions.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
There are no other costs and no need to bring anything along to the sessions.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
At the end of the course we will discuss other courses that might be helpful e.g Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for people who stammer.
Carolyn is a leading UK stammering specialist. She stammers herself and had life-changing therapy at City Lit. Following this she decided to train as a speech and language therapist (SLT) and feels privileged to have spent her career at City Lit. She helped develop what is probably the most comprehensive range of stammering therapy courses in the world. 2019 marked her 40th year as a City Lit tutor. She has a particular passion for working with people with interiorised stammering. In 2009 Carolyn qualified as a mindfulness teacher and has been a pioneer in terms of integrating mindfulness into stammering therapy courses. She is an experienced trainer and has helped to develop training programmes for SLTs in mindfulness, acceptance and commitment therapy and counselling skills. Carolyn has had many articles and chapters published and is a co-editor of Stammering Therapy from the Inside (2013). She has led training and therapy courses throughout the UK and has also taught in Europe, the US and New Zealand. In 2012 she was honoured to receive the International Fluency Association’s Clinician of Distinction award.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
