Stammering Therapy for Adults
Group therapy classes to help you manage your stammer.
Our approach
Our stammering therapy clients enrol as students who engage in a process of learning. We believe that this encourages an active approach to change which is essential to successful stammering therapy. Also, working in education means that we are able to offer group work, and for most people who stammer we see this as a positive choice.
By the end of your course our aims are for you to:
- use strategies to manage your stammering more easily
- reduce the tension that accompanies stuttering
- have a clear understanding of stammering and its causes
- have identified your own particular pattern of stammering
- have identified and worked on reducing unhelpful thoughts, feelings and avoidance strategies
- say what you want
- speak up in situations you may previously have avoided
- feel more comfortable in yourself and your speech
- be a more confident and assertive communicator
Read testimonials from previous City Lit Speech Therapy students.
15 courses available
- Stage 1 stammering therapy
Learn strategies to help you speak more easily. You'll also work on becoming less sensitive about stammering, reducing avoidance strategies and developing self confidence. Designed specifically for people who stammer /stutter.
Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £195.00 Concession £56.00 - Full fee £279.00 Senior fee £195.00 Concession £56.00
- Public speaking for people who stammerSpeaking in front of a group can often feel daunting. This course will give you lots of opportunities to practise speaking in front of a supportive group. Discover your own unique power, confidence and speaking style and learn how to connect with your listeners. Develop strategies for managing your nerves before and during public speaking tasks. Get supportive and constructive feedback from the group and course tutor.
Specifically for people who stammer/stutter or clutter.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £90.00 Concession £26.00 
Refresh, revise stammering therapyDo you feel like a refresh or a fresh start? This 8 week course will help you tackle fears around stammering while working on personal goals, within a supportive group. There will be a focus on exploring more of your natural expressiveness and spontaneity, while challenging beliefs and habits that you wish to tackle. You will also have opportunities to review your strategies, stretch your comfort zones and build your confidence.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £90.00 Concession £26.00- Self-compassion for people who stammer
This is an experiential course for people who stammer that will introduce you to key elements of self-compassion through some theory and practice.
Online
Tue 10 Nov 2026Carolyn CheasmanFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £20.00 - Embodied voice for people who stammer
This course will provide you with skills to become knowledgeable about your own voice as an instrument. Through the work introduced you will gain insights into how you currently use and relate to your voice. The course will facilitate you to identify what you like about your voice and provide a safe place to play with possibilities. Getting to know your voice will be a creative process realised through engaging in experiential voice work.
Designed specifically for people who stammer/stutter. This course places no interest or importance on fluency. Instead, this course will introduce concepts and practical opportunities to cultivate skills to experience speaking in flow.
Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £41.00 Concession £12.00 - Speaking circle for people who stammer
Speaking circles are a powerful and unique way to work on becoming a more confident and effective speaker. They provide the opportunity to practise speaking to groups. Key components are being yourself, connecting with your audience and being fully listened to by a supportive group.
Keeley Street
Thu 14 Jan 2027Jenny YeatmanFull fee £69.00 Senior fee £48.00 Concession £14.00 - Refresher workshop for people who stammerFeeling a bit rusty when it comes to working on your stammering? If you have already completed some therapy either at City Lit or elsewhere, this workshop offers you the ideal opportunity to revise what you’ve learnt so far, practise your speech techniques and to become more open about, and desensitised to, stammering.
Online
Fri 5 Feb 2027Carolyn Cheasman, Vivien Grant-JonesFull fee £79.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £16.00 - Embodied voice for people who (consistently or sometimes) speak too fastThis course will most benefit students who experience cluttering. Some features of cluttering are:
• Speaking quickly, often with rapid bursts of speech
• Some words being unclear or mis-pronounced
• Difficulties in explaining and conveying sequences of information
• Difficulties in being understood by the listener
Cluttering can be present as the only communication challenge or alongside stammering, dyslexia and/or ADHD (formal diagnosis is not required).
This course will provide you with skills to become more aware and knowledgeable of your voice and speech. The course will also explore ways to develop effective listening and communication strategies.Keeley Street
Wed 17 Feb 2027Vivien Grant-JonesFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £20.00 - Open Stammering - Mindful Drawing
This course brings together adults who stammer to participate in an online Mindful Drawing event. City Lit fosters a stammer affirming environment where stammering is welcomed in all its forms. We recognise the experience of stammering is individual. Our Open Stammering events are an opportunity to build connections and gain support in the stammering community through creative, collaborative endeavours.
Online
Wed 17 Mar 2027Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £27.00 Concession £8.00 - Improvisation for people who stammerDevelop your spontaneous communication and expressiveness through Improvisation. Discover how to embrace more of your natural spontaneity and expressiveness, within a playful and supportive space. Discover more flow in communication with others and explore what helps you achieve this.
Keeley Street
Fri 16 Apr 2027Anita McKiernanFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £20.00 - ACT for people who stammerThis is a powerful approach to therapy. You'll learn to work more effectively with negative thoughts and feelings through acceptance and mindfulness work. You'll also learn how to identify, and move towards, valued goals and directions in your life.
Online
Thu 29 Apr 2027Carolyn Cheasman, Rachel EverardFull fee £149.00 Senior fee £104.00 Concession £30.00 - Embodied voice for people who (sometimes or continuously) speak too fast
This course will most benefit students who experience cluttering. Some features of cluttering are: speaking quickly, often with rapid bursts of speech, some words being unclear or mis-pronounced, difficulties in explaining and conveying sequences of information, difficulties in being understood by the listener. Cluttering can be present as the only communication challenge or alongside stammering, dyslexia and/or ADHD (formal diagnosis is not required). This course will provide you with skills to become more aware and knowledgeable of your voice and speech.
Keeley Street
Fri 14 May 2027Vivien Grant-JonesFull fee £59.00 Senior fee £41.00 Concession £12.00 - Open StammeringBecome knowledgeable about your own voice as an instrument and gain insights into how you currently use and relate to it. Identify what you like about your voice in a safe place to play with possibilities. Get to know your voice through engaging in creative, experiential voice work.
Designed specifically for people who stammer/stutter, this course places no interest or importance on fluency. Instead, it will introduce concepts and practical opportunities to cultivate skills to experience speaking in flow.Keeley Street
Tue 18 May 2027Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £27.00 Concession £8.00 - Acting workshop for people who stammerA fun one-day intensive encounter with the acting process. Increase your confidence and discover your potential in a safe and supportive environment with other people who stammer.
Keeley Street
Sat 19 Jun 2027Laura BaggaleyFull fee £69.00 Senior fee £48.00 Concession £14.00
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