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.
- Improvisation for people who stammerCourse start date: Fri 17 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anita McKiernanDevelop 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.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £48.00 Concession £14.00 - ACT for people who stammer
Course start date: Thu 30 Apr 2026 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Carolyn Cheasman, Rachel EverardThis 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.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £90.00 Concession £26.00 - Embodied voice for people who (sometimes or continuously) speak too fastCourse start date: Fri 15 May 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vivien Grant-JonesThis 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.
Full fee £49.00 Senior fee £34.00 Concession £10.00 - Open StammeringCourse start date: Tue 18 May 2027
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Become 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.Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £27.00 Concession £8.00 - Embodied Voice for people who stammerCourse start date: Mon 1 Jun 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vivien Grant-JonesBecome 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.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £20.00 - Refresh revise stammering therapy Course start date: Tue 2 Jun 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
In a supportive group you will work on desensitisation and practise your stammering management strategies. Become more confident by learning how to problem solve and extend your comfort zone.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £20.00 - Acting workshop for people who stammer Course start date: Sat 27 Jun 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Laura BaggaleyA 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.Full fee £69.00 Senior fee £48.00 Concession £14.00 - Stage 1 stammering therapyCourse start date: Mon 28 Sep 2026 (and 3 other dates)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vivien Grant-JonesLearn 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 - Interiorised stammering therapyCourse start date: Wed 7 Oct 2026 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Carolyn CheasmanFull fee £279.00 Senior fee £195.00 Concession £56.00 - Public speaking for people who stammerCourse start date: Tue 13 Oct 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Anita McKiernanSpeaking 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 - Self-compassion for people who stammerCourse start date: Tue 10 Nov 2026
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Carolyn CheasmanFull fee £99.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £20.00 - Refresher workshop for people who stammerCourse start date: Fri 5 Feb 2027
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Carolyn Cheasman, Vivien Grant-JonesFeeling 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.Full fee £79.00 Senior fee £55.00 Concession £16.00 - Embodied voice for people who (consistently or sometimes) speak too fastCourse start date: Wed 17 Feb 2027
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Vivien Grant-JonesThis 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.Full fee £99.00 Senior fee £69.00 Concession £20.00 - Open Stammering - Mindful Drawing Course start date: Wed 17 Mar 2027
Location on this date: Online
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.
Full fee £39.00 Senior fee £27.00 Concession £8.00
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