Strategic psychotherapy of stuttering: a structure of a problem, directions and techniques of treat

Abstract

The unique experience of applying the strategic approach to psychotherapy of stut¬tering and results of using the most effective among selected psychotherapeutic techniques are presented in this paper. This article describes a structure of stutterers' psychological problem, traditional views on psychotherapy of stuttering and discusses how the speech therapists' and psychologists' mistakes lead to reinforcement of stutterers' problems. Results of psychotherapy with one stuttering client who was in treatment in accordance with selected direction and techniques are presented. Finally problems and perspectives of this research are discussed.