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Some speech and language therapists may incorporate hypnotherapy alongside other treatments and this may be helpful to address some of the psychological issues and fears related to stammering.

However, on their own, neither hypnosis nor hypnotherapy can 'cure' stammering. BSA advises caution of any private practitioners in this field claiming a cure - it may be that immediately following a session, fluency is improved, even dramatically, but unless followed up with practice of technique, this is unlikely to last - and therefore the claim of a cure can be misleading.

See below for contact details of national hypnotherapy organisations.

Opening up Even after featuring on BBC's Lost for Words documentary, Gouri Laher continued to have difficulty in stammering openly. She talks about how hypnotherapy has helped her do this. (2011)

Relax - and you are more in control There's no magic in hypnotherapy and it covers many different things, but a skilled therapist can sometimes help to make lasting changes. Andrew Harding reports (2007).

Hypnosis or hip gnosis? Interview with Rita Greer, an experienced speech language therapist and hypnotherapist (2002). Also: Hypnosis and Counselling - a 1991 article by Rita Greer.

Stuttering Modification Using Hypnosis: A Case Study Can hypnosis work on stammering? (1996)

BSA Press Release This Press Release on Gareth Gates includes some comments on hypnosis (2002).

Useful organisations:
The General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR)
www.general-hypnotherapy-register.com

National Register of Hypnotherapists and Psychotherapists (NRHP)
www.nrhp.co.uk

British Society of Clinical Hypnosis (BSCH)
www.bsch.org.uk

UK Confederation of Hypnotherapy Organisations
www.ukcho.co.uk

General Hypnotherapy Standards Council
www.ghsc.co.uk

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