Who does VST serve?
Vermont Stuttering Therapy provides weekend and evening services for:
* preschool and school-age children who stutter (including family support)
* teens and adults who stutter
* people who clutter
* preschool and school-age children who stutter (including family support)
* teens and adults who stutter
* people who clutter
How can VST help?
VST will develop a personalized program for you, based on the initial assessment and your preferences and needs. Dr. Kazenski has particular expertise teaching families with children who stutter between ages 3-10 how to use the Lidcombe Program. Lidcombe enables parents to respond specifically to their child's stuttering and to engage with their kids in fun activities to help them communicate easier throughout their day.
If you are an older child, teen or adult, you will learn tools to help you participate in school or at your job, so you can say what you want to say when you want to say it. Your therapist will also help explore some of the emotions that can come with your stuttering and connect you with other people who stutter.
Although stuttering can be stressful at times, you're definitely not alone!
See the Stuttering Info. page to determine whether now is the time to contact VST for help. Looking forward to hearing from you!
If you are an older child, teen or adult, you will learn tools to help you participate in school or at your job, so you can say what you want to say when you want to say it. Your therapist will also help explore some of the emotions that can come with your stuttering and connect you with other people who stutter.
Although stuttering can be stressful at times, you're definitely not alone!
See the Stuttering Info. page to determine whether now is the time to contact VST for help. Looking forward to hearing from you!
Service Area: Vermont
VST currently serves Vermonters who live more than 50 miles from Burlington, VT, to ensure that clients in farther regions of the state can access the supports they need.
Service Area (Vermont)
Counties
Bennington, Windham, Windsor, Rutland, Orange, Caledonia, Essex, Orleans
Towns (list may not include all eligible areas)
Rutland, Killington, Woodstock, White River Junction, Brattleboro, Springfield, Londonderry, Sharon, Ludlow, Bennington, Jay, Newport, Barton, Topsham, Tunbridge, Strafford, St. Johnsbury, Chelsea, Newfane, Windham
Contact VST if you want to verify your eligibility for services.
Method of Service
* One-on-one sessions will be conveniently conducted from the comfort of your home using telepractice
* You just need reliable and private internet access
* No downloads necessary (read more about the platform here)
* You just need reliable and private internet access
* No downloads necessary (read more about the platform here)
Scheduling
* VST is happy to respond to your questions and scheduling requests during evenings and weekends
* We are currently accepting clients for slots:
Saturday mornings from 8AM - noon
Weekday evenings after 7PM
* If we are booked at the time you request, you will be placed on a waiting list and will be contacted as soon as a time is available
* We are currently accepting clients for slots:
Saturday mornings from 8AM - noon
Weekday evenings after 7PM
* If we are booked at the time you request, you will be placed on a waiting list and will be contacted as soon as a time is available
Fees
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Please contact us for more information about fees (which are due the same day of service):
Diagnostic Evaluation with report ~ 1.5 hours Consultation without report ~ 1.0 hour 50-min. Therapy Session 25-min. Therapy Session External Consultation (with school, other professional, etc.) If you or your child has not been formally evaluated by a speech-langauge pathologist in the past 6 months, you will first need to schedule a diagnostic or consultation (at VST or elsewhere) to receive treatment. You will be offered a free 10-minute technology check prior to your first session to verify adequate internet speed and to familiarize you with the interactive telepractice platform. |
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Insurance
Unfortunately, most insurers in Vermont do not cover stuttering therapy, and VST does not directly bill insurance at this time. However, we will issue payment invoices which clients can submit to their insurance to pay down any deductibles.
Alternative Options
Some of the services offered by Dr. Kazenski and Vermont Stuttering Therapy may also be offered in
person by the University of Vermont (UVM) at the Eleanor M. Luse Center for communication (speech, language and hearing) in Burlington, VT. More information on the UVM services and the cost of those services may be found here.
Free Support Groups: More information about the free monthly school-age/parent, teen, and adult National Stuttering Association (NSA) support groups, which Dr. Kazenski co-leads at the University of Vermont, may be found here. Go Team Stuttering!
person by the University of Vermont (UVM) at the Eleanor M. Luse Center for communication (speech, language and hearing) in Burlington, VT. More information on the UVM services and the cost of those services may be found here.
Free Support Groups: More information about the free monthly school-age/parent, teen, and adult National Stuttering Association (NSA) support groups, which Dr. Kazenski co-leads at the University of Vermont, may be found here. Go Team Stuttering!
