Welcome

Hi, I’m Alicia - and I understand your struggle with stuttering because I’ve lived it! I was born prematurely and had a stroke in utero, which resulted in mild cerebral palsy and a severe stutter. Growing up, I didn’t just struggle with speaking. I struggled with confidence, public speaking, job interviews, dating, and making friends because of my stutter. I felt like I was constantly being judged for how I spoke, which created deep fear and anxiety around even opening my mouth. After being severely bullied in school, I learned to become “invisible” to feel safe. I hid my voice. I hid my personality. I hid who I really was. I didn’t feel good enough and I didn’t believe anyone truly cared about what I had to say. I remember longing so deeply to stop stuttering because I just wanted to be liked and accepted by everyone else. I was anxious. I was depressed and I had very low self-esteem. In many ways, my stutter cost me my childhood. I was afraid to join social clubs or even play with the neighborhood kids, which caused both physical pain in my body and emotional pain in my heart.

I tried traditional speech therapy for years and I even spent a full month at a speech clinic. Yes, it helped, but not enough, because the truth was, I was still angry that I stuttered. I still felt ashamed of my voice. I still believed people were judging me and the pressure to stay fluent after treatment only made my anxiety worse, so I stopped using the techniques. Not because they didn’t work, but because hiding behind my stutter felt safer than trying to be fluent and failing. I needed to heal the emotional trauma behind my stutter, and I convinced myself it was easier to stay invisible than risk being judged again.

But everything changed when I became pregnant with my daughter. I knew she deserved a mom who was confident, happy, and emotionally whole. I knew I couldn’t pass down this emotional trauma to her, so I made a decision that I wasn’t just going to work on my speech, I was going to heal how I felt about my stutter. I was committed to releasing the fear, anxiety, shame, anger, sadness, trauma, stress and the belief that I wasn’t good enough. That’s when I discovered EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) and Silent Counseling and they changed my life. By releasing the emotional pain stored in my body and nervous system my fear around speaking dissolved, my tension softened, my confidence grew, and my stutter drastically reduced by about 90%. My nervous system finally felt safe to speak fluently.

Today, I’m an EFT Practitioner, Silent Counselor, and Emotional Healing Coach for people who stutter and I’m here to walk this healing journey with you! 💛