17/08/2025
We’re proud to share that our Speech Therapist, Gwyneth, has completed training in Conversation Training Therapy (CTT) (July–August 2025), conducted by CTT founders Dr. Jackie Gartner-Schmidt and Dr. Amanda I. Gillespie.
🗣️ About CTT
Developed over a decade ago, CTT uses patient-driven conversational speech as the main stimulus, unlike traditional programs with strict hierarchies. CTT incorporates flow phonation and resonant voice therapy techniques, and is grounded in motor learning principles to encourage early generalisation of skills into everyday speech.
💡 Gwyneth’s key takeaways:
1. Empowering patients to become their own therapist (meta-therapy).
2. Using contrastive practice to sharpen self-awareness and speed up corrections.
3. Promoting early generalisation into conversation.
4. Prioritising learning and self-discovery over pure performance accuracy.
5. Assessing suitability for CTT.
6. As an experienced therapist, she enjoyed the numerous video demonstrations with patients and live sessions with the creators
👩⚕️ Applying it in practice
Gwyneth has already begun integrating the concepts of CTT into sessions with patients in the areas of treatment for voice, stuttering, and articulation, across all ages (child to adult). Remarkably, she has seen patients using their new speaking patterns even in the waiting area before leaving the clinic—evidence of faster generalisation compared to traditional hierarchical approaches.
🙏 Thank you to Jackie and Amanda for an inspiring course. We look forward to the upcoming live sessions!
🔗 Learn more about CTT:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversation-training-therapy-tickets-1256506096559
