We have several support groups across Scotland, find out more about them here;
General Information for all support groups
Due to current coronavirus restrictions and guidance, all of the support groups that meet in a physical location are currently suspended. In their place, we are currently running a virtual group which everyone is welcome to attend.
Meeting times and details of our new ‘Scottish Stammering Network Virtual Support Group’ and all upcoming support groups can be found here.
All of our support groups across Scotland provide a friendly and welcoming environment to everyone who attends. It is rare in daily life to meet others who have a stammer, so our groups are a great place to do this. It might seem a bit daunting to come along to a group like this for the first time. However, everyone is very friendly and there to help each other.
People who attend our support groups in Scotland have given excellent feedback. No one is put on the spot to speak and the host of the meeting always introduces new people at the start. There is no need to worry about those initial introductions. You are free to take part in meetings as much as you like or just sit and listen.
All of our meetings are free to attend.
The Glasgow Support Group meets monthly in the city centre.
The current host of the group is James Stewart who is also the Chairperson of the charity.
The group follows the format of check-in at the start of the meeting where you can say how things have been going and anything that you want to talk about in the group. This is usually followed by a workshop session.
Previous workshops have been on topics from using the telephone to confidence building.
The Edinburgh Support Group meets monthly in the city centre.
The current hosts of the group are Fiona Jack and Bill Nicol who are also trustees of the charity.
The group follows the format of a check-in at the start of the meeting where you can say how things have been going and anything that you want to talk about in the group. This is usually followed by a workshop session.
Previous workshops have been on topics from using the telephone to confidence building.
The Fife support group is run by Cheryl King and meets on the first Saturday of the month (except January) at Hayfield Community Centre, Kirkcaldy from 10am-12noon.
Cheryl has varied & interesting meetings and has in the past had a voice coach, confidence coach
and even a Shaman along to offer free taster workshops for attendees.
Cheryl is keen to ensure what you want at a meeting/group is covered so please feel free to email her direct – Organiser@ScottishStammeringNetwork.org – with your thoughts or ideas and she will try to incorporate this into future meetings.
Cheryl, as host of the meeting, will greet newcomers on arrival and introduce them to others.
You are never expected to speak at any SSN events or meetings and you can participate as much or as little as you feel comfortable with.
The Scottish Stammering Network Virtual Support Group usually meets every two weeks via Zoom on the first and third Thursday of the month.
One of our charity trustees will host the meeting.
The group on the first Thursday of the month is a check-in style meeting that lasts for around 1 hour, where you can say how things have been going and anything that you want to talk about in the group. There is sometimes a discussion topic or a short workshop.
The meeting on the third Thursday of the month is a workshop session.
Previous workshops have been on topics from the ‘Stuttering Hexagon’ to techniques to help with the stress that stammering can bring.
Our ladies only support group meetings are every few months so please check here for more information on the next meeting.
The current host of the group is Cheryl King who is also the Organiser for the charity.
The group follows the format of a check-in at the start of the meeting where you can say how things have been going and anything that you want to talk about in the group. This is usually followed by a workshop session.
Our parent/carer support group meetings are online via Zoom, usually on a monthly basis.
It is hosted by Fiona Jack, Megan Hart and Mhairi MacDonald who are all Speech and Language Therapists and also Trustees of the charity.
The group is the chance for parent/carers to come together to support one another and take part in workshops on how best to support their child.
Previous workshops have included ways to support children in school and looking at reasons why some children are stammering more due to the current Covid-19 situation.
It might seem a bit daunting to come along to a group like this for the first time but everyone is very friendly and there to help each other.
People who attend have given excellent feedback on how the group has been of benefit to them. You are free to take part in meetings as much as you like or just sit and listen.
