ABSTRACT
This chapter describes how a therapist works with the stories of life experiences told by a PWS. The research literature regarding stammering shows that SLTs have been interested in the stories of individuals who stammer for some time. Narrative therapy was developed in the 1980s by Michael White and David Epston as described in the book Narrative Means to Therapeutic Ends. Narrative practice takes the view that there is a relationship between action and meaning as portrayed in a person’s story; actions reflect an underlying value system. Helping a PWS becomes aware of the specific meanings which he gives to his experience of stammering is a key step in realising how stammering impacts his identity. This centres the voice and knowledges of the person seeking help and decentres the voice of the therapist.
