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Stuttering therapy

Process & costs

Therapy Procedure

The intensive therapy program lasts three weeks and is conducted on an outpatient basis. Participants stay in self-selected holiday accommodations in Bad Marienberg. The Tourist Information of Bad Marienberg can assist in finding suitable lodging. As a recognized health resort, Bad Marienberg also offers parents the opportunity to apply for an open spa treatment.

The stuttering therapy is held full-day, with a lunch break at the accommodation. Parents or accompanying persons participate in the therapy for approximately two hours each day to stay informed about the progress and provide optimal support during leisure time.

Our therapy concept is designed for children, adolescents, and young adults who stutter, typically between the ages of 10 and 35.

In cooperation with:

Mit folgenden Krankenkassen besteht eine Kooperation

Techniker Krankenkasse Supports DELPHIN Therapy for Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults Who Stutter

Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) now offers its members the opportunity to achieve fluent speech through the DELPHIN intensive stuttering therapy program. Recently, Jörn Simon, Head of TK’s Regional Office in Rhineland-Palatinate, signed an agreement covering therapy costs for TK members up to the age of 40 for this innovative intensive therapy.

(Image: Sonja Schütz, Sabine Schütz, Jörn Simon, Leiter der TK Landesvertretung Rheinland-Pfalz, Hendrik Hering, Präsident des Landtags Rheinland-Pfalz, Staatsminister a.D.). Foto: TK

Image: Sonja Schütz and Sabine Schütz signing the contract with Hendrik Hering, President of the Rhineland-Palatinate State Parliament, former State Minister, and Jutta Bartmann, Head of Division AOK Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland.

Coverage by AOK Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland

On World Stuttering Day, October 22, 2019, AOK Rheinland-Pfalz/Saarland officially announced in a press release that it covers the costs of DELPHIN stuttering therapy and cooperates with our practice. On October 17, 2023, coverage for the therapeutic aftercare year was added to the updated contract.

Costs not covered by health insurance:
Accommodation and meals

Many other health insurance companies also cover the costs of intensive therapy, even without a specific contract, as our practice is an approved provider.

Coverage must be applied for through your health insurance company. After your diagnostic appointment, you will receive all necessary documents via email to submit your request.

The Therapy Process

What to expect during three weeks of  intensive therapy   and one year of comprehensive follow-up.

Registration

After your non-binding registration on our website, you will be invited to an online diagnostic appointment.

Diagnostics

Your symptoms and criteria will be thoroughly assessed to determine whether this therapy concept is suitable for you. The timing of such an intensive therapy is also very important. If the criteria are met, we will discuss your therapy schedule with you.

Intensive Therapy

The goal of the intensive therapy is to learn a new speech pattern that replaces the incorrectly established speech patterns in the brain. This new way of speaking serves as a bridge from stuttering to normal speech.

After the Therapy

The patient must maintain the new speech pattern in all situations to reinforce the newly established patterns. There are follow-up assessment days and at least one stabilization week on-site.

Stuttering affects the whole family.

The stuttering of a family member impacts everyone. Parents are actively involved in the therapy from the beginning.

3 weeks of intensive therapy in Bad Marienberg, 6 days a week

New way of speaking in 3 stages & extensive aftercare

Daily intensive work with parents/caregiver

What former patients & parents say

Testimonials

“After participating in countless speech therapy programs that were all unsuccessful, I came to DELPHIN Stuttering Therapy in 2013 as a severely stuttering child.

As a result, I was completely fluent and spoke normally. After many years without speech difficulties, my fluency gradually declined when I started high school due to general stress and several significant life events (which, in hindsight, was my own fault, as I did not take the situation seriously enough and did not apply the speech pattern during that time). For this reason, I recently participated in a refresher week.

These few days were enough for me to speak perfectly fluently again. This shows that the speech method developed by Ms. Schütz works reliably—even after 11 years.

I am now speaking in the therapy’s speech pattern, which, with some practice and discipline, will gradually transition back into normal speech. Stuttering is fully curable. I and many other participants of this therapy have experienced this firsthand.

DELPHIN Therapy has given me immense quality of life and has made me an open-minded, happy, and above all, stutter-free person. I will be grateful to Sabine and Sonja Schütz for the rest of my life. It is a gift that these two people exist. I strongly recommend this therapy to anyone who stutters—it will change your life.

- Mattis Fehrmann
[Translated from German; therapy completed in German]

“From my earliest memories, I struggled with stuttering. At school, I was bullied because of it, repeatedly hearing insults such as ‘stuttering face’ or ‘learn to speak before you talk to me.’ My parents even decided to delay my school enrollment by a year so that I would be with older students, hoping to reduce the risk of bullying.

Together with my mother, I tried countless ways to overcome my stuttering, including visits to speech therapists, alternative methods, craniosacral therapy, and relaxation courses. Unfortunately, nothing brought the desired success, and I was soon considered beyond treatment, with no noticeable improvement from all the endless therapy sessions.

Then my mother heard about Ms. Sabine Schütz from a friend on television (I believe it was Stern TV). Shortly afterward, I began my therapy in Bad Marienberg at about 10 or 11 years old. Today, at 26, I am stutter-free, confident, have a large circle of friends, am in the final stages of my medical studies, and enjoy a normal life without speech limitations.

I am grateful to my parents for their determination, refusing to accept being ‘beyond treatment.’ Of course, special thanks go to Ms. Sabine and Sonja Schütz, who fought tirelessly for recognition of their therapy and enabled me to live a stutter-free life.

I often wonder where I would be today if I hadn’t been fortunate enough to undergo this therapy. Sometimes I watch the video from my first therapy day to remind myself how lucky I am! Anyone who struggles with stuttering should consider this therapy.”

- Carl Bennigsen
[Translated from German; therapy completed in German]

“I am very happy and grateful to have participated in DELPHIN Stuttering Therapy, as I have been stutter-free ever since. I sincerely thank Ms. Schütz and Sonja for all their effort and passion in their work, which helps so many children!”

- AK
[Translated from German; therapy completed in German]

“I participated in DELPHIN Therapy as a severe stutterer and am absolutely thrilled with the results. I now speak completely fluently. The best part is having confident speech in every situation. Even under a lot of stress, I can now speak smoothly. Many thanks to you for this therapy!”

- Robin Schnutz
[Translated from German; therapy completed in German]

“At the beginning of 2022, our 13-year-old son attended stuttering therapy with Sabine and Sonja Schütz. Before that, he had stuttered severely for more than seven years, and it had worsened year by year. In the months before the therapy, he could barely complete a full sentence. His entire life was affected by stuttering.

When we first heard about DELPHIN Therapy, after many years of unsuccessful speech therapy, we didn’t have high expectations. But very quickly, we realized that the therapy is truly unique and helped our son immensely.

We arrived in Bad Marienberg with a severely stuttering child and returned home with a completely fluent child. More than a year after the therapy, he still speaks fluently, has gained great self-confidence, and has truly blossomed!

The 3.5 weeks are an intense period for both the child and parents, and it can be exhausting. But every second is worth it—the therapy is so special, and the two Schütz women dedicate so much energy, heart, and expertise to the children. Stuttering is completely curable, and we wish that many more families could learn about this amazing therapy! We are so grateful and strongly recommend that all parents of children who stutter reach out to these two therapists.”

- Claudia Burau
[Translated from German; therapy completed in German]

“The DELPHIN Intensive Stuttering Therapy was our salvation. Thanks to Ms. Schütz’s therapy, our son can now speak normally. He stuttered very severely until he was eight years old. Speech therapy sessions since kindergarten had not helped him.

After our son watched the before-and-after videos of other children and adolescents, he finally had hope for a cure. During the therapy, he learned a new speech pattern that sounds melodic and replaces his old stuttering way of speaking. In just three weeks, children learn the new speech pattern. After only a few days—during what Ms. Schütz lovingly calls the ‘enchantment’—our son was able to tell us something completely fluently for the first time.

I was in tears of joy. The therapy involves a lot of practice, reading exercises, and relaxation techniques, but it is absolutely worth it. The stuttering and fear of speaking are gone, and so much more joy of life and self-confidence have come in their place.”

- Sonja Fahner
[Translated from German; therapy completed in German]

“Incredible, but true! At 37 years old, I had already resigned myself to living the rest of my life with stuttering. But it did not have to be that way. After a random recommendation from a doctor and some struggles with our social security system, I was finally able to attend the therapy.

In my opinion, the ‘Schütz women’ offer much more than traditional speech therapy, as patients are treated holistically, recognized as a whole person, and cared for accordingly.

My personal result after just under four months is phenomenal and almost unbelievable. My stuttering is gradually leaving my life, along with all the accompanying difficulties that come with this dreadful condition.

Thank you so much, dear Schütz women! Not only for helping me regain a part of myself that I had almost lost, but also for helping me further develop my personality.”

- Hans Kahl
[Translated from German; therapy completed in German]

"The two ladies, Sabine and Sonja Schütz, completely freed our 13-year-old son from his severe stuttering. Our son had attended traditional speech therapy sessions for years without any success.

Then we discovered Sabine Schütz’s stuttering therapy online and immediately registered our son. Looking back today, we can say that the therapy was a demanding journey, but it was absolutely worth it for our son and his future.

To anyone willing to invest a lot of effort into a therapy, I can warmly recommend Sabine Schütz’s stuttering therapy. We are very grateful to Sabine and Sonja Schütz."

- Peter Dobler
[Translated from German; therapy completed in German]

Register for a non-binding diagnostic appointment now

Learn about our unique therapy concept and see for yourself the effectiveness of the outpatient intensive therapy for stutterers by Schütz.