#21 Mindful Mentorship with Kristin Chmela

Guest Bio: Kristin Chmela, M.A. CCC-SLP BCS-F spends the majority of her time working with individuals of all ages with fluency disorders at the Chmela Fluency Center in the suburban Chicago area.  She has lectured on the topic of childhood stuttering around the world.  She is co-founder and co-director of Camp Shout Out, a therapeutic program for school-age children who stutter and a hands-on training opportunity for professionals and graduate students.   Kristin was former Chair of the American Board of Fluency and Fluency Disorders, has supervised graduate students from across the globe, and provides professional apprenticeships at her center.  Kristin collaborated extensively with the Stuttering Foundation on training videos, conferences, and publications, and is lead author of  Basic Principle Problem Solving:  Working with School-Age Children Who Stutter.  Kristin is also a certified yoga instructor and mindfulness teacher, and believes all can choose to continue evolving as communicators. Resources and Links: Kristin Chmela Website Host Bio: Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP passionately explores and develops practical ways for us to create our own success story. Delivering personalized experiences of communication care informed by leading professionals and influencers, Uri is re-imagining the next-level of speech-language therapy for people to benefit in real life. Uri Schneider, M.A. CCC -SLP is co-founder and leader at Schneider Speech Pathology and faculty at the University of California, Riverside School of Medicine. For more, visit www.schneiderspeech.com