Julia Unger and Steve Hoff are the founders of Invivo Institute: Invivo provides Teletherapy for speech and language disorders and clinical education for graduate students and professionals.
They help our clients become more empowered, feel happier and thrive in all areas of life.
They also enable colleges and universities across the nation to offer students virtual clinical education and training.
Julia Unger is a bilingual, ASHA-certified speech-language pathologist (SLP) with licensure in several states as well as Germany. Julia holds international degrees including a graduate degree from the University of Colorado-Boulder and a Ph.D. from the University of Education Heidelberg in Germany.
Steve Hoff is a licensed psychologist in MA, NY, and CT. He obtained his doctoral degree in Child/School Psychology from New York University. Prior to the Invivo Institute, he co-founded Barrington Psychology Inc. in Great Barrington, MA, a practice which specializes in child and adolescent mental health.
This podcast goes deep into what Julia and Steve call an Ecological approach to Stuttering therapy. Their welcomed approach involves parents, the teachers and community in understanding the secondary behaviors that often accompany a person who stutters. In this podcast we get into Cognitive Behavioral therapy (CBT), Mindfulness, and Positive Psychology as effective approaches to helping young people who stutter. This podcast warmed my heart. Finally mental health is being integrated into the equation. As a person who stutters, I can personally tell you that I have read dozens of books on CBT and related material and nothing has helped me more than integrating those approaches into my life. Enjoy this dynamic and powerful podcast!