Maria Binger, M.A., CCC-SLP
Maria is a speech language pathologist at the Sisskin Stuttering Center. She also partners with Illinois school districts in the suburbs of Chicago to provide speech services and parent trainings. Maria grew up in Maryland and attended the University of Maryland where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Spanish and her master’s degree in Speech Language Pathology. She has presented on Avoidance Reduction Therapy to national and international audiences.
Maria is fluent in Spanish and has experience conducting bilingual Spanish-English diagnostic evaluations and treatment sessions. Her experience also includes working with children with autism in early intervention, and adults and children who stutter in both individual and group settings. Maria especially loves working with teens and adults who stutter, learning what makes each person tick, and helping them discover what works best for them while tapping into the courage they already possess. And she is passionate about partnering with parents of young children who stutter to help their family nurture their child’s most powerful and comfortable communication style.
Maria is new to the Chicago area and is enjoying settling into the Midwest!