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The MPI-2 Programme - My Promise To YouOvercoming stuttering has changed my life and I know it will yours as well. I know first-hand how difficult this journey is and I am eager to help you navigate through all the inaccurate information and provide you with a solution that simply works.
Most people can gain greater control over their stuttering with the Modifying Phonation Intervals 2 (MPI-2) Stuttering Treatment Programme. Our time spent together in the MPI-2 Programme will include:
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MPI-2 Programme - Before & After Videos
Below are before and after videos of individuals who completed the MPI-2 programme:
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Case Study
 Saibu, MPI-2 graduate, writing in September 2020
Client: Saibu
Therapy Programme: Modifying Phonation Intervals 2 Stuttering Treatment Programme (MPI-2) What therapy involved: I guided Saibu through the MPI-2 programme. He first learned a new speech technique that significantly reduced stuttering and was then supported to use this in real-life speaking situations. Saibu's testimonial: “Since I started the MPI-2 programme, I have had a remarkable transformation. Three months after the start of the programme, I saw huge progress. I gained so much confidence at work and my colleagues noticed that my speech had changed. I was able to communicate freely in meetings and also able to use the radio at work. The most important thing is that my confidence was restored.” |
Graph showing Saibu's reduction in stuttering to very low levels
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Testimonials
- real clients, real results
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“It was only with the help of Oli and [the MPI-2 programme] that I was able to consistently speak without stuttering. Oli was patient, kind, fun, and very clear on how to make the method word. He was very professional… my confidence has also improved, I’m not shy anymore about asking questions at school or during my music lessons…”
Isaac (aged 10), MPI-2 graduate, Jan 2022
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“I'm abundantly thankful to Oli for having helped my son overcome his stutter. He is a wonderful speech therapist.
Now [my son] has no trouble managing a conversation. My family and I were astonished how quickly the [MPI-2] programme worked, within months. The difference was remarkable. Thank you Oli!” 
Parent, Jan 2022
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“I have found [the MPI-2] programme to be highly effective and its logical and evidence-based approach easy to comprehend...I feel more confident in general and more in control of my speech”
Jack, MPI-2 graduate, May 2021
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“Six months [into the MPI-2 programme], I can confirm that (in my subjective experience) the MPI-2 programme is an effective treatment strategy for stuttering. I can now speak with strangers on the phone without stuttering and crucially without thinking about stuttering.”
Tom, MPI-2 graduate, Apr 2021
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What is the MPI-2 Programme?
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 Click above to read the 2015 MPI-2 study
Modifying Phonation Intervals 2 (MPI-2) is an exciting new therapy programme for stuttering with proven results. It is the result of many years of research by Professor Roger Ingham (University of California, Santa Barbara).
The MPI programme has been shown to significantly reduce stuttering to very low levels. A Phase II clinical trial shows that most participants who undergo this intensive fluency shaping programme achieve very low levels of stuttering and are able to maintain this long-term (73% of participants, as reported in Ingham et al., 2015). It is designed for adults and older adolescents with developmental stuttering. |
There are no easy answers for stuttering and the MPI-2 programme requires intensive work over many months. If you are motivated to change your speech and willing to put in the work, MPI-2 can show remarkable results. One of the excellent things about this programme is that you will have the app on your own iOS/Android device and can practice whenever you want to and for as long as you wish.
How does treatment work?
You will work closely with a speech and language therapist and analyse your speech using an innovative app (iOS and Android) that gives immediate, accurate feedback about your vocal fold movements. Studies show that reducing the number of short phonation intervals in speech, i.e. where the vocal folds switch on and off very rapidly, can significantly reduce stuttering.
With the MPI-2 app you will learn to use your vocal folds in a slightly different way, resulting in very low rates of stuttering. The programme guides you as you learn to use this new skill in increasingly demanding speaking situations.
You can find more information about MPI-2, including research and videos of people who have undergone the programme at www.mpi2.com.
You can find more information about MPI-2, including research and videos of people who have undergone the programme at www.mpi2.com.
MPI-2 Programme Package Includes:
Sessions with therapist 5 days a week during the intensive portion of the programme, which lasts around 3-4 weeks.
Regular sessions with the therapist after the intensive portion of the programme to check your progress using the new speaking style in your everyday life.
Ongoing support for up to 3 years.
100% Money Back Guarantee for Therapy Session Costs.*
Sessions with therapist 5 days a week during the intensive portion of the programme, which lasts around 3-4 weeks.
Regular sessions with the therapist after the intensive portion of the programme to check your progress using the new speaking style in your everyday life.
Ongoing support for up to 3 years.
100% Money Back Guarantee for Therapy Session Costs.*
Phases of the MPI-2 Programme
The MPI-2 programme is made up of several phases. These are:
Establishment Phase
Establishment Phase
- You will work intensively with a therapist (remotely via Zoom) daily for 3-4 weeks. A throat-microphone and the MPI-2 iOS/Android app are used to detect vocal fold movement and give immediate biofeedback about how the vocal folds are moving.
- You will use the biofeedback from the app and the therapist's guidance to achieve a 50% reduction in short phonation intervals.
- Practice continues until you and the therapist agree that the speech is fluent and natural-sounding.
- You then learn to use maintain this in progressively more challenging situations (e.g. starting with reading, progressing to monologues/conversations and ending with telephone conversations). Once this is achieved, you move on to the Transfer phase.
Transfer Phase
It is now time to use the fluent and natural-sounding speech in your life outside of therapy sessions. This phase takes in the region of 6-9 months.
Maintenance Phase
You continue to practice using the MPI-2 app, although less intensively. The therapist is in regular contact to ensure that speech gains achieved in the programme are sustained over time.
It is now time to use the fluent and natural-sounding speech in your life outside of therapy sessions. This phase takes in the region of 6-9 months.
- You will work with a therapist to identify and practice for important speaking situations (e.g. making a presentation, talking on the phone to customers).
- The MPI-2 app allows recordings of these situations to be made and shared with the therapist. Once your speech is fluent and natural-sounding in your day-to-day life, you will enter the Maintenance phase.
Maintenance Phase
You continue to practice using the MPI-2 app, although less intensively. The therapist is in regular contact to ensure that speech gains achieved in the programme are sustained over time.
About me
My name is Oli. I am a qualified speech and language therapist and person who stutters.
I am passionate about finding the right therapy for my clients and have a particular interest in how new technologies can help people who stutter. I am the first speech and language therapist in the UK to offer the Modifying Phonation Intervals 2 Stuttering Treatment Programme.
Qualified Speech and Language Therapist,
Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists,
Health and Care Professions Council Registered
My name is Oli. I am a qualified speech and language therapist and person who stutters.
I am passionate about finding the right therapy for my clients and have a particular interest in how new technologies can help people who stutter. I am the first speech and language therapist in the UK to offer the Modifying Phonation Intervals 2 Stuttering Treatment Programme.
Qualified Speech and Language Therapist,
Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists,
Health and Care Professions Council Registered
References / Relevant Studies
Ingham, R., Ingham J., Bothe, K., Wang, Y., & Kilgo, M. (2015). Efficacy of the modifying phonation intervals (MPI) stuttering treatment program with adults who stutter. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 24(2), 256-71
Ingham, R., Kilgo, M., Ingham, J., Moglia, R., Belknap, H., & Sanchez, T. (2001). Evaluation of a stuttering treatment based on reduction of short phonation intervals. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 44(6), 1229–1244
Ingham, R., Ingham J., Bothe, K., Wang, Y., & Kilgo, M. (2015). Efficacy of the modifying phonation intervals (MPI) stuttering treatment program with adults who stutter. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 24(2), 256-71
Ingham, R., Kilgo, M., Ingham, J., Moglia, R., Belknap, H., & Sanchez, T. (2001). Evaluation of a stuttering treatment based on reduction of short phonation intervals. Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 44(6), 1229–1244
*Conditions apply. See MPI-2 contract and money back guarantee terms (below) for details.
The money back guarantee covers only the costs of therapy sessions provided by Stuttering Therapy Online. Payments for the MPI-2 app licence and throat microphone are not covered by Stuttering Therapy Online’s money back guarantee as these are purchased separately from the MPI-2 developers (www.mpi2.com). See client/therapist contract for more details:
The money back guarantee covers only the costs of therapy sessions provided by Stuttering Therapy Online. Payments for the MPI-2 app licence and throat microphone are not covered by Stuttering Therapy Online’s money back guarantee as these are purchased separately from the MPI-2 developers (www.mpi2.com). See client/therapist contract for more details:
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