"Virtual reality is a key technology that holds great promise for helping people who stutter face challenges in a gradual, safe way, so that they can gain the experience they need for overcoming fear and learning to communicate more easily. withVR capitalizes on the promise of advanced and developing technologies to bring concrete solutions helping people overcome the challenges of stuttering."

Prof. J. Scott Yaruss,
PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-F, F-ASHA
Professor of Communicative Sciences and Disorders
Michigan State University, USA

"I can't emphasize enough how important virtual reality is for speech therapy. In our speech rooms, we can only reflect on past speaking situations, and try to predict the future with our clients. withVR brings structured speaking situations into the speech room, allowing for clients to immerse themselves in real-time situations, with practice and support. It also takes me out of the speaking situation - the client doesn't feel obligated to do anything on my behalf and the experience is solely for their own growth. withVR helps the field of speech-language pathology to stay current with the latest technologies and methods for engaging our clients."

Martha Horrocks,
MEd CCC-SLP,
@martha_speech
Owner/Speech-Language Pathologist at Martha Speech & Stuttering Therapy
Portland, Maine

“Como terapeuta del habla y del lenguaje estoy convencida que la contribución de withVR innovará, enriquecerá y marcará la diferencia en las terapias con las personas que tartamudean”

"As a speech and language therapist I am convinced that withVR's contribution will innovate, enrich and make a difference in speech therapy with people who stutter."

Rossie Agüero (Peru)
Master in Speech Therapy
Specialist in Speech Fluency Disorders
Director of HABLANDO

"Gareth is a renaissance man, developing the tools of tomorrow TODAY. His broad range of experience, skills and interests is coupled with laser focus on product. I have benefited from his insights and practicality. I am enthusiastic to support and collaborate with Gareth. withVR continues to impact the lives of PWS and adds to the toolbox of the craft of SLPs."

Uri Schneider

"withVR makes it possible to practice unexpected situations so the client has to become aware of what he is capable of in such situations. I noticed that my client became more aware of his tension level and the consequences in his behavior. In the VR app he had to improvise and respond to what was happening at the moment. Then he started to realize what was withholding him; he felt so much tension that he started to fight and flight more. He knew that before in retrospect, but now that he practiced in a situation he really noticed that those responses didn’t help him deal with the situation. We once went outside to practice this, but then he didn’t want to practice at all because of the tension. VR was a step he really dared to take, so that he could become aware of his stuttering behavior and thoughts and feelings while he was in a situation."

Tjitske Bootsma

"These virtual people were something else. They were staring at me, making grimaces, interrupting my speech. Not an easy place to use speech techniques. Ordering a beer with Jägermeister from the bar after this was a piece of cake."

Hardi Sigus

"withVR is a game-changer. Plain and simple. As a Person Who Stutters who likes to rehearse speeches and monologues, this is the perfect tool. I was immersed with the feeling that I was actually speaking to a couple of people and it gave me the confidence and preparation to set myself up for success when speaking to a crowd of people. Huge kudos to Gareth Walkom and the withVR team for all of their hard work. This is an incredible device."

Ryan Cowley

"Utilizo la Realidad Virtual en la terapia de la tartamudez desde hace más de cinco años y realmente funciona. Pero ahora con withVR una herramienta diseñada específicamente para logopedas y personas que tartamudean veré mi sueño cumplido."

"I have been using Virtual Reality in stuttering therapy for over five years and it really works. But now using the withVR tool designed specifically for speech therapists and people who stutter, I will see my dream come true."

Manuela Torres
Logopeda
Miembro del Comité de expertos de la Fundación Española de Tartamudez

"Speaking as a researcher and a clinician, a major challenge we face is replicating the "real world" in the therapeutic environment. Virtual Reality holds promise to enhance not only our current therapies for stuttering but assist us as in our development of emerging therapeutics to enhance the lives of those of us who stutter."

Gerald A. Maguire, MD
Professor and Chair, Psychiatry and Neuroscience
University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, USA

"I’m excited about the prospect of using withVR. It’s fairly easy for people to become fluent in the therapy room. Transferring these skills to a more public environment is a challenge; one that your product’s virtual audience can help overcome."

Alida Engel

"Gracias a withVR podemos contar con una herramienta que nos permita ampliar la zona de confort de nuestros usuarios de manera paulatina y segura. Destaco la especificidad de las actividades comunicativas que propone y la forma en que, como terapeutas, podemos manejar sus detalles y monitorear los logros de nuestros usuarios."

"Thanks to withVR we can count on a tool that allows us to gradually and safely expand the comfort zone of our clients. I highlight the specificity of the communicative activities it proposes and the way in which, as therapists, we can manage its details and monitor the achievements of our clients."

Ana Karina Espinoza Peña
Fonoaudióloga
Directora de Fluir+ Abordaje Clínico de la Tartamudez

"Para muchas personas con tartamudez el tener que hablar públicamente puede ser muy retador. Frente a ello, considero que withVR es una herramienta clave para trabajar dichas situaciones en un espacio seguro, donde tanto el terapeuta como el usuario tienen el control total de la situación. Además, les permite practicar posibles escenarios de manera progresiva, lo cual facilita el proceso terapéutico."

"For many people with stuttering, having to speak publicly can be very challenging. In light of this, I believe that withVR is a key tool for working through such situations in a safe space, where both the therapist and the user are in full control of the scenario. In addition, it allows them to practice possible scenarios in a progressive way, which facilitates the therapeutic process."

Angélica Bernabe
Directora del Centro Especializado en Tartamudez
Lima, Peru

"The speech therapy room is a safe place for people to stutter to openly express themselves but replicating and exploring real-world scenarios can often be challenging. My clients often find some role-playing exercises difficult, as they don’t feel as genuine and because are still really speaking to me as their speech therapist. withVR can provide an amazing opportunity for simulated and structured speaking interactions that feel more genuine, while still taking place in the speech room during practice and with the support of an SLP."

Ashley Cubberly
M.A. CCC-SLP
Louisville, KY

"Everyday situations such as making a phone call, grocery shopping, ordering food in a restaurant, giving an oral exam, giving an address, etc... represent great challenges for people who stutter, which they must face daily. As a speech therapist and stuttering specialist, I can say that withVR is an app that will revolutionize treatments, bringing hope to our clients by helping them resolve these situations with more confidence and security. Undoubtedly, withVR is the tool we need to motivate the practice of the techniques and facilitate the transfer to real life, both difficult for most of our patients."

"Situaciones cotidianas como llamar por teléfono, hacer la compra, pedir comida en un restaurante, hacer un examen oral, dar una dirección, etc... representan grandes retos para las personas que tartamudean, a los que deben enfrentarse diariamente. Como logopeda y especialista en tartamudez, puedo decir que withVR es una app que revolucionará los tratamientos, aportando esperanza a nuestros clientes ayudándoles a resolver estas situaciones con más confianza y seguridad. Sin duda, es la herramienta que necesitamos para motivar la práctica de las técnicas y facilitar la transferencia a la vida real, ambas difíciles para la mayoría de de nuestros pacientes."

Claudia Moreno Thillois
Clinical Speech Therapist
Municipalidad de S.M. de Tucumàn, Argentina

"withVR definitely catches the zeitgeist. We are so happy to meet withVR. We look forward to the projects that we will develop together. -- Dilgem Academy"

"withVR zamanın ruhunu yakalayan bir proje. withVR ile tanışmaktan çok mutluyuz. Birlikte geliştireceğimiz projeleri sabırsızlıkla bekliyoruz. --Dilgem Akademi"

Dilgem
Speech and Language Therapy Center
Istanbul, Turkey

"The time is now for all of us in the education and healthcare fields to explore and utilize the power of virtual reality. Giving individuals the opportunities to be within a controlled three-dimensional environment opens up endless possibilities to craft the most impactful learning and therapeutic experiences."

Erik X. Raj
Ph.D., CCC-SLP
Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Monmouth University, USA