Meet Jack!
Jack Henderson, MS, CCC-SLP (He/ Him) is a person who stutters with over a decade of clinical experience. His struggles and transformative journey with his own stutter are what led him to this field.
Jack graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2011 with a Bachelor of Science in Child Studies and Theatre. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2013 with a Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology. During his undergraduate and graduate studies he worked on the Developmental Stuttering Project as a research assistant. In 2011, Jack co-founded Camp TALKS (Talking and Learning with Kids who Stutter) and ran the camp through 2023.
He worked for two years in Robertson County (TN) schools, serving an elementary school and high school. He then worked for over 8 years at the Vanderbilt Bill Wilkerson Center. While at Vanderbilt, he worked primarily with people who stutter across the lifespan in the clinic. Jack won the Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences Excellence in Clinical Teaching award in 2018.
He has consulted with school-based SLPs in Nashville and many surrounding counties, led trainings on stuttering assessment and intervention locally and at ASHA Connect, appeared on the StutterTalk podcast and the Stuttering Foundation Podcast, contributed a column to the ASHA leader, had posters accepted to the Oxford Dysfluency Conference, generated informational handouts about stuttering, and spoken on local news about stuttering awareness.
He has participated in intensive trainings on Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCI), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Avoidance Reduction Therapy for Stuttering (ARTS®).
Jack is a co-leader of the Nashville area chapter of the National Stuttering Association (NSA).
Jack is an adjunct faculty at Austin Peay State University, teaching the graduate-level fluency course.
Jack is on the Advisory Board of SPACE (Stuttering, People, Arts, Community, Education), an international non-profit advocacy and support organization for people who stutter
Jack is on the Executive Committee of the Tennessee Association of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists (TAASLP) and serves as the Convention Co-Chair.
Jack holds the Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) from ASHA and is licensed to practice in Tennessee, Alabama, and Kentucky.
Jack is a designated Ally of Stuttering™ through Spero Stuttering, INC.
Jack resides in Nashville, TN with his spouse and two children. He enjoys cooking, outdoor activities with his family, listening to records, and watching sports, especially baseball, soccer, and cricket.