Why ESL Learners Need COACHING Not Speech Therapy

Is your accent a disability? Absolutely not. 🛑

In this episode, I’m addressing a major misconception in the world of English learning: the difference between Speech Therapy and Communication Coaching.

If you are a typically developing adult learning English, you don't have a speech disorder—you have a language pattern that needs to be updated. Speech therapy is for disabilities; Coaching is for mastery and patterns.

What we discuss today:

The Disability Myth: Why having an accent doesn't mean something is "wrong" with you.

Coaching vs. Therapy: Why we focus on motor patterns, rhythm, and intonation.

The Athletic Approach: Why learning an accent is like training for a sport.

Mastery: How to move from "functional" to "confident" through coaching.

🚀 TRAIN WITH ME: If you want coaching-style drills and shadowing, join my FREE courses 👉 https://www.youtube.com/@tarlespeech/courses