Meet Your Therapist
Ana Paula G. Souza Mumy
SLPD, CCC-SLP
Ana Paula is a trilingual (Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish, and English) speech-language therapist with more than 25 years of experience spanning public and private schools, home health, private practice, and higher education. Over the past decade, she has dedicated herself to academia — serving first as a Clinical Assistant Professor and then as a Program Director, Department Chair, and Associate Professor.
Her teaching has encompassed phonetics, clinical methods, articulation and language disorders at the undergraduate level and stuttering, counseling, and language disorders at the graduate level. She has also mentored the next generation of SLPs as a clinical educator, supervising services for individuals across the lifespan.
Ana Paula is the co-founder and president of Spero Stuttering, Inc., a nonprofit organization committed to helping, empowering, and advocating for the stuttering community and their families — and equipping the professionals who serve them. She also holds the Ally of Stuttering® SLP Seal through Spero Stuttering, Inc.
When she's not working, Ana Paula enjoys singing, writing, reading, and traveling with her husband and children.
Awards & Recognition
- National Stuttering Association — 2022 Professional of the Year
- Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation — 2024 Burtis-Vogel-Elkins Community Service Award
- KETK News — 2026 Remarkable Women Honoree
Special Trainings & Certifications
- Advanced Certificate in Bilingual Speech-Language Pathology
- Avoidance Reduction Therapy for Stuttering (ARTS®)
- Palin Parent-Child Interaction Therapy
- Solution-Focused Brief Therapy
- Naturalistic Language Interventions
Ana Paula holds a Certificate of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Speech-Language Pathology licenses in Texas, Kansas, and Missouri, and is a member of the Texas Speech-Language-Hearing Association.
Community
Spero Stuttering, Inc.
Looking for more resources for the stuttering community? Spero Stuttering is a dynamic community of advocates, educators, and allies dedicated to empowering people who stutter. Through innovative programs and meaningful connections, Spero creates a supportive ecosystem for individuals who stutter, their families, and the professionals who serve them.
Visit Spero Stuttering