Young speech therapist conquers Wittstock: Successful practice after one year!

Young speech therapist conquers Wittstock: Successful practice after one year!

In the small town of Wittstock, a young speech therapist, Tobias Warmbrunn, opened his own practice and made his dream come true. At just 22 years old, as maz-online.de reports, he is one of the youngest in the entire country. He took the step into self-employment a year ago after completing his training at the Academy of Health in Eberswalde.

Warmbrunn is in great demand as a therapist in his region. He treats an average of 40 patients per week and since there are long waiting lists in two other practices in Wittstock, demand seems to be high. From the beginning, his goal was to open his own practice in his hometown, which brought him around 30 patients just three weeks after opening.

Therapy spectrum and challenges

His field of activity is broad. Warmbrunn offers therapies for both children and adults. While problems such as a lisp and stuttering are often the focus for little ones, he supports adults after strokes or with swallowing problems. Treatments are only carried out when referred by the family doctor or nursing staff in facilities. This is supplemented by the note from valmedi.de that speech therapists concentrate on speech, speech, swallowing and voice disorders and work in different age groups.

The importance of speech therapy becomes particularly clear when you consider that around 800,000 people in Germany suffer from stuttering. If left untreated, this can lead to significant social and professional disadvantages. However, early therapies can provide significant improvements, which underscores Warmbrunn's approach as he has specifically tailored his practice to address these needs.

Training and career prospects

Training to become a speech therapist is well structured in Germany, with most completing three years of vocational training at technical schools. In comparison, speech therapists study at colleges or universities, which means different training paths. As described by valmedi.de, the career prospects in speech therapy are promising with many vacancies in both inpatient and outpatient care.

A look at the numbers shows that between 2012 and 2024 the number of employees subject to social insurance contributions in the field of speech therapy will increase continuously. The Statista study from February 2025 shows that this professional field is becoming more important due to increasing demand.

With a clear goal in mind and a firm commitment, Warmbrunn is taking the first step into a promising future. In his free time he is not only active in practice, but has also won the heart of a partner and has been engaged for a few weeks.