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Yet, most Flemish clients typically use a colloquial language style. Following earlier research\u00a0on how teachers'\u00a0language style affects teacher\u2013student interactions, an SLT's strict adherence to standard Dutch may potentially evoke perceptions of inequality in their clients. As a result, Flemish SLTs may find themselves torn between on the one hand adhering to the standard language and on the other hand adapting to the sociolinguistic style of their client and establishing trust. In the present study, we explored SLTs\u2019 views on using standard\/colloquial language varieties in their practice.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods &amp; Procedures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Individual semistructured interviews were conducted with 13 Flemish SLTs who worked with children, adolescents and adults in special schools, private practices and hospitals. Interview transcripts were analysed with reflexive thematic analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Outcomes &amp; Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Analyses yielded three themes. Switching between styles was (1) triggered by client characteristics (age, style, therapeutic needs), and it was shaped by (2) the need for establishing trust and (3) a balance between the SLT's professional and personal identity. Notably, most SLTs described partially converging with their clients\u2019 colloquial style, effectively reconciling their professional identity as expert speakers with their personal identity as a colloquial language user.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions &amp; Implications<\/jats:title><jats:p>Despite consensus on the role of the SLT as gatekeeper of standard language, many SLTs felt that colloquial language also plays an important role as it bolsters therapeutic alliance and rehabilitation of functional communication. By implementing reflective mixed methods and integrating the client perspective, future studies should further examine how authentic style\u2010switching occurs and how various styles used by the SLT are evaluated by clients in different contexts. These findings may guide the development of style\u2010switching as a communicative strategy that can be addressed in preservice education.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>What this paper adds<\/jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>What is already known on the subject<\/jats:title><jats:p>In Flanders, the existence of various (non\u2010)standard varieties of Dutch may evoke some tension regarding the preferred variety in a given context. Flemish teachers switch between standard language and colloquial language (style\u2010shifting), depending on the foregrounding of the transactional or relational nature of the context. Moving towards students\u2019 colloquial speech builds trust and perceptions of equality. Despite the importance of alliance in speech\u2010language therapy, little is known about how speech\u2010language therapists (SLTs) feel about using colloquial speech given that they are considered expert speakers.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>What this paper adds to existing knowledge<\/jats:title><jats:p>While \u2018talking properly\u2019 is part of the SLT's professional identity, many Flemish SLTs felt that strict adherence to the standard language variety hinders therapeutic alliance. While standard language was strongly associated with professionalism, strict adherence to standard language was used only when SLTs felt they had to prove their clinical competency or when language scaffolding was in the foreground. Partially converging with the clients\u2019 language use allowed SLTs to reconcile their professional identity as expert speaker with personal identity and authenticity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>What are the potential or actual clinical implications of this work?<\/jats:title><jats:p>Both colloquial speech and standard speech serve a function in SLT practice. 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