Teachers, singers, callers
Voice therapy
For hoarseness, a voice that tires, or a voice you depend on for work. Please see your GP or an ENT doctor first for hoarseness that lasts three weeks.
Hoarseness that lasts more than three weeks needs looking at by a doctor first, and a camera look at your vocal cords by ENT. We need to know what is going on before we start, and it can occasionally be serious.
Once you have that, we look at how you use your voice: breathing, posture, tension in your neck, how loudly you talk over a Year 8 class. You will learn exercises, many of them odd-sounding and all of them straightforward, to do for a few minutes every day.
We work with teachers, call-centre staff, clergy, rugby coaches and singers, and we also work with trans and non-binary people who would like their voice to feel more like them, at the pace they choose.
What is included
- A voice assessment
- Exercises to do at home
- A recording of your voice, for comparison
- A letter to your employer if useful
What it costs
A first appointment is £95 for an hour, and sessions are £70 for forty-five minutes. Voice therapy usually takes four to eight sessions. There are no block bookings. We review every six sessions. NHS therapy is free, and we will tell you how to ask for it. It can sit alongside what we do.
Questions about voice therapy
How long before I notice a change?
Often within a few weeks, if you do the exercises, but that varies. We will review it with you.
Should I whisper to rest my voice?
No. Whispering is often harder on it. Use a quiet, easy voice instead.
Start with a free phone call.
Fifteen minutes, with no obligation. We listen and tell you honestly whether you need us, the NHS, or nothing yet.