Voice Therapy
If you have the words, we can help you find your voice.
If you have the words, we can help you find your voice.
According to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | ASHA “A Voice Disorder occurs when voice quality, pitch, and loudness differ or are inappropriate for an individual’s age, gender, cultural background, or geographic location.” Another term used to describe voice disorders is dysphonia, which means an impairment of the voice.
Voice Disorders can be due to organic, functional, or psychogenic reasons.
Some people are at a higher risk of developing voice disorders because of their occupations. This includes occupations requiring frequent vocal use, such as teachers, professional speakers, clergy, etc.
Most voice disorders will lead to a change in a person’s pitch, volume, or tone of voice. Signs of a voice disorder include:
Whether we are conscious of it or not, we put a lot of wear and tear on our voices each day. Just like other parts of our bodies, our voice needs care to stay healthy. This is called vocal hygiene. Vocal hygiene is the act of nourishing and hydrating the vocal tract for a healthy voice. This encompasses the following:
Voice therapy for the transgender population works to help the individual speak in a manner that resembles the identified gender. Whether the individual is of the male-to-female or female-to-male transgender population, they will benefit from training on how to change vocal and overall communication qualities to increase confidence in their speech. Voice therapy will focus on modifying many factors of communication in relation to the identified gender, including:
Whether your voice disorder originates from an organic, functional, or psychogenic problem, our ultimate goal is to help you use your voice optimally. Our Great Speech therapists are trained to thoroughly evaluate your voice, assess vocal habits, and diagnose a voice disorder. Often, we use a team approach to refer clients to medical professionals for a physical or neurological assessment to develop your unique treatment plan and ensure success.
Great Speech therapists will perform a thorough analysis of your voice and develop a personalized plan for your voice therapy. During the course of treatment, we will educate you on vocal anatomy and physiology, recommend vocal hygiene strategies or lifestyle modifications, and provide training on how to use the voice appropriately. We may work on the following skills to improve voice production:
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