Speech Appeal, Adult Speech Therapy, Adult Voice Therapy, Toronto, Confident Communication

Voice Training & Therapy

Your voice is a powerful tool. Whether you're looking to train, optimize, and enhance your voice to a new ideal or rehabilitate a suspected or diagnosed voice injury or disorder, our highly experienced Voice-Focused Speech-Language Pathologists are here to help!

We offer tailored Voice Training for those who want to style their voice for professional or personal use and Voice Therapy for individuals recovering from voice injuries or disorders. Not sure which option is best for you? No worries. A Free Meet-and-Greet can help set you in the right direction.

Voice Training

If you're feeling like your voice is lack-lustre or is misrepresenting how you wish to be perceived, our Voice-Focused Speech-Language Pathologists can help. Perhaps your voice lacks authority, warmth, or impact. You may be experiencing vocal fatigue or tiredness after long work days, meetings or calls. Or, you may be wanting to develop vocal flexibility and enhance your own unique style.

Professional voice users—including teachers, singers, lawyers, coaches, podcasters, and even parents—rely on their voices daily. With such high vocal demands, voice strain and fatigue can occur. Whether you are a professional voice user or simply want to build confidence in your voice, Voice Training can help you achieve your goals.

Common Voice Training Goals:

Developing vocal impact and engagement
Improving voice projection and volume
Achieving a richer, clearer, or fuller vocal tone
Enhancing vocal consistency and reducing voice breaks or cracks
Increasing vocal stamina and preventing fatigue
Learning voice care techniques to prevent injury
Reducing less efficient vocal habits such as vocal fry (think: door creaking open or Kardashian)
Eliminating habits harmful to professional communication, such as up-speak (everything sounds like a question)
Cultivating a confident voice in high-pressure situations

Voice Therapy & Rehabilitation

If you have been diagnosed with or suspect a voice injury or disorder, our Speech-Language Pathologists are specially trained as Voice Therapists and are highly experienced in vocal rehabilitation and have worked clinically alongside ENTs (laryngologists), providing laryngoscopy and stroboscopy. We are here to help restore your voice to a healthy state!

While temporary voice changes due to illness or overuse typically resolve in a few days, persistent voice issues may require professional intervention.

Voice Therapy is a critical tool in treating various voice disorders, including:

Muscle Tension Dysphonia
Vocal Nodules and Pre-Nodular Swelling
Puberphonia
Vocal Polyps and Cysts
Vocal Fold Paralysis or Paresis

For individuals undergoing voice surgery, pre- and post-operative Voice Therapy can help speed recovery and optimize results.

Common Voice Disorder Symptoms:

Harsh, rough, or hoarse vocal quality
Loss of pitch range and vocal flexibility
Sudden pitch changes
Effortful speaking with vocal fatigue
Throat or neck pain while speaking
Voice breaks, cracks, or intermittent loss of sound
Breath-voice coordination difficulties
Loss of vocal power and endurance
Chronic cough or throat clearing
Inability to access voice in high-anxiety situations

Singing Voice Therapy

Singers require a special type of voice rehabilitation and trianing support. Even the smallest of changes can have a large effect and impact on a singer's voice! Whether you are looking to prepare or recover from vocal surgery, rehabilitate a voice injury, or navigate tension, breaks and inconsistencies in the voice, our Speech-Language Pathologist and Voice Therapist, Alyssa, is also a clinically-trained Singing Voice Specialist and has helped hundreds of singers, professional and amateur, to recover and reconnect with their voices.

Voice FAQ's

Do I need a referral?

No, you can simply book yourself in. Your Speech-Language Pathologist and Voice Therapist will help determine if Voice Therapy is appropriate for you. If you haven't already seen an ENT, you may be asked to see an ENT for examination as their evaluation and recommendations guide your clinician in selecting the most effective voice rehabilitation plan.

Is Voice Therapy covered by insurance?

As all of our clinicians at SpeechAppeal are registered Speech-Language Pathologists, services you receive are eligible for third-party or private insurance coverage. Please check with your provider on budgets and requirements as this information is not available to us.

How long will it take?

The duration of programs range vastly and depend on many factors. In many cases, we recommend starting with an initial foundation trial of 4 weekly or bi-weekly sessions.

Will I be assigned exercises?

Yes! Exercises to maximize vocal healing, coordinate voice-breath, increase the ease and stamina of using your voice, and prevent further vocal injury will be assigned to you in sessions.