Do I need Speech Therapy?
If you or your child have any of these symptoms you may need speech therapy
- Articulation problems, problems pronouncing sounds or words
- Communication difficulty or social awkwardness due to autism or neurodiversity
- Voice loss or hoarseness
- Unreliable voice quality
- Chronic cough or throat clearing
- Loss of socialisation because of pain or strain when speaking
- Loss of vocal volume, fatigue or deterioration of voice as the day progresses
- Loss of singing pitch range
If you have any of these medical conditions, you would benefit from Voice therapy or Swallowing Assessment
- Parkinsons Disease, MS, MND
- under or overactive thyroid, effects of thyroid surgery
- effects of throat trauma, such as impact or vehicle accident
- gastro-oesophageal reflux
- stress and anxiety affecting voice quality
Does your job or lifestyle frequently require that you overuse your voice?
- need to speak above background noise?
- experience vocal fatigue from voice overuse while teaching or using the phone?
- need to project your voice in large spaces?
- are you exposed to frequent colds and respiratory infections?
If so, voice therapy can strengthen and insulate your voice from damage!
Do you experience social isolation and have difficulty with daily communication?
- Do you have problems starting and maintaining conversations?
- Do you lack confidence socially and communicate less effectively than you would like?
Communication therapy can help you regain confidence and get back in the conversation!
Does your accent make it difficult to be understood clearly?
Are you a doctor, business person, academic, researcher or sales person who
- learned English as a second language?
- feels that accent interferes with your work or intelligibility?
- wishes to improve their level of intelligibility when communicating in English with the public, students or customers?
Voice and Accent uses standardised and customised intelligibility assessment and therapy to improve your communication to the standard you desire.