Quite simply, I am passionate about all things to do with the human voice.
Since 2007 I have developed my practice as a vocal coach and voice trainer and have worked in a variety of settings with individuals and groups from a wide range of professions. I have the ‘MAVS’ qualification – the Masters in Voice Studies: Teaching and Coaching (Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, London) with placements at RCSSD and East 15 Acting School, London.
My postgraduate qualifications include training in The Accent Method, Vocal Profile Analysis and the Estill Voice Training System (Levels 1 and 2) and my particular interests are breath and the voice, vocal wellbeing and the ageing voice. I run a variety of courses (previous work at The Actors Centre, London and the Courtyard Theatre Training Company, London). I teach voice modules on yoga and counselling training courses, and vocal health to teachers in schools. I see clients in their place of workman performance, and at The Albany Centre in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
I gained a Linguistics and Phonetics degree from Hull University in 1988 and have worked with voice since qualifying as a speech and language therapist in 1990 (City University); I’m registered with the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, the Health and Care Professions Council, and I am a member of the British Voice Association and the British Laryngological Association.
