After making a lot of progress in other aspects of my transition, my voice felt like a major hurdle that I somehow needed to address to move forward with my life. I was recommended to Celia by my counsellor, and…
LSVT LOUD® – HYA
I suffer from Parkinson’s disease. My voice quality and volume had deteriorated to such an extent that my family and friends could not understand me, especially on the telephone. I became frustrated and embarrassed at having to repeat myself .…
LOUD for LIFE® – ME
” I completed the LSVT course in June 2019. Having found that it made a great difference to my “Parky croak” I was determined to practise the exercises I had learnt so that my new LOUD voice would be with…
LOUD for LIFE® – GG
“I have never liked “groups” so reluctantly, but on advice from my LSVT therapist and with some well-meant bullying from family, I joined Celia’s Loud for Life sessions, online from home. I was made to feel very welcome from the start and…
Transgender Voice Feminisation – ES
“I never thought I’d get to the point of being happy using my voice in social situations or at work. Celia helped me to achieve this and for that, I’ll be forever grateful. Our sessions were all over Skype which…
Transgender Voice Feminisation – CC
Pre therapy: Post therapy: “I started out my voice journey extremely nervous and with a lack of confidence that I would ever be able to sound convincingly female. But Celia helped guide me through each step, starting off with very simply…
LSVT LOUD® – DH
“I was initially impressed with the work carried out by Celia some 4 -5 years ago when I first attended classes she was running for those with Parkinson’s in the Basingstoke area. At these monthly classes it was pretty obvious…
Loud and Clear – SE
“I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease some three years ago. Like many sufferers I have a range of symptoms, one of which is problems with my speech. In recent years, my speech had become quieter, somewhat slurred, and with the…
Loud and Clear – PB
“Over the course of many years with Parkinson’s disease, I had noticed myself starting to slur my words as I was speaking, also my speech volume has decreased. I was intensely aware of it, but only very good friends would…
Loud and Clear – MB
“We meet up once a month (not often enough in my opinion), a lovely little group who are getting to know each other better as the months go by. We start out by doing facial exercises which would surely give…