Voice Therapy London | Specialist Voice Therapy for Adults 

If your voice has become hoarse, weak, strained or unreliable, specialist voice therapy can help you regain confidence and improve the way your voice works.

I am Clarissa Hardaker, a highly experienced Speech and Language Therapist specialising in the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adult voice disorders. I work with people experiencing a wide range of voice difficulties, from mild vocal fatigue to complex voice disorders requiring multidisciplinary care.

Whether your voice problem has developed gradually or suddenly, I provide evidence-based assessment and personalised voice therapy to help you achieve the best possible outcome.

Appointments are available in London and online for clients throughout the UK and internationally.

Who Can Benefit from Voice Therapy?

Voice therapy can help if you experience:

  • Persistent hoarseness

  • Vocal fatigue

  • Loss of vocal range

  • Voice breaks or cracking

  • Weak or breathy voice

  • Strained or effortful speaking

  • Pain or discomfort when speaking

  • Reduced vocal endurance

  • Difficulty projecting your voice

  • Changes in voice following illness or surgery

Many people assume these symptoms are simply something they have to live with. In reality, many voice disorders respond very well to specialist assessment and therapy.

Voice Disorders | Assessment and Treatment

Functional Voice Disorders

When the voice problem results from the way the voice is being used rather than damage to the vocal folds. Examples include:

  • Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD)

  • Vocal fatigue

  • Inefficient voice use

  • Occupational voice problems

  • Performance-related voice difficulties

Organic Voice Disorders

Voice changes caused by structural or medical conditions including:

  • Vocal cord nodules

  • Vocal fold polyps

  • Vocal fold cysts

  • Vocal fold oedema

  • Reinke's oedema

  • Vocal fold scarring

  • Sulcus vocalis

  • Laryngitis

  • Benign vocal fold lesions

Neurological Voice Disorders

Including:

  • Vocal fold paralysis

  • Vocal fold paresis

  • Spasmodic dysphonia

  • Parkinson's disease related voice changes

  • Essential tremor affecting the voice

Chronic Voice Conditions

Including management of:

  • Chronic dysphonia

  • Persistent hoarseness

  • Chronic cough associated with voice disorders

  • Laryngeal hypersensitivity

  • Irritable larynx syndrome

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