Professional Management of the Voice and Vocal Problems
Shelagh Davies is a Registered Speech-Language Pathologist with over 20 years experience working with the voice and its disorders. She is in private practice in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Because she has a Master of Science degree in Speech-Language Pathology, Shelagh approaches the voice from a medical and scientific perspective. As a singer and public speaker herself, she enjoys working with performers and knows firsthand the joys and difficulties of using the voice onstage. She is also certified to administer the LSVT Loud speech/voice training program for people with Parkinson's Disease.
Who would seek out Shelagh’s expertise?
- a person diagnosed with a voice disorder or vocal pathology – for example, vocal nodules, chronic laryngitis, vocal fold paralysis, muscle misuse dysphonia
- someone who wants a voice that sounds better, lasts better and feels
easier to produce.
For example:- a singer having difficulty with the high notes
- an actor who has to push the voice to be heard
- a teacher whose voice is tired by the end of the first period
- an expert embarking on a lecture tour
- a person with Parkinson’s disease who is having trouble being heard
- a person in gender transition who wants to find the voice that matches the person inside.