There’s a strong belief that if a person has a voice disorder of neurological origin then speech pathologists have no role. No!! Why do...

“Voice therapy hasn't worked for me”. I’ve heard this a LOT. And often times, when I probe further I come to the conclusion of well, in...

Do you know how voice use and throat clearing are linked? I’ve seen many patients whose throat clearing is actually directly related to...

“Don’t expect your path to be linear.” It has been the one of the best pieces of advice I’ve received thus far in my career. Although I...

Meet them where they are and be on the same team”. • This is one thing I told my extern this week when discussing patient compliance and...

“Difficult patients”. I’ve heard this term a lot. But what does this really mean? Maybe they didn’t follow our recommendations and we...

STIMULABILITY. Yes, it’s a REAL word and YES you should know it! • If you’ve never heard of stimulability or if you don’t know how...

Do you know how voice use and throat clearing are linked? I’ve seen many patients whose throat clearing is actually directly related to...

Working WITH and not against patients. How do we work with our patients instead of against? I had a session with a patient the other week...

Let’s talk imposter syndrome. • I had a session with a high-powered manager yesterday. He manages about 100 employees across a very large...

Voice therapy for spasmodic dysphonia and other neurological voice disorders.

Understanding Essential Tremor of the Voice What is it? Essential tremor of the voice is a form of essential tremor. Essential tremor is...

Do you clear your throat often? Do you even KNOW if you do? Throat clearing is something that many people are guilty of but maybe don’t...

These past few months have certainly tested our flexibility, ability to adapt quickly, and our technological skills (which if I’m being...

A chronic cough is defined as a cough longer than 8 weeks. If a person has a cough lasting for longer than 8 weeks he/she should get...

I think this method of treatment is worth talking about. This method focuses on using different forms of active listening and...

When treating the transgender population it is different than other voice clients we may see. Why? Because for one, it's elective. These...

A voice disorder is any change in the sound, feeling or functionality of the voice that becomes a problem for the person at hand. What...

Alright folks, let's talk about Flow Phonation (also called "Stretch and Flow phonation). BREATH is a crucial component of voice...

As speech language pathologists we are trained to engage in counseling all the time. In fact, some days a large portion of my day is...