Adult Speech and Voice Therapy Services in New York, NY

The aim of our stuttering treatment program is to promote ease, comfort, and confidence speaking so you may fully participate in life the way you want to and achieve your true, full potential. We address both the physical aspect of speaking — by improving the coordination and efficiency of your motor-speech system — as well as the emotional aspects of managing a stutter. Use of strategies are addressed considering the variety of people one speaks with and the variety of communication contexts one speaks within.

Using our proprietary, holistic PRESENCE™ Approach, many people experience a dramatic decrease in stuttered or dysfluent speech. They also report an improvement in communicative confidence and an overall sense of ease when communicating. We work with you to help you shift into an acceptance of normal dysfluencies and increase your sense of control over various aspects of speaking so you can communicate with greater ease using your authentic voice.

Given specific, tailored exercises and intensive practice both in session with your speech language pathologist and during your home exercise program, it is possible to eliminate a lisp.

If you struggle with vocal endurance or have trouble projecting your voice loud enough to be easily heard by others, you may benefit from exercises and techniques to strengthen respiratory-voice-speech coordination and efficiency. This will result in improved vocal projection, endurance, vocal quality, and speech clarity.

Eligible candidates may benefit from evidence-based approaches to reduce muscle tension associated with voicing and/or improve resonance and coordination of the voice motor system. These may include manual techniques, such as circumlaryngeal manipulation; strategies to balance pressures above and below the level of the vocal cords; and/or Lessac Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy.

Others may benefit from different types of treatments, such as LSVT LOUD®. Known internationally as the gold standard approach for respiratory-voice-speech disorders in people with Parkinson’s and other neurological disorders, LSVT LOUD® has also been shown to help individuals with other types of voice difficulties that do not have a neurological origin. The program is provided to those who are candidates at the highest level with expert supervision from in-house LSVT LOUD® faculty and clinical experts.

Every treatment plan begins with an individualized comprehensive evaluation of your voice. The evaluation allows your speech-language pathologist to determine the cause of your vocal difficulties and develop a customized plan of action. Your SLP will help you meet your unique goals and optimize your voice as quickly as possible!

Our sessions integrate techniques to teach you effective ways to manage pacing and the rate of speech. The regular and specific practice of these strategies will enhance your delivery using a multisensory approach. Exercises include engaging proper breath support, optimizing vocal projection, appropriately using pauses and phrasing, improving resonance, and optimizing intonation and stress patterns.

These exercises change your delivery by increasing your awareness of and ability to modify the rate of your speech so the organs of speech have time to adequately move into position to produce crisp, clear sounds and are aligned with the expression of your thoughts and ideas.

Yes! Our personalized treatment programs incorporate various exercises that facilitate speaking with improved crispness and clarity.

We draw on several techniques that will improve the crispness of your speech. Examples of exercises include techniques to help you engage proper breath support, use appropriate vocal loudness levels, and produce accurate articulatory placement. Exercises will improve respiratory-voice-speech coordination and efficiency. We show you how to practice these strategies within functional exercises to ensure you are able to use your improved voice and speaking skills in all of the activities you do, whether they relate to professional demands or personal needs.

It is possible to modify various aspects of your voice and communication, including pitch, intonation, loudness, articulation, and vocal quality so you feel a sense of alignment between your ability to communicate using voice and speech that is more consistent with your sense of self. In sessions, your SLP will guide you through a variety of exercises to teach you proper vocal techniques to optimize the strength and coordination of your voice in healthy ways.