Singing Therapy

60 mins = £60
In person sessions take place at Alexandra's studio in Selsey, West Sussex
Online sessions are via Zoom
​Payments made from outside the UK will be invoiced through PayPal and subject to a 5% surcharge.

Singing Therapy is different from a singing lesson. Clients that have come for Singing Therapy have included people with specific muscular problems and disorders like Dystonia, Stuttering, post stroke paralysis affecting speech and people with special needs for example Autism and related Asperger's Syndrome. Clients with these conditions are usually focusing on either eliminating particular muscular problems by unwinding old muscle memory, or are using singing and the muscles associated with voice production as a focus to aid the re-programming of neural pathways which help alleviate symptoms of their condition. Each client is usually very different and a specific regime is developed using a series of voice and breath related exercises to suit individual needs. The session, although often very hard work, is fun and light hearted, offering a time to escape from the norm. 

During a Singing Therapy session you will be asked to follow a series of exercises for both body and voice that will help you breathe more efficiently, helping to calm a number of stress and anxiety based problems and disorders whilst having fun!
Singing Therapy can also be used to alleviate cases of stress, anxiety and panic attacks, where patterns have built up in the body and need to be re-programmed. This is done by creating a strong awareness of the self, identifying the trigger points for various negative emotions and then teaching the body to do the opposite.   

After an initial consultation to determine your needs and goals you will be given physical and vocal exercises to do. The idea of these exercises that can often seem quite strange and childlike (even stupid at times!) is to unwind old physical and mental patterns in the body that might be causing problems. Instead of telling somebody “not” to do something, clients are given an exercise that helps them to achieve the “not doing”. Sometimes patterns are so ingrained within us, we cannot simply just stop. We have to divert our attention and “do” something different.

To offer these sessions, Alexandra draws on her many years experience as a professional performer and the triggers that induce stress in intense conditions. She uses vocal exercises and Sound Therapy techniques that she has tried and tested over several years to induce a state of calm and balance in clients and help them take control of their body and mind. Her work with the Estill Model and in depth study of the Vagus Nerve led her to study vocal anatomy and the nervous system in order to understand how the voice actually functions and the effects it has on the physical body and mind.
Alexandra continues to research voice and how it can positively affect our mind and body. She brings this wealth of experience and study to what she calls 'Singing Therapy'.