Vocal Activation

Whether you’re navigating big or stuck emotions, untangling patterns of self-silencing, or longing to feel more alive in your relationships & work, I offer a grounded space to explore what’s been held, what’s ready to be released, & an authentic connection to your voice.

“Reclaim Your Voice. Reconnect with Your Self.”

“Reclaim Your Voice. Reconnect with Your Self.” •

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What is Vocal Activation?

Vocal Activation is a somatic and expressive practice that invites you to connect with the wisdom, power, and resonance of your voice. More than just making sound, this work is about liberating the voice—undoing internalized silencing, softening habitual tension patterns, and allowing vocal expression to emerge authentically from the body.

Whether through toning, breathwork, vocal improvisation, guided mantra, or narrative expression, Vocal Activation creates space for the voice to become an instrument of insight, integration, and release.

This practice is especially potent when integrated into a therapeutic context, where the voice becomes a bridge between the unconscious and the conscious, the felt and the spoken, the self and the world.

Who This Is For

You may be drawn to Vocal Activation if:

  • You’ve struggled to express yourself clearly or confidently

  • You’ve experienced trauma, especially around being silenced, shamed, or unseen

  • You’re a therapist, creative, or space holder craving deeper authenticity in your voice. Or a professional who may want to improve public speaking and presence.

  • You feel stuck in loops of overthinking and want to re-engage your intuition through the body

  • You long to feel more connected to your power, truth, or spiritual voice—but don’t know where to start

This work is open to all genders, backgrounds, and identities. No singing experience required. All you need is a willingness to be curious with your voice.

Benefits of Integrating Vocal Activation into Psychotherapy

Voice is not just a means of communication - it is a reflection of the nervous system, the psyche, and the soul. Integrating vocal work into a therapeutic journey can be transformative in the following ways:

    • Activates the vagus nerve, supporting parasympathetic regulation and a sense of internal safety

    • Releases chronic tension patterns in the jaw, neck, diaphragm, and pelvis

    • Enhances breath capacity, grounding, and embodied presence

    • Supports trauma resolution through pre-cognitive sound-based discharge and self-soothing

    • Gives form to unspoken emotions and untold stories

    • Strengthens agency in how you shape and share your inner world

    • Interrupts looping internal narratives through embodied sound

    • Helps heal developmental ruptures related to being heard, seen, or silenced

    • Increases confidence in public speaking and boundary-setting

    • Cultivates resonance and authenticity in relationships

    • Helps identify and shift limiting vocal patterns (e.g., apologetic tone, constriction, monotony)

    • The throat is often viewed symbolically as the seat of personal truth, responsibility, creative power, and alignment between the heart and the mind

    • Blockages here can manifest as fear of visibility, history of oppression, self-censorship, or disconnection from one’s inner compass

    • Vocal Activation gently reawakens this center—whether you connect to it spiritually or simply as a vital human capacity

 FAQs

  • Not at all. This work is not about sounding “good”—it’s about sounding true. You’ll be guided to explore your voice in a safe, supported way that’s grounded in somatic awareness.

  • That’s incredibly common—and often part of the journey. Sessions unfold gently, with lots of consent and pacing. We work with whatever arises, including fear or silence, as meaningful information from your system.

  • Vocal Activation is more experiential and embodied. Rather than focusing solely on cognitive processing, we explore how emotion, story, and energy live in the body—specifically the vocal channel—and how expression can create change.

  • Yes. Many clients use Vocal Activation to complement other forms of inner work or healing, especially when they’re feeling “stuck” or disconnected from their expressive self.

What to Expect from Sessions

  • 1.

    Gentle breathwork to awaken vocal energy in the body

  • 2.

    Somatic tracking and release through sound

  • 3.

    Guided vocal improvisation (toning, humming, vowel sounds, mantra)

  • 4.

    Reflection on what emerges through the voice—emotionally, physically, and symbolically.

  • 5.

    Exploration of voice in relation to identity, trauma, or interpersonal dynamics.

  • 6.

    Integration tools to carry the vocal work into daily life.

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How We Can Work Together

I’m a psychotherapist and vocal activation guide who helps people reconnect with their truth through the body and the voice. My work blends somatic experiencing, mindfulness, vocal expression, and trauma-informed care to support deep, sustainable transformation.

I offer individual psychotherapy which can incorporate vocal activation tools or vocal activation sessions on its own.

Psychotherapy Sessions that Include Vocal Activation

Ongoing support for those navigating grief, trauma, life transitions, creative blocks, or relational healing. My therapy work is rooted in somatic, narrative, and interpersonal approaches. We can utilize the Vocal Activation to deepen this practice.

Vocal Activation Sessions

Standalone sessions to explore your voice as a healing tool. A minimum of 9 sessions is recommended. No prior vocal experience needed—this work is grounded in body-based exploration and emotional attunement.

Duration: 50-55 minutes

Price: $150

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