I went to see a Speech Therapist here, as I was having trouble with my voice when I was in a band. This being a bit of a problem as I was the singer… As it happened, I kept losing my voice and going hoarse, so the band kindly paid for me to go and see a speech therapist to learn how to position my voice better, to sing and speak from either my face or chest rather than my throat. I only had 2 or 3 appointments(as its private healthcare, so, obviously, a bit pricey) but they were really, really fascinating, I have to admit! I learnt a huge amount about vocal issues and all the things that effect voices, from digestion(?!) to posture to psychological factors. It was a really helpful, holistic approach — and also a very practical one as I came away with lots of training to do! I was really impressed by this service — it was really thorough, really interesting and really effective. The voice is an amazing thing, and it’s great to have experts like this around to help explore and care for it.