Transgender Voice Therapy in New York
The Professional Voice Care Center Welcomes You
Welcome to the Professional Voice Care Center, where our mission is to create or restore excellent voices, both speaking and singing. Our 
Hicksville, N.Y. facility offers state-of-the-art care to service the unique needs of those who depend on their voices for their livelihood. Individuals in this category include performers (i.e. singers, actors, broadcasters, etc.), teachers, executives, attorneys, salespeople, lecturers, customer service representatives, and anyone else who uses his/her voice in a professional setting. Services include Voice Therapy, Singing Instruction, Audition Preparation, foreign and regional Accent Modification, and Executive Speech Training. Our unique Therapeutic Singing Lessons are custom-tailored to meet the needs of singers with voice problems. We offer services for Parkinson’s Voice, Transgender Communication, and Vocal Image Enhancement. We focus on the prevention of vocal problems while improving voice skills through a customized program of vocal abuse reduction and vocal hygiene (i.e., vocal conservation, hydration, avoidance of over-drying medications and caffeine, establishment of anti-reflux regimens, etc.). Additionally, our staff of licensed and certified speech-language pathologists and myofunctional therapists offers evaluation and individualized treatment for a variety of communication disorders, including: Articulation, Fluency (Stuttering), and Tongue Thrust/Reverse Swallowing Pattern. Many health insurance companies reimburse for covered speech, voice, and myofunctional therapy services. Our Center participates in numerous insurance plans. Click here to learn more about the health insurance plans we participate in. If you are searching for transgender voice therapy in New York, contact the Professional Voice Care Center today! The Center serves clients throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. Alternatively, we can provide you with a variety of online platforms for long-distance voice and singing training. We’re happy to offer you singing lessons in the comfort of your Long Island home (depending on location). All services are available for children age 5 through adult. We look forward to working with you and helping you achieve your voice-oriented goals.
About the Director
Karen Sussman, M.A., CCC, celebrity voice trainer and vocologist, is the Director of the Professional Voice Care Center, located in Hicksville, NY. She has been a licensed speech pathologist, voice therapist, speech trainer, and singing specialist since 1981. Karen has trained thousands of performers, executives, teachers, attorneys, sales reps, and other professionals to achieve excellent speaking and/or singing voices and eliminate voice and speech problems. As a singer-actress, Karen has a special interest and expertise in professional voice/speech training. She has lectured extensively for hospital otolaryngology departments, voice and speech symposia, corporations, choirs, and continuing education programs. She has appeared on television and radio shows devoted to voice care and accent reduction. Karen authored a book chapter on voice care for performers and wrote a journal article on voice care for fitness instructors. If you are searching for transgender voice therapy in New York, contact the Professional Voice Care Center today! 
Karen is certified by, and a member of, the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, and holds New York and California State Licenses in Speech Pathology. She is a member of NATS (National Association of Teachers of Singing), and VASTA (Voice and Speech Trainers Association), as well as Long Island and New York State Speech-Language-Hearing Associations. Karen Sussman is a Voiceworks® Associate Voice Instructor.
Karen is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Doctors’ Choice Awards DCA Top 100, the DCA City Winner in Hicksville NY, and the Distinguished Woman in Health Services from the Town of Oyster Bay Women of Distinction Awards. Her practice was selected as an Opencare Patients’ Choice Winner. She was also nominated for Best Speech-Language Pathologist by the Bethpage Best of Long Island contest.
Transgender Voice Modification & Communication Training
If you are searching for transgender voice therapy in New York, contact the Professional Voice Care Center today!
The transgender individual, especially the trans woman, is often in need of voice modification. After all, use of testosterone by transgender men helps to make their voices deeper. However, estrogen taken by transgender women typically does not make their voices higher. Even if you opt to have laryngeal surgery, it has been found that voice training before and after surgery is more effective than just surgery alone.
Of course, pitch isn’t the only aspect of voice that determines if you sound masculine or feminine. Other factors include vocal resonance, volume, intonation, and voice quality.
But even beyond the voice itself, there are many factors that, if incongruent, can cause someone to be misgendered. These can include posture/alignment, how you walk and sit, use of gesture and facial expression, speech articulation, speech rhythm/flow, and use of certain vocabulary and grammatical constructs. Make an appointment if you are interested in receiving lessons for transgender voice therapy in New York.
Could it be that some of these issues cause you not to pass in your desired gender presentation? In today’s sometimes-challenging society, a voice that doesn’t match your gender identity may even lead to harassment, discrimination, or safety issues. Clearly, achieving authenticity is an important goal, but it may seem overwhelming to have to deal with all the above-mentioned factors, along with the physical issues of hair restoration, facial feminization and gender-affirming surgeries. So, let a trained communication specialist guide you through this process.
At the Professional Voice Care Center, we offer transgender voice therapy in New York including a comprehensive holistic program that covers all aspects of feminine communication style. This includes voice pitch modification and development of more gender-appropriate inflection/intonation, articulation, gestures, facial expression, vocabulary and grammatical style. Posture/alignment, relaxation strategies, breath control, and reduction of voice-related muscle tension are also covered. (If you’ve tried to modify your voice on your own using YouTube or other DIY videos, you may have already encountered vocal strain. We fix that, too!).
Transgender Voice Therapy in New York
We also support your psychosocial well-being. All our services are delivered in a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment here at our Center, or even using telepractice (i.e., online service delivery). Our goal: to help our transgender clients develop comfort and confidence using a new style of communication that conveys authenticity and congruence. Let us help you express your true self!
If you are searching for transgender voice therapy in New York, contact the Professional Voice Care Center today!
Call Us to Schedule Today!
(516) 433-1822
If you want more information about any of our services, either at our Center or via Skype, feel free to fill out the form below. A Voice Care Coordinator will get back to you as soon as possible.
Transgender Voice Therapy
If you are searching for transgender voice therapy in New York, then contact Karen Sussman at the Professional Voice Care Center!
Transgender voice therapy or voice training involves using non-surgical techniques to train a voice to either sound more feminine or more masculine by modifying your voice. Often, trans people do not feel fully able to pass their desired presentation of gender without their voice being modified. If you are transgender, you may want to change the way your voice sounds. With the right vocal training, you can healthily change your voice. Without a voice therapist, you may damage your voice by making it raspier or possibly losing your voice. Many people look to using YouTube or DIY videos to train their voice but end up further damaging it.
Often, a trans woman is in more need of voice modification than a trans male. This is because estrogen taken by a transgender woman does not help modify the voice as testosterone helps with the voice of transgender men. With transgender voice therapy, they will specifically listen to your pitch and the way you use your voice to help closer match your voice with how you choose to identify yourself. With transgender voice therapy in New York, Karen Sussman covers all aspects of transgender voice training to best help you!
What Do Transgender Voice Therapy Sessions Specifically Work On?
At the Professional Voice Care Center, we take a holistic approach that covers all feminine communication style aspects. Yes, there are surgical options for altering their voice but are proven not to be as effective as voice training therapy. Our transgender voice therapy in New York includes:
- Voice Pitch Modification
- Articulation
- Gestures/Facial Expression
- Vocabulary/Grammatical Style
- Posture/Alignment
- Relaxation strategies and breath control
- Reduction of Voice Related Muscle Tension
Transgender Voice Therapy in New York
We focus on more than just the pitch of your voice. We help work on all aspects of the voice such as resonance, volume, intonation, and voice quality. At the Professional Voice Care Center, we are here to support you every step of the way in helping you express your true self. Our services are in a safe and supportive environment that is also offered in the comfort of your own home through skype. Make an appointment to receive transgender voice therapy in New York and take the next step to enhance your voice training today!
Contact Us
(516) 433-1822
Fax: (888)-388-1934 184 West Nicholai Street Hicksville, NY 11801 By Appointment Only [email protected] If you want more information about any of our services, either at our Center or via Skype, feel free to fill out the form below. A Voice Care Coordinator will get back to you as soon as possible.