Testimonials
My 14 year old daughter was seen by Fiona MacGregor. She was particular anxious for the visual examination, but Fiona was very personal and directed herself to my daughter (instead of to me as the accompanying parent) which I thought was particular respectful). She managed to convince my daughter to get the examination done there and then; talking about a particular headstrong and nervous teenager, this was quite an achievement. The procedure was short, as described and gave immediate clarity. Overall, the experience was professional, fast and respectful.
”I cannot recommend Carolyn highly enough, she has not only give me back my voice, she has given me back my life and the tools to help me should I ever have problems in the future. I was diagnosed with Muscle Tension Dysphonia in February which was caused by a build of stressful situations which all came at once and then continued to build and cause problems. I had no idea that stress could affect your voice and my voice started to go and trying to make sound became exhausting, I then realised how serious this condition can impact your life. I also realised how important my voice was, I run my own business which involves daily talking and advising clients and without my voice, my job is impossible to do. On top of this, I am a backing singer in an originals band and we had a “battle of the bands” competition coming up along with an Album Launch a couple of months later.
I was certain everything was doomed as there was no way my voice was going to recover in time. Resting it helped but it was impossible to rest it fully and I had not idea which way to turn as there were no specialists on the Island to turn to.
Then I was passed over Carolyn’s details and she was absolutely incredible. We arranged our first session of vocal therapy and training via Zoom and when I first came onto the Zoom call I was exhausted from a days work and pushing my voice. By this point of the day my voice had gone to nearly no sound and was painful and I was drained. The most shocking experience was after the first session, I expected to feel more drained but I didn’t - I felt more energised than I had in months and my voice felt amazing. Carolyn took me through some exercises which I could practise at any time of the day and then some other exercises which could be done when I had further time. I worked on these and had another session with Carolyn the following week. We only had these sessions, and my voice felt incredible and stronger every day.
Suffice to say – I was able to sing in the band at both the competition and the Album Launch and my voice not only held up for these but felt amazing afterwards with no pain or hoarseness.
Carolyn is what I would call an absolute miracle worker as she listens to exactly what you are saying about your symptoms / causes and your lifestyle and then does everything she can to make the training work for you and around your life as best as possible. She has been so supportive and I feel incredibly lucky to have received her details and had the connection.
I cannot thank you enough Carolyn!”
