A Million Things to Say - The Stuttering & Voice Clinic

17/08/2025

We’re proud to share that our Speech Therapist, Gwyneth, has completed training in Conversation Training Therapy (CTT) (July–August 2025), conducted by CTT founders Dr. Jackie Gartner-Schmidt and Dr. Amanda I. Gillespie.

🗣️ About CTT
Developed over a decade ago, CTT uses patient-driven conversational speech as the main stimulus, unlike traditional programs with strict hierarchies. CTT incorporates flow phonation and resonant voice therapy techniques, and is grounded in motor learning principles to encourage early generalisation of skills into everyday speech.

💡 Gwyneth’s key takeaways:
1. Empowering patients to become their own therapist (meta-therapy).
2. Using contrastive practice to sharpen self-awareness and speed up corrections.
3. Promoting early generalisation into conversation.
4. Prioritising learning and self-discovery over pure performance accuracy.
5. Assessing suitability for CTT.
6. As an experienced therapist, she enjoyed the numerous video demonstrations with patients and live sessions with the creators

👩‍⚕️ Applying it in practice
Gwyneth has already begun integrating the concepts of CTT into sessions with patients in the areas of treatment for voice, stuttering, and articulation, across all ages (child to adult). Remarkably, she has seen patients using their new speaking patterns even in the waiting area before leaving the clinic—evidence of faster generalisation compared to traditional hierarchical approaches.

🙏 Thank you to Jackie and Amanda for an inspiring course. We look forward to the upcoming live sessions!

🔗 Learn more about CTT:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/conversation-training-therapy-tickets-1256506096559

17/05/2024

Gender Affirming Voice Therapy

Jamie had 4 sessions with me. Through these few sessions, we were able to quickly identify and target areas to feminize her voice. She was happy with the results and could use it functionally in her work and social environments.

Gwyneth is very friendly and personalises sessions to your needs and speed. She was able to help me progress quickly in voice feminisation therapy. Jamie L Jamie had 4 sessions with me. Through these few sessions, we were able to quickly identify and target areas to feminize her voice. She was happy...

17/05/2024

Elijah (10 years old) was diagnosed with severe stuttering marked by effortful blocks (stuck words) and prolongations (stretching of sounds). His severity was 7 on a a scale of 0-9 (0 no stuttering, 9 extreme stuttering). He achieved fluent speech with mum's support and a tailored treatment program. Elijah was able to achieve fluent speech with severity 0 within 3 sessions. He is now on periodic follow-up and has not shown signs of relapse. He is very happy with his speech and has the confidence to speak on stage.

I highly recommend Gwyneth Lee as a speech therapist. Our son had severe stuttering at an older age that is more complex to treat. A previous speech therapist had failed to make any difference with him, but with Gwyneth his results were dramatic and almost miraculously quick. Gwyneth goes above and....

11/05/2024

Gender Affirming Voice Therapy

Jessica had 4 sessions of voice therapy (spread over 4 months). At the start, she had to work through a common challenge of the voice sounding hollow and thin as pitch increased. We worked towards shaping different components of the voice. She was able to incorporate practice in the midst of her busy schedule and was able to quickly achieve a balance of vocal pitch, weight and resonance.

She has given permission for her speech samples to be presented. Click the link and have a listen!

Gweneth has been instrumental in my journey as a transwoman finding my feminine voice. Her professionalism, empathy, and tailored approach created a safe space for exploration. Through personalised exercises and unwavering support, she empowered me to embrace my true voice. I highly recommend Gwenet...

11/05/2024

Amy was diagnosed with moderate-severe muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) which was likely stress induced. She presented with a high-pitched whispery voice. We worked on breath and voice control in small steps, and she made good progress. Now, she can converse without strain and has an increased range of volume and pitch. She has better awareness of good voicing habits and can reduce the recurrence of MTD.

I developed muscle tension dysphonia after laryngitis. I had completely lost my voice for over a month, and I was filled with a lot of fear of ever getting my voice back again and what that would mean for my future. Gwyneth is very warm and friendly, and has a genuine dedication to helping her...Rea...

11/03/2024

A sweet gift from a visitor to the clinic

So apt! 💕

26/03/2023

https://www.amillionthingstosay.com/testimonial/yy-6-year-old-boy-articulation-therapy/

Gwyneth saw YY during the COVID period in 2022, exclusively over zoom. Mum was diligent with home practice and was very happy with the outcomes for this articulation therapy to correct the lateral lisp.

Gwyneth treated my girl’s stutter issue few years back. We were very satisfied with her skill in speech therapy. Hence when we noticed my boy’s articulation issue last year, Gwyneth has been my first choice of speech therapist without second thought. Due to covid pandemic, the therapy sessions h...

25/03/2023

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gender-affirming-voice-training-a-course-for-clinicians-self-study-registration-545286625977

This is an excellent holistic online course that Gwyneth attended in June 2022. It is available online for clinicians who work in the area of gender affirming voice therapy.

It is run by Sandy Hirsch, a well respected clinician in the field of gender diversity voice training. She will be retiring at the end of 2023 and this is likely the final run with her at the helm

Join us to build your competence and confidence in serving transgender / gender nonconforming speakers.

25/03/2023

https://www.amillionthingstosay.com/testimonial/ellie-gender-affirming-voice-therapy-voice-feminsation/

Congratulations to Ellie. Hope you have fun continuing to explore your singing voice!

I would highly recommend Gwyneth to those looking for support and guidance in feminizing their voice (or voice therapy in general). She is very supportive and caring, and made me feel comfortable and at ease from our first meeting. The sessions were fun and engaging; she was encouraging with her com...

25/03/2023

It has been a pleasure to work with Emilia to help her find a voice that she can identify with. She worked hard and managed to achieve a feminine-leaning voice in 6 sessions.

Have a listen to her pre and post treatment audio clips

  My voice has always been very deep and masculine, so I was quite worried about whether I would be able to achieve a feminine voice. But 6 months later I managed to achieve a female sounding voice. Gwyneth patiently taught me how to raise my pitch and improve my resonance throughout our sessions a...

25/09/2021

Shanice is a professional stage performer/host and dance teacher. She was referred to me by her singing teacher. Her singing teacher was quick to identify that Shanice was experiencing changes in her voice. When Shanice first saw me, her voice had breaks and jitter. The pain and vocal tension that she experienced was brought about by a combination of having a serious upper respiratory tract infection and a continued vocal demand in her teaching and performances.

Shanice’s vocal tension was brought on by her speaking roles more than her singing. (This is a fairly common scenario among singer/performers) Unfortunately, singing tipped the balance and that caused her to lose confidence in singing.

She saw an ENT and her stroboscopic examination cleared her of any vocal pathology.

We worked on her speaking and acting voice when taking on various animated roles. With her awareness of her voice type and what she could do healthily, the pain gradually subsided. Thank you for sharing insights into the acting/performing world. It was a nice collaboration between therapist and performer. With this awareness, I encouraged her to return to singing and build her confidence again.

Gwyneth saved my voice! I hurt my voice at a singing class and perhaps I didn’t realise how many bad habits I had vocally until I had injured myself and went to her to seek help. She’s very patient and helped me learn how to better use my voice, heal my voice and teach me...Read more Shanice –...

08/09/2021

Lynn underwent voice feminisation therapy. She received a total of 20 hrs of treatment stretched across weekly and fortnightly sessions. She also had a mixture of in-clinic and telepractice sessions via ZOOM.

She is now on monthly/bimonthly reviews to ensure the calibration and health of her voice.

Through the session, Lynn has learnt how to make fine adjustments to her voice and has confidence in using her voice at work, in social situations and with her loved ones. Well done Lynn!

She has kindly allowed sample recordings of her voice pre and post treatment. Click through to the website and have a listen

Gwyneth gave me a new voice to start a new chapter in my life. She is very patient with various problems I face with my voice. She prescribes tailored practices for my voice. For me, this is extremely important as I wanted to attain a convincing female voice as soon as possible, which might take...R...