Tori is a voice specialist speech and language therapist who has extensive experience working with singers and performing artists who are experiencing voice difficulties. She continues to work as the Clinical Lead for voice services at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals but also offers a private practice through Tori Burnay Associates. Her approach to working is always highly collaborative with her clients, linking in with other professionals working with the person to ensure that the client reaches optimal vocal recovery or development. Her practice currently runs in person in her studio in Finchley, London and online.
Tori is able to offer:
- Pre and post-operative care for polyps, cysts, sulcus/scar, vocal fold palsy, presbyphonia, recurrent respiratory papilloma
- Vocal health advice
- Voice therapy for nodules, polyps, cysts, sulcus/ scar, vocal fold palsy, spasmodic dysphonia, vocal fold haemorrhage and muscle tension dysphonia/‘functional’ dysphonia.
- Management of persistent vocal tract discomfort symptoms and chronic refractory cough
- Laryngeal manual therapy
- Significant experience working with musical theatre performers, classical singers, and singers of contemporary and commercial music.
- She regularly supports touring recording artists to ensure that they remain in optimal vocal health.
Treatment is always linked to evidence-based practice and goals are set with the client to ensure that the client is at the centre of the work.
Tori also delivers training to undergraduate singers and performers and is a guest lecturer on the Speech and Language Therapy MSc at UCL on the voice therapy module.
She offers clinical supervision to speech and language therapists and vocal coaches working with clients who require rehabilitation and is highly experienced in delivering training to other voice professionals at national and international level. She is the current Chair of BAPAM’s Vocal Health Group and sits on their medical board; and continues to chair the British Voice Association’s Voice Clinics Forum having sat on their Education Working Party for 9 years. She is also a National Advisor to the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists for the voice specialism.