Private 1:1 Sessions in Singing Voice Rehabilitation post medical treatment for singers diagnosed with muscle tension dysphonia, vocal fold injuries or pathologies.

Imagine my devastation, as a professional singer, educator and voice user, to receive a diagnosis of bi-lateral vocal fold paresis in 2013. This rare neurological condition prevents the vocal folds from vibrating and coming together to produce sound, and it is not related to vocal technique or abuse."

Nothing but a “hissssss” came out.

The condition had been mis-diagnosed and mis-managed for 8 years by the medical community, so by the time the correct diagnosis was made the condition had deteriorated greatly.

I spent over ten years healing myself vocally, emotionally, and spiritually. I had 7 private sessions with two wonderful singing voice specialists, but most of my progress came from my own efforts.

Healing involves much more than clinical voice therapies, especially in tough cases.

I was born to help guide and heal voices and hearts.

I use a combination of evidence-based adult learning methods based on brain and voice science, intuitive somatic perception and trained somatic experiencing to work with clients. I am trauma-informed and also have healthy personal boundaries. I work as a team with other voice teachers, music industry professionals, speech language pathologists, voice researchers and health workers.

It is my passion & mission to help singers who are not able to experience singing as joyful!

Listen and view the conversation on what is my role in singing voice rehabilitation: Vocal Process Youtube interview with Cate, starting about 20:00 Be sure to listen to about 10-15 minutes to get the overview.

Scroll Down To the Bottom for Rates and Policies

Private 1:1 Functional Voice, Somatic ReEducation, Embodied Whole Body, Mind & Heart Sessions for Professional and Committed Amateur Singers

Allow me to help you navigate female hormonal voice changes and/or find the sweet spot between technical development and your authentic heart expression. I work with many genres of singing, somatic reeducation, principles of adult learning and the brain, practical functional vocal pedagogy, and your artist’s soul all at once, and have done so since 1982.

I can also help facilitate communication with your conductor, other teachers, bands or instrumentalists.

Scroll Down for Rates and Policies

Rates and Policies

$150.00 per 50 minute private lesson

• All email communications with you

• If relevant, all emails with your medical team

• Research on your behalf, to help inform our work together.

• Zelle (Catefn@gmail.com) or Venmo (@Cate-Frazier-Neely)

There are two ways we keep your lesson costs down:

1. We use your Zoom account. Please send me the link in a timely fashion.

2. We schedule through email so I don’t pay for an on-line scheduler. Please send me three days and times you are available.

3. I have a 24-hour advance notice for rescheduling or missing your scheduled lesson or you forfeit the lesson and the payment.

4. Your paid lesson can be rescheduled for up to one calendar month if you need to miss it. In other words, if January 5 is your lesson date, you can reschedule up through February 4.

I look forward to serving you!