Christella Antoni explains that negative comments about someone’s voice, especially in childhood, can create a distorted perception of how they sound, even when their voice is actually normal. She suggests that a therapeutic outlet, along with exercises and coaching, can help people develop a more accurate perception of their voice. Ultimately, they emphasise that while voice work can improve sound, there also needs to be acceptance of one’s voice—both the version someone is trying to change and the voice they end up with.

This clip explains that changing your voice is possible—sometimes quickly—and can involve either big overall shifts or specific adjustments. Christella Antoni emphasises that improving articulation and speech can change how the voice sounds and how it is presented, depending on what someone wants to achieve.

In this video, Christella Antoni (Consultant Speech & Language Therapist) discusses how disliking or even hating the sound of one’s own voice is common and can stem from experiences such as childhood bullying about pitch, nasal quality, or other perceived traits, sometimes leaving long-term emotional effects.

She explains that while professionals may hear a voice differently than the person perceives it, therapy can address both vocal health issues (such as hoarseness or possible pathology), learned speech habits, and presentation goals so a person sounds more like they want to sound.

00:00 Why We Hate Our Voice
00:54 Therapy Goals And Adjustment
01:28 Can You Change Your Voice?
02:40 Speech Shapes Voice Sound
03:30 Clarity Loudness Confidence
04:56 When It Signals A Problem
05:47 Perception Past And Acceptance

In this video Christella Antoni explores whether a voice can be re-feminised after testosterone treatment.

In this video Christella Antoni explores whether a voice can be re-feminised after testosterone treatment, a question that occasionally comes up for people who detransition or non-binary individuals who have experimented with testosterone.

Although testosterone is often considered to cause irreversible vocal deepening after about 6–12 months by thickening the vocal cords, Christella shares clinical experiences where clients were able to regain a more feminine-sounding voice.

00:00 Can You Refeminise
00:17 Detransition Voice Concerns
00:55 First Client Success
02:15 Who This Helps
02:48 Testosterone Voice Changes
03:28 Therapy Timeline Expectations
03:37 Pitch And Intonation Work
04:50 Wrap Up And Subscribe

Christella Antoni discusses glottoplasty and emphasises the importance of not skipping a pre-surgery assessment with an SLT/voice therapist, noting that people sometimes avoid it due to cost but may end up disappointed with surgical outcomes.

Christella recommends leaving enough time between the surgeon consultation and surgery to fit in therapy and assessment and explains why this is so crucial. Christella also explains why issues like croaky voice, dysphonia, muscle tension, or hoarseness should be addressed before surgery to maximise results. Christella also covers why surgery alone cannot cover all aspects of feminising a voice and how pre-surgery voice therapy can help to maximise the results of your voice change.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Why SLT Assessment Matters
00:45 Scheduling Before Surgery
01:16 Therapist vs Surgeon Insights
01:45 Dysphonia Risks Pre Op
02:43 Pitch Isn’t Everything
03:28 Therapy Boosts Outcomes
04:23 Hidden Cord Issues
05:38 Final Advice and Wrap Up

Christella Antoni argues that the best therapy evolves each session so clients aren’t repeating the same exercise from one session to the next, since doing the same thing repeatedly only leads to limited progress. Instead, exercises should change, extend in length, or be adjusted in other ways to keep each practice fresh and support continued improvement.

Christella Antoni explains that voice change in therapy is a relatively short process but often doesn’t generalise to everyday life after just one or two sessions, but explains why this is completely normal.

Christella Antoni explains why voice therapy can feel confusing at first: clients may do exercises in early sessions but not hear changes in their everyday voice yet. Christella explains why a skilled therapist selects foundational exercises tailored to issues like breathiness, croakiness, or weakness, then evolves them each session in length and complexity rather than repeating the same tasks indefinitely. Progress involves building stamina and then generalising techniques from therapy into daily speech, which can feel effortful at first but becomes automated like learning other skills. Voice therapy often improves relatively quickly, commonly over about four to six sessions (sometimes up to eight or more for complex goals like feminisation/masculinisation). The script encourages clients not to give up after one or two sessions and notes that if progress stalls, other options can be explored.