Whilst enjoying a successful career as a principal artist on the international operatic stage Kate sustained a vocal injury: a career- defining moment which sparked a fascination with vocal health, rehabilitation, and the long-term benefits of manual therapy for voice.
Founder of Valentine Voice Care, Voice Care Practitioner Kate Valentine specialises in Vocal Health Triage, Vocal Massage and Laryngeal Manual Therapy, Vocal Health management, and Injury Prevention.
She has undergone extensive training as a massage therapist with the Sports Massage Academy, VoiceRelease Massage © with Luise Breyer-Aiton in Switzerland, Vocal Massage, Manual Therapy and Laryngeal Manipulation with Stephen King at the Voice Care Centre, and Manual Therapy for Speech and Swallowing disorders with Walt Fritz.
Working closely with her clients to help them find their authentic voice and keep it healthy, her sessions are gentle and collaborative, working with the parasympathetic nervous system to calm the brain and allow for lasting change. Treatments have been carefully devised, motivated by her studies in bodywork and by her wealth of experience as a performer.
Kate is a certified Vocal Health First Aid practitioner and has undergone professional development in Trans Voice, Functional Anatomy, Advanced Vocal Anatomy and Counselling skills for Singing Teachers.
As well as managing ‘Valentine Voice Care’ centres in Lewes, East Sussex, and Glasgow, Kate manages a busy client list including English National Opera, the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Scottish Opera, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Voces8, British Youth Opera and The Dunedin Consort. She is a guest lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, presents regularly on the subject of Vocal Health and Injury Prevention, and is also one of the core multidisciplinary team at the Voice Care Centre in London.
Kate is fully DBS checked, a member of British Voice Association and Vocal Health Education, registered with the Federation of Holistic Therapists and the British Association for Performing Arts Medicine and a trusted practitioner with Help Musicians.
