The voice box or larynx is the intersection of communication, eating, and breathing.
Just as people hold stress and emotions in other parts of their body, it's possible to carry stress and emotions in the voice box. This leads to muscle tension that can be treated by a voice specialized speech-language pathologist (SLP). Leanne Goldberg is the Director of Speech-Language Pathology for the Department of Otolaryngology across the Mount Sinai Health System in New York City. She is an experienced clinician who specializes in the evaluation and treatment of the full range of voice, swallowing, and respiratory disorders. She earned her MS at Columbia University in 2005, and went on to complete her fellowship at Mount Sinai.
In 2013, she joined the Grabscheid Voice and Swallowing Center at Mount Sinai, where she works extensively with high-level performers, professional voice users, and transgender and gender non-conforming individuals. She is highly skilled at performing swallowing evaluations and treating patients with swallowing disorders.
Ms. Goldberg has developed a novel behavioral based therapy program to treat patients with chronic cough, which typically yields successful outcomes after only a few visits. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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