FAQs

  • Not at all. Some people come in with a lot of experience, some haven’t sung in years, but some don’t even think of themselves as singers! If you’ve heard that inner voice and chosen to follow it here, that’s enough. 🦋

  • I am classically trained, and we can certainly establish a foundation of classical technique if that fits your goals!

    However, I don’t approach the voice as something to ‘fix’ or ‘perfect.’ I help clients cultivate their inner observer, noticing breath, tension, and sensation. From there we connect with the fullness of your felt experience. Find the truth in the body, and let the voice organize around that. This allows for more easeful and expressive singing; a sound that is more authentic and less forced.

  • In somatic therapy, I guide you through processes that follow the body’s intelligence. Sometimes we start with physical sensations to guide us into the emotional, energetic, and spiritual bodies. Other times we might talk about your life and weave the soma into the stories & beliefs you hold to discover something more true or empowering.

    I am trained in parts work, shadow work, dream work, and trauma-informed therapy, so all aspects of your wholeness are welcome and integrated.

  • No. You’re always in control of what you share. The work doesn’t rely on telling your story—it’s more about what’s happening in the present moment, in your body.

    I am a trauma-informed practitioner, so it’s all welcome. I am skilled in titrating your experience so that you can heal wounds and re-pattern your nervous system little by little, without overwhelm.

  • Very grounded and practical. We focus on listening first—recognizing patterns, intervals, and relationships—so that theory actually connects to your experience of music. Think of it as building your musical mother tongue.

    I can adjust content to meet you where you are: beginners or intermediate familiarity.

    Skills we will develop & strengthen:

    • Become comfortable with major & minor scales & intervals

    • Build internal pitch memory (the ability to sing back a note, to recall the starting notes of a song, to sing accurately without instruments, etc.)

    • Learn how to identify a key, and how to transpose a song to best fit your voice

    • Learn the foundations of harmony

    • Develop the ability to sing in harmony! (This is where it gets really fun!)

  • This work can be deeply supportive and therapeutic, but it’s not a replacement for licensed psychotherapy. If you’re looking for clinical mental health care, I’m happy to help you find the right support alongside or in addition to this work.

  • I offer 60-minute sessions on a sliding scale of $140-170. With 4-or 8-session packages, each meeting is discounted.

    I care about this work and about serving people who are aligned. If cost is the main factor holding you back, I am willing to work together to find reciprocity that feels accessible and sustainable for both of us. ❤️

Working together is right for...

For those ready to be heard more fully with a voice that feels more honest and empowered.

꩜ You want to sing, speak, or express yourself with more freedom and less self-consciousness.

꩜ You want to build trust in your voice, whether you use it in conversation, performance, leadership, or private joy.

꩜ You want practical support with singing—breath, tone, range, confidence, and sustainable technique.

For those longing to soften, reconnect with the body, and release what is no longer theirs.

꩜ You carry tension in your body, your throat, your chest—and you’re ready for some of it to loosen.

꩜ You’ve spent years in your head and are ready to include your body in the conversation.

꩜ You’re healing from fear, perfectionism, people-pleasing, or the habit of holding yourself back.

For those seeking a steady space to grow, be witnessed, and become more fully themselves.

꩜ You’ve been hard on yourself for a long time, and you’re curious what might happen with more compassion instead.

꩜ You’re craving a space where you don’t have to perform, explain everything, or get it right.

꩜ You want to be witnessed by someone steady, intuitive, and deeply attuned as you come more fully into yourself.

“Working with Lou has changed my life. Her soft, steady presence has been such a worthwhile investment in myself and my voice.”

— Cynthia B.