Yes. The beauty of the method is that it fundamentally explores the function of the voice. The principles of the method can be applied to any languages. The teacher certification program currently have coaches who teach in Portuguese, Spanish, Croatian and German. If you specifically need services in those langugages, please reach out to contact@vamethod.com

Interestingly, the deciding factor on whether a voice is suitable for voice feminization is not whether the voice is low or high, but rather how well the voice can access the baseline vocal functions. This is why the intial Tonal Breakthrough Evaluation is so important. The evaluation immediately reveals what is needed. But no matter what your vocal condition is when you arrive, VAMethod is capable of developing the voice because VAMethod is a developmental framework that can bring your voice from point A to point B.

Unlike other program whose goal is to give you a collection of exercise for you to practice at home, VAMethod's definition of success is a sustainable passing voice that is authentic to you. If that is your goal, depending on your current vocal function, the time is different. Assuming your goal is a consistent passing voice that is fully integrated, with 2 sessions per week, here is a guide on the timeline. If you have great vocal function, around 6 months. When you have good vocal function with minor things to improve, 8 - 10 months. If you have dififculty access some vocal funcitons, 11 - 15 months. If you need complete vocal function work. 16 - 24 months. Complete voice feminization and voice masculinization is a significant commitment. Committing to less time is not a smaller version of the same result — it is an incomplete process. While the program wishes every client to achieve the voice in the shortest amount of time possible, and some clients can achieve the results in as short as 2 months, it is necessary to be prepared for 1 year of commitment in order to protect the integrity of the work and the reliability of what you take away from it.

This is NOT speech therapy. This is a vocal development framework that builds vocal functions. A speech therapy's education does not include learning how to train and develop the voice. Many SLPs are working in the teacher certificate program to learn how to tran voices. If you are adamant about working with an SLP, please visit the residency page to inquire about working with a Resident SLP.

VAMethod works with voices at every stage, including those with no prior training at all. Beginning without prior training can actually be an advantage — you arrive without compensations built around incorrect instructions or the frustration of progress that repeatedly failed to hold. All clients who have never studied VAMethod are considered a beginner, despite however many years of training they have received. The evaluation session assesses your voice exactly as it is, not against a standard of where you should be. Whether you are completely new or have trained for years, the process is the same: understand the function, build the foundation, activate the coordination, consolidate the result.

Yes, but only to clients who are invited to the bespoke vocal development program. Not everyone is a good candidate for gender affirming voice training. That is why VAMethod requires an evaluation process to ensure this method is a good fit. The Bespoke training program is a custome tailored program designed for people who want total vocal change. You will be given a definitive timeline for how long it will take to acheive a voice that no longer gets misgendered, consistent across all settings, and pitch range expansion over 2 musical octaves. If you don't achieve this by the proposed timeline, 100% moneyback guaratee. That is how confident the method is in its ability to produce progress. The bespoke program is a high frequency program that meets 2x per week.

VAMethod does not take insurance because 1. it is not a medical procedure. Gender affirming voice training is a skill, not a disease to be fixed. 2. Not taking insurance allows maximum flexibility in training. Insurance tends to limit the amount of sessions to 8 to 12. That is not enough for any results to meaningfully integrate. VAMethod is expensive because the method is elite and only a handful of people know how to properly develop the voice. But most importantly, your voice deserves the best. Would you trust a budget surgeon to operate on your voice? If not, why trust a budget coach to train it?

VAMethod does not offer a one size fits all curriculum. It is an adjustment process that adapts to where your voice is at the moment. The coach listens to your voice, and identifies any functional inefficiencies that is holding your voice back from executing the desired gender expressions. Then, they create a musical pattern consisting of pitch, vowel and intensity that activates a more optimal vocal behavior. Through consistent adjustment, the voice is exercised through a logical developmental sequence that ultimately gets the voice to attain the functional ability to execute the desired gender expression

Yes — VAMethod is built around listening to the quality of the sound, which does not get lost through online meeting. All testimonials are from clients who trained exclusively online. All client info is stored safely and VAMethod upholds the highest standard for confidentiality.

For more accessible private training, you can work with a resident coach in training. Please visit the Lessons with Resident Coach under Teacher Residency to learn more.