Hi, I’m Gary.

I grew up just outside Glasgow in a working-class town, the child of Irish parents. I was always fascinated by people - how they communicated, what they said, and what they didn’t. In many ways, I was trying to learn how to fit in, how to stay safe, and how to hide my authentic queer self in a place that didn’t always feel welcoming.

That curiosity took me to London where I studied at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and completed an MA in Voice. Additonally, I’m now one of a small number of Designated Teachers of the Linklater voice method; a psychophysical approach to freeing the natural voice. That training helped me connect deeply to my own voice, body, and feelings. It taught me how to be present in the world as my full self.

For the past 15 years, I’ve worked as a voice, speech, and text coach. I’ve supported a wide range of private clients, helping them develop an authentic relationship with their voice. This might be for vocal recovery, gender transition, auditions, or finding clarity and presence in professional spaces.

My professional clients include the Royal Shakespeare Company, Shakespeare’s Globe, the Royal National Theatre, The Royal Court, the BBC, Sony Entertainment, and Age Concern UK. I’ve also taught extensively across the top UK drama schools.

Over time, I noticed that as people released physical tension through voice work, deeper emotional shifts often followed. Clients would tell me they felt more grounded, more open, and more at ease; not just vocally, but in their lives.

This led me to explore how trauma, anxiety, and unprocessed emotion live in the body. I trained as a Trauma-Informed Somatic Therapist with the International School of Holistic Healing and am accredited to practise with ACCPH. Alongside voice coaching, I now offer online Somatic Therapy sessions to support emotional, physical, and mental transformation.