WHO I AM
Valentina Carlile
I am an osteopath and physiotherapist specializing in professional voice care, with over 20 years of clinical and academic experience in voice work, collaborating with actors, singers, and performers in theater, film, and live productions in London, New York, and Milan.
Voice · Body · Performance
My vision
Every person is unique. Every voice has value.
My work takes place both behind the scenes and within clinical and production settings, supporting voice professionals, performers, and individuals who wish to improve the relationship between body, voice, and well-being.
The voice is not simply an event of the vocal cords: it is a system that involves the entire body, through biomechanics, breathing, neuromuscular coordination and the ability to adapt under pressure.
The work behind the performance
My work takes place both independently behind the scenes and within active production settings, supporting performers during rehearsals, performances, and high-demand work phases.
The voice as a system
The voice isn't simply an effect of the vocal cords. It's a system that involves the entire body: biomechanics, breathing, neuromuscular coordination, and the ability to adapt under pressure.
When this system is efficient, the voice is free .
When it isn't, the voice compensates .
This is where osteopathic and functional work can intervene.
My approach
Confidentiality and professional context
Given the nature of my work, further details and credits are shared privately upon request.
My approach
My work
I support performers through three key phases, with an approach that integrates osteopathic models, manual therapy, and a performance-based understanding of the voice.
Protect
Reducing overload, preventing injuries and maintaining consistency in performance.
RESTORE
Treatment of dysfunctions, compensations and losses of efficiency of the voice-body system.
EMPOWER
Expanding vocal and physical capacity to respond with greater freedom to artistic needs.
My approach integrates osteopathic models, manual therapy, and a performance-based understanding of the voice—always tailored to the specific context: stage, set, studio, or tour.
"My work is meant to integrate into the process, supporting the performance without interrupting the creation."
Body, voice, person, a possible harmony
Valentina Carlile
A path built over time
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations reflect a journey of training, continuing education, and ongoing engagement with national and international organizations in osteopathy, voice, phoniatrics, and the performing arts.
They represent the professional framework within which an integrated approach is developed, oriented towards the care of the voice, the body and performance.
2002
ROI / Registro degli Osteopati d'Italia
2014
The Voice Foundation (TVF)
2015
Performing Arts Medicine Association (PAMA)
2017
COMeT - Collegium Medicorum Theatri
2020
UEP - Union of European Phoniatricians
2025
IMDbPro - Internet Movie Database Professionals
