Stage Fright
The voice that disappears. The mind that goes blank. The preparation that falls apart exactly when it counts.
Stage fright isn't just one thing.
It's a nervous system response to perceived threat. It's fear of judgement and visibility. It's physical, psychological, and often tied to a deeper story about who you are and whether you're allowed to take up space. That's why generic advice doesn't work. It only addresses one layer of something that has several.
Almost every performer has been there.
Stage fright is an emotional reaction, but in my experience, the way in to it is through understanding. Logic is the framework we hang everything else on. When you know why it's happening, the emotional charge starts to lose some of its grip.
In 1:1 work, we build a toolbox. Not a prescription, not a fixed programme but a set of tools we pick and choose from depending on what you need. Sometimes we spend longer on one thing than another. Sometimes something unexpected needs attention first. We work at your pace, not a predetermined one.
In group work we do the same, but it's a little more structured to allow everyone to get experience with all the steps. We work at the group pace, building the toolbox and paying attention to what's coming up in the moment
How I Work
The logic framework looks like this:
Understanding your nervous system response
Building trust in your preparation
Working with unhelpful thought patterns
Training focus for performance
Recovery when things go wrong in the moment
Managing the days and weeks around a performance, not just the moment itself
This work is coaching and education, not therapy. I'm trauma informed, which means I know how to hold space carefully and recognise when something needs more specialist support. I'm not a therapist and I don't work with trauma therapeutically. If you're in that place, I'll always point you in the right direction.
Is This For You?
If you know you're capable but can't quite get your nervous system to agree, this is for you.
You don't have to be a performer to work with me on stage fright. I work with:
singers and musical theatre performers
voice teachers and coaches
professionals who present, pitch, teach or lead
you, if you find that something hijacks you when it counts.
I've been working with performance anxiety since it derailed my own performing. I hold a Masters of Research in Music from the University of Edinburgh specialising in performance anxiety in singers, and I've been teaching and coaching in this area for fifteen years. I've delivered stage fright courses for the Institute for Vocal Advancement, spoken at IVACON 2024 and the Singer Summit 2026, and worked with singers, teachers, and professionals across the UK and beyond.
I bring academic grounding, lived experience, and a practical whole-person approach. I'm not interested in quick fixes. I'm interested in what actually works.
Why Me?
If you'd like to explore working 1:1 together, book a free discovery call and we'll figure out what makes sense.
Waitlist for The Stage Fright Course coming soon!