VOICSS® (Vocal Interactive Communication and Social Strategies) Music Therapy is a research-based, curriculum-informed music therapy model that helps individuals build critical life skills in new ways to gain independence, agency, and fulfillment in their lives. VOICSS® was developed by Voices Together founder and CEO Yasmine White.

Voices Together’s VOICSS®-trained music therapists use this specialized method to enable students at all levels to improve their communication, social and emotional skills so they can engage meaningfully with their community and life.

Research affirms that students who participate in our sessions just 30 minutes a week significantly improve academically and socially in only six to 12 months. Our programs empower individuals to increase focused attention, advocate for their needs and engage appropriately with peers.

Our vocational training program helps young people build soft skills such as communication skills (nonverbal and verbal), teamwork, confidence, self-advocacy and problem solving for transitioning successfully to a work setting.

VOICSS® works because we:

• Use original song structures that create natural prompts for speaking and listening therapy, making social conversation easy.
• Employ a specialized curriculum that blends functional living and learning skills with a music therapy model.
• Offer a group structure that creates community.
• Utilize non-directive counseling methods.
• Engage talented, board-certified music therapists trained in our proprietary VOICSS® method to deliver this therapy.
• Partner with leading university researchers to inform and validate our client-centered, non-directive (vs. behavior modification), evidenced-based approach.

Research has established VOICSS® as a best practice.

Partnerships include:

• The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services through Vocational Rehabilitation
• Duke University Social Science Research Institute
• The William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust
• University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Voices Together is endorsed by:

• The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
• The Autism Society of North Carolina
• The ARC of North Carolina

Contact us at (919) 942-2714 or programming@voicestogether.org to find out how our approach can support your needs.