What Makes Us Different
The Davis Center has been a unique, one-of-a-kind center and has been recognized as the world's premier sound therapy center. Starting with December 2014, Dorinne Davis, creator of the concepts used with The Davis Center is semi-retiring. Ms. Davis has designed a unique philosophy and it is important to know these foundations of her approach. There are differences between the terms 'sound healing', 'sound therapy' and 'sound-based therapy'. Sound healing--Uses tones, mantras, various rhythms and sound patterns, and other sounding techniques to support change with the body's energy patterns. Sound therapy--Uses specific notes of the musical scales to make change with the body's energy patterns usually with a sounding source. Sound-based therapy--Uses sound vibration with special equipment, specific programs, modified music, and/or specific tones/beats, the need for which is identified with appropriate testing. Sound-based therapy fits under the term sound therapy so The Davis Center is considered a sound therapy center. With Ms. Davis' semi-retiring, a physical center is no longer a reality. Instead, she will work at Outreach locations once each month in order to continue offering her proprietary testing and services as her schedule/time permits.
Ms. Davis' background in both educational and rehabilitative audiology as well as her background as a teacher are important components within The Davis Model of Sound Intervention® because her knowledge of sound, education, learning in general, and development are all blended into how the process works. She did not just learn and train in 21 different sound-based therapies. She evaluated how each therapy process worked with The Tree of Sound Enhancement Therapy® and began to recognize the importance of how the therapies support each other for maximum benefit.
Her early non-published research with the acoustic reflex and central auditory processing skills helped identify that sound-based therapies can make change physiologically and perceptually. Her quest to find the further connections between the voice, the ear and the brain all support a unique perspective on how the body receives and emits sound. She is recognized as the foremost specialist in sound-based therapy because of how she integrates the various therapies into her Davis Model. Her book Sound Bodies through Sound Therapy is considered the most comprehensive book on sound-based therapy. When new therapies are introduced, the developer typically seeks out Ms. Davis to determine where on The Tree of Sound Enhancement Therapy® their specific therapy fits.
Dr. Alfred Tomatis is considered to be the Founder of Sound Therapy; and Ms. Davis has taken the concept that there is a connection between the voice, the ear, and the brain to a more advanced level. Her presentation of "The Davis Addendum® to The Tomatis Effect" at the Acoustical Society of America in 2004 opened the door for the next level of understanding about the impact of vibrational sound on the body, and specifically that the voice produces what the ear hears and the ear emits the same stressed frequencies as the voice. If those two processes are balanced, the voice regains coherence and the person is functioning from a more balanced position.
Sound-based therapies should not just include listening to programs. When a program is at The Trunk of The Tree and is a Listening Training Program, the therapy must include active voice work, meaning the use of a microphone through a special device to actively work the connection between the voice, the ear, and the brain The goal of which, is better cohesion between these three systems. There are many existing programs that feel they incorporate The Tomatis Effect but the effect is only in place when the ability to monitor one's voice and ear is built into the program.
Ms. Davis has designed a Diagnostic Evaluation for Therapy Protocol (DETP®) which incorporates all the components of The Tree of Sound Enhancement Therapy. No other center has permission to use this test battery within their procedures. Many centers say that they incorporate The Tree analogy but cannot possibly understand the interpretation of how the processes integrate themselves without the specific test data obtained from the test battery. Until such time as Ms. Davis can put the test battery into a shared format, the only place to obtain the testing is through Ms. Davis at a The Davis Center Outreach location, or a facility in the Syracuse, NY area where Ms. Davis has agreed to do testing. This location will be provided in 2015.
Ms. Davis has designed her testing so that sound-based therapies can be utilized with people of all ages and all disabilities with the most effective outcomes. Ms. Davis will now only administer her proprietary testing and all but two sound-based therapies will be referred to practitioners who will administer the therapies. With Ms. Davis' model, it is important to have Ms. Davis continue the monitoring of the person's energetic sound pattern changes both cellularly and within the subtle energy system called The Voice-Ear-Brain Connection, which she introduced at the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine in 2011. Part of the success of her model is this continued monitoring of how each person processes sound. She will direct each person on their pathway for maximum natural self change, culminating with her Ototoning technique.
Any of the practitioners that Ms. Davis uses as referrals for the clients to administer the specific sound-based therapy(ies) must understand the importance of this continued monitoring so that the self-healing pathway can move forward for each client.
The Davis Center is one of a kind! Ms. Davis evaluates the whole person by evaluating the processes between the voice, the ear and the brain. With The Davis Model of Sound Intervention®, the success does not come from the therapy by itself, or knowing the diagnosis, or placing emphasis on one sensory modality or specific skill. Instead, The Davis Model of Sound Intervention® strives to support change for the entire body to work better and in better harmony. By repatterning the body's natural form and function, each client has the potential for improved learning, and development, as well as being able to maintain their wellness. Ms. Davis incorporates her knowledge of audiology, education and sound therapy into a unique process and provides the foundation for the future growth of sound therapy. You can begin the process now! Click on our Schedule an Appointment Button on our Home page.
Ms. Davis' background in both educational and rehabilitative audiology as well as her background as a teacher are important components within The Davis Model of Sound Intervention® because her knowledge of sound, education, learning in general, and development are all blended into how the process works. She did not just learn and train in 21 different sound-based therapies. She evaluated how each therapy process worked with The Tree of Sound Enhancement Therapy® and began to recognize the importance of how the therapies support each other for maximum benefit.
Her early non-published research with the acoustic reflex and central auditory processing skills helped identify that sound-based therapies can make change physiologically and perceptually. Her quest to find the further connections between the voice, the ear and the brain all support a unique perspective on how the body receives and emits sound. She is recognized as the foremost specialist in sound-based therapy because of how she integrates the various therapies into her Davis Model. Her book Sound Bodies through Sound Therapy is considered the most comprehensive book on sound-based therapy. When new therapies are introduced, the developer typically seeks out Ms. Davis to determine where on The Tree of Sound Enhancement Therapy® their specific therapy fits.
Dr. Alfred Tomatis is considered to be the Founder of Sound Therapy; and Ms. Davis has taken the concept that there is a connection between the voice, the ear, and the brain to a more advanced level. Her presentation of "The Davis Addendum® to The Tomatis Effect" at the Acoustical Society of America in 2004 opened the door for the next level of understanding about the impact of vibrational sound on the body, and specifically that the voice produces what the ear hears and the ear emits the same stressed frequencies as the voice. If those two processes are balanced, the voice regains coherence and the person is functioning from a more balanced position.
Sound-based therapies should not just include listening to programs. When a program is at The Trunk of The Tree and is a Listening Training Program, the therapy must include active voice work, meaning the use of a microphone through a special device to actively work the connection between the voice, the ear, and the brain The goal of which, is better cohesion between these three systems. There are many existing programs that feel they incorporate The Tomatis Effect but the effect is only in place when the ability to monitor one's voice and ear is built into the program.
Ms. Davis has designed a Diagnostic Evaluation for Therapy Protocol (DETP®) which incorporates all the components of The Tree of Sound Enhancement Therapy. No other center has permission to use this test battery within their procedures. Many centers say that they incorporate The Tree analogy but cannot possibly understand the interpretation of how the processes integrate themselves without the specific test data obtained from the test battery. Until such time as Ms. Davis can put the test battery into a shared format, the only place to obtain the testing is through Ms. Davis at a The Davis Center Outreach location, or a facility in the Syracuse, NY area where Ms. Davis has agreed to do testing. This location will be provided in 2015.
Ms. Davis has designed her testing so that sound-based therapies can be utilized with people of all ages and all disabilities with the most effective outcomes. Ms. Davis will now only administer her proprietary testing and all but two sound-based therapies will be referred to practitioners who will administer the therapies. With Ms. Davis' model, it is important to have Ms. Davis continue the monitoring of the person's energetic sound pattern changes both cellularly and within the subtle energy system called The Voice-Ear-Brain Connection, which she introduced at the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energy and Energy Medicine in 2011. Part of the success of her model is this continued monitoring of how each person processes sound. She will direct each person on their pathway for maximum natural self change, culminating with her Ototoning technique.
Any of the practitioners that Ms. Davis uses as referrals for the clients to administer the specific sound-based therapy(ies) must understand the importance of this continued monitoring so that the self-healing pathway can move forward for each client.
The Davis Center is one of a kind! Ms. Davis evaluates the whole person by evaluating the processes between the voice, the ear and the brain. With The Davis Model of Sound Intervention®, the success does not come from the therapy by itself, or knowing the diagnosis, or placing emphasis on one sensory modality or specific skill. Instead, The Davis Model of Sound Intervention® strives to support change for the entire body to work better and in better harmony. By repatterning the body's natural form and function, each client has the potential for improved learning, and development, as well as being able to maintain their wellness. Ms. Davis incorporates her knowledge of audiology, education and sound therapy into a unique process and provides the foundation for the future growth of sound therapy. You can begin the process now! Click on our Schedule an Appointment Button on our Home page.
