Resources
Resources for SLPs
Acquire foundational skills for providing gender affirming voice training via my MedBridge courses with Leah Helou.
Becoming a gender affirming voice clinician requires strong voice and voice disorders skills! Get a discount for MedBridge membership by joining via this link and using promo code SFVOICE.
Trans, nonbinary and/or gender diverse SLPS can learn more from Trans Voice Initiative, of which I am a founding member. Access free resources and CE through our events: www.transvoiceinitiative.com
I provide mentorship to trans, nonbinary and/or gender diverse SLPs. Contact me directly here if you are interested.
Vocal Health
If you are concerned about a vocal injury, or are interested in pitch elevation surgery, it is important to see a Laryngologist, who is voice specialized Ear Nose Throat Doctor. You can work with our interdisciplinary team at California Pacific Voice and Swallowing though Sutter Health: https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-provider/dr-katherine-c-yung-1046245106 (415) 600-0151
Vocal Pedagogy
I am part of the Human Voice work tradition, in the lineage of Roy Hart and Alfred Wolfsohn. Learn more here.
If you are looking for a voice teacher local to you, for gender affirming voice, or acting voice in the Human Voice work/ Roy Hart tradition, I have an extensive contact list of teachers I can refer you to. Please contact me directly for referrals.
Trans/Queer mental health hotlines
(877) 565-8860
Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ+ Young People
Voice Science
To dive deeper in to voice science check out the National Center for Voice and Speech.
The NCVS also offers an excellent training program: The Summer Vocology Institute where I have been guest faculty.
Voice and Trauma
A group doing interesting work exploring the ways in which trauma shows up in the voice. Learn more.
My Publications
My work on Gender Affirming Care has been featured in the following places:
OUT OF COMMITTEE: Voice | Gender-Affirming Voice Care Defined and in Practice
from Bulletin, the official content hub of the American Academy of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery • Co-written with Amanda I. Gillespie, PhD, CCC-SLP, Jeanne L. Hatcher, MD and Anne F. Hseu, MD • June 2022
Doing the Inner and Outer Work: Culturally Responsive Practices in Gender-Affirming Voice Care
From AshaWire. Co-written with Lisa Butcher • October 2024