Gender Affirming Voice Care

Gender-Affirming Voice Care can help if:

• You feel dysphoria or discomfort when your voice doesn’t match your gender identity
• You experience vocal strain or fatigue
• You're misgendered in daily interactions or on the phone
• You want to communicate more confidently 
• You’ve tried online resources but aren’t sure how to start or what to do next

Gender-Affirming Voice Care helps you explore and shape your voice. The goal isn’t to sound like someone else — or to fit a stereotypical idea of femininity or masculinity — but to discover a voice that sounds and feels natural, authentic, and comfortable to you.

Gender-Affirming Voice Care helps you build a voice that brings you joy.

I offer voice care for trans and gender-diverse individuals — and for anyone who wants a healthy, flexible voice that fits who they are.

Our work together will begin with an evaluation of your voice, goals, and strengths, and a conversation about what matters most to you. From there, we'll develop a personalized plan to build a healthy, adaptable voice using strategies that fit your life. This may involve adjusting habits, tweaking your environment, and building daily warm-up routines. We’ll experiment with different elements of voice and communication — not just pitch! — to help you sound and feel more like yourself.

I'll help you create a voice that supports your wellbeing and reflects your true self.

I care deeply about the community — and about doing this work with integrity and excellence.

My work in gender-affirming voice care is grounded in deep love and respect for the trans and gender-diverse community. Nearly a decade ago, I was first approached to offer this service. Although I had extensive experience in speech and language, I wanted clients to receive the best possible care, so I referred them to colleagues who specialized in voice therapy.

About five years ago, I made a firm commitment to build my expertise in this area. Since then, I’ve:

• Taken singing lessons to better understand my own voice
• Completed specialized training in gender-affirming voice therapy
  
• Joined an ongoing mentorship program for voice professionals
  
• Continued to learn from courses, mentorship, and — most importantly — from listening to trans and nonbinary people

Your voice and life experience are deeply personal. I welcome your whole self — your gender identity, culture, language, neurodivergence, joys, fears, and goals. Sharing your story is an act of trust, and I will never push you to share more than you’re comfortable with.

You are welcome here, exactly as you are.

I offer voice care across Manitoba and Ontario.
If you’re having trouble finding gender-affirming voice services elsewhere in Canada, please reach out — I’ll do my best to connect you with support.