Navigating Trans Voicing: 50 Key Points to Support Students and Newly Qualified Speech and Language Therapists with Gender-Affirming Voice Therapy - Paperback

by Matthew Mills (Author), Natasha Stavropoulos (Author)

This book is a resource for those new to the field of trans voicing. It summarises 50 key points needed to work collaboratively and effectively with trans and non-binary people, covering sections on:

• Trans cultural knowledge, sensitivity and awareness
• Vocal pedagogy and the therapeutic relationship
• Fundamental know-how and voice therapy principles and exercises in trans voicing

Written and developed by both a leading consultant speech and language therapist in trans voicing, and a psychologist and counsellor from the trans community, the book centres a unique collaboration of clinical and lived experience expertise and is deeply trans-affirmative in approach.

Author Biography

Matthew Mills (he, him/they, them) is gay, queer and identifies as cis-liminal. He is Lead Consultant Speech and Language Therapist and Head of the Speech and Language Therapy Service at the largest and oldest gender identity clinic in the UK (Tavistock and Portman Gender Identity Clinic for Adults, London) where he has worked since 2009. He is a National Adviser in Trans Voice for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists, and a founder member of the Trans Voice Clinical Excellence Network (CEN).

Natasha Stavropoulos (she, her) is an openly trans female psychologist and therapist. Natasha is a regular educator and trans awareness trainer for speech and language therapists in practice and in training for the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Clinical Excellence Network (CEN).