About me
Emma (they/she) is a queer-identified licensed Speech-Language Pathologist who has helped 140+ individuals from all over the state of Indiana to achieve a voice that is congruent with their gender. Emma specializes in gender-affirming voice training for individuals with feminine, masculine, androgynous, and gender-fluid voice goals. She also specializes in peri-operative voice therapy for individuals undergoing gender-affirming, pitch-raising voice surgery.
Areas of Clinical Interest/ Specialization:
Voice feminization
Voice masculinization – with or without testosterone
Fluid, non-binary voice training free from conventional gender norms
Voice therapy following gender-affirming voice surgeries such as anterior web glottoplasty, laser laryngoplasty, feminization laryngoplasty with thyrohyoid elevation
Voice consultation services to educate clients on effects that HRT, voice training, and voice surgery can have on the voice
Voice consultation services for singers interested in starting HRT
Rehabilitative voice therapy for vocal injuries (e.g. pressed voice, strain, muscle tension)
Non-traditional models for service delivery: Group, community settings, telehealth
Considerations of dialectal differences during gender-affirming voice training
Emma has completed 100+ hours of gender-affirming training in the following modalities and will use the tools from them in your work together:
Trans Voice Elective by AC Goldberg
Affirming Voice Training by AC Goldberg, Christie Block, Leah Helou, and Sandy Hirsch
Gender-Affirming Voice and Speech for Voice Teachers and SLPs by Liz Jackson Hearns
Lessac-Madsen Resonant Voice Therapy
Casper Stone Confidential Voice Therapy
Flow phonation
Conversation training
Degrees & Licensure
American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), License No. 14197342
Indiana Public Licensing Agency (IPLA), License No. 22008017A
2020: Masters of Speech-Language Pathology from Indiana University
2017: Bachelors of Speech-Language Pathology and minor in Psychology from Indiana University