Therapy Services
The goal of our study is to adapt a CTT protocol to address voice and communication goals for trans women and to evaluate the effects of CTT on trans women’s voice patterns including average speaking fundamental frequency, smoothed cepstral peak prominence, voice satisfaction, and perception of voice femininity.
Our lab hopes to help other speech pathologists facilitate the journey of trans and non-binary people in our community through culturally responsive research utilizing participant-centered outcomes and interventions.
For any questions, feel free to contact Mitchell Peck-Eng or for the Gender Affirming Voice SFSU Clinic please contact Dr. Anusha Sundarrajan.
Gender Affirming Voice Workshop
The Gender Affirming Workshop was created within the Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Department at San Francisco State University. The goal of the Gender Affirming Workshop is to assist participants in feelings of empowerment and confidence when communicating in both personal and professional settings and contexts. This goal is achieved by participants and Speech Language Therapy students supporting one another in group voice sessions. Speech Language Therapy students provide participants with tips and practices to identify and maintain a healthy gender affirming voice in both group and breakout independent sessions. Speech Language Therapy students assist the participants in safely modifying pitch, resonance, and intonation. Participants are welcome to join the Gender Affirming Workshop if they: (a) Attend San Francisco State University, (b) identify as transfeminine, transmaculine or non-binary, (c) would like to learn strategies to safely modify and take care of your gender affirming voice, and (d) can committ to weekly 90 minute group meetings TBD based on your groups best availability. Please email: VoiceClinicSFSU@gmail.com if you are interested.
Voice Clinic for University Teachers
The Voice Clinic For University Teachers was created within the Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at San Francisco State University. The goal of the Voice Clinic for University teachers is to provide healthy and safe vocal techniques and strategies to vocal habitual users that may need to release strain or tension built up within their vocal tract from everyday professional and/or personal voice usage. Speech Language Pathology graduate clinicians provide participants with tips and practices to identify and maintain a healthy voice in both group sessions and break-out independent sessions. Participants are welcome to join the Voice Clinic For University Teachers if they: (a) are a full-time, part-time, or adjunct faculty member at San Francisco State University, (b) have no history of voice and/or respiratory problems, (c) have reliable access to internet with a microphone and webcam, and (d) can commit to weekly 90-minute group meetings TBD based on your group availability. For further information or to express interest please email: Anusha@sfsu.edu. A Flier is available below for viewing and downloading as needed.
