Meet Our Trans-Led Team of Speech-Language Pathologists

Alison has practiced in schools, hospitals, outpatient clinics, and most recently, her own private practice focusing on gender-affirming and habilitative voice therapy, stuttering, public speaking, articulation, and caregiver coaching. She worked with her first gender-affirming voice client in 2020 and realized she’d finally found her niche and passion, and dove into learning as much as possible. In 2022, Alison completed training as a Renée Yoxon Certified Trans Voice Teacher. Beyond serving her clients, Alison is passionate about music (singing and drums), theater, advocacy, allyship, and lifelong learning. Alison takes pride in a clinical style which focuses on trauma- informed, compassionate, integrative care. She strives to provide her clients with a safe space which encourages self-care, discovery, and creativity. Alison is neurodivergent (ADHD) and feels especially fulfilled by helping others learn to love themselves first as they uncover their strengths as well as their voices.

Cristel is a speech-language pathologist in Massachusetts, born and raised in Singapore. Cristel's foray into the voice world started with their own singing voice— they have firsthand experience attending therapy after experiencing changes to their voice post-thyroidectomy. Combining this personal experience of vocal rehabilitation with their interest in communication and identity, they dived right into gender-affirming voice work at the first opportunity they got during graduate school. They also have experience treating and evaluating voice and upper airway disorders (e.g., vocal nodules, MTD) at Mass Eye and Ear during their time as a student. They are dedicated to providing a safe space for creative exploration and self-advocacy. Cristel speaks proficient Korean and basic Mandarin, and has experience with multilingual clients seeking to explore their voices in languages other than English as well. Outside of Prismatic, they are currently working at a pediatric outpatient clinic seeing kiddos with diverse language and communication profiles. Cristel is a member of the Trans Voice Initiative, and a volunteer with the Vocal Congruence Project. In most online meetings, Cristel can be identified by their unwavering dedication to having Winnie the Pooh's house as their virtual background.

Crysta is an East Asian nonbinary SLP and vocalist of the New York City Cantonese Chinese diaspora. Growing up bilingual, their passion for languages and vocal music performance are what originally interested them in the field of speech, language and hearing sciences. Since beginning zir clinical career in 2018, ze has worked across many settings, including skilled nursing, private practice, and schools. Centered in her clinical practice is client self determination and self advocacy, with a focus on sustainable change. In addition to their work at Prismatic, they currently work as a home health speech pathologist, evaluating and treating individuals with communication and swallowing disorders.

Crys has been a member of Trans Voice Initiative since 2021 and can be found singing, composing music, and planning socials for Transcend Community Chorale, their all TGNC choir. He is also a current board member (Board Chair 2023, 2024) for QORDS (Queer Oriented Radical Days of Summer), a youth summer music camp for LGBTQ+ youth and children of LGBTQ+ adults in the South, where they are always encouraging queer youth (and now you!) to make weird art!

Eli is a speech-language pathologist whose goal is to serve the trans and gender diverse community by providing the best gender affirming voice care possible. Eli received their Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Kean University in New Jersey. In graduate school, he co-created the Gender Spectrum Voice Inventory (GSVI), the first comprehensive trans voice assessment to be made for all folks across the gender spectrum. Eli’s research published on the GSVI can be found in the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Perspectives publication. While their focus at Prismatic is primarily in gender affirming voice training, they also have experience and knowledge from her time as a graduate student with the Brigham and Women’s Hospital Voice Program in medical conditions (such as vocal nodules, head & neck cancer) that can further impede one’s own authentic vocal expression. To strive towards the best gender affirming voice care they can provide, they utilize and seek up-to-date evidence-based practices and the expertise of other gender diverse clinicians who have come before them.
In addition to their work at Prismatic, they currently work in an inpatient medical facility serving those with swallowing, voice, and language disorders. They live in Asheville, and on the weekends they can be found drawing architecture, on a hike, or snuggling their black cats Lior and Ezra.

Greta is a university professor in speech-language pathology living in Philadelphia. She is also the Chair of the LGBTQ+ Caucus of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and a researcher and public speaker in the areas of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, specifically regarding gender diversity and sexual orientation. Greta is also a singer, actor, and dialect coach. She is passionate about helping people find the style of communication that best expresses their authentic self. Their sessions involve education, self-discovery, and a whole lot of play. Greta lived in a yurt in the woods of Central Arkansas for 15 years before moving to Philly. She loves connecting with nature and engaging in meaningful conversations with diverse groups of people.