Meet Our Clinicians:

Eli Van Hook (they/them) 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, they 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.

AC Goldberg (he/him) PhD, CCC-SLP is an intersex/transgender Speech-Language Pathologist and DEI consultant. AC began his career in hospitals where he faced various forms of workplace discrimination due to his transgender identity. For the past 18 years, he has been a school clinician, specializing in social communication and working with adolescents with complex profiles. AC provides gender affirming voice services and is dedicated to ending the mistreatment and discrimination trans* and gender nonconforming people face in educational, medical, and clinical settings. AC is ASHA certified, SAC affiliated, a member of the WPATH, and a member of the Trans Voice Initiative. AC is the founder of Transplaining and the CREDIT Institute.

Eden Yaacobi (she/they) is a gender fluid Speech-Language Pathologist Clinical Fellow. They received her Master’s degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and a B.S. in Communication Sciences & Disorders with a minor in Diversity & Social Inequality from the University of Central Florida.

Growing up with a deep love of singing, acting, dancing, and theater, it was only a matter of time before she found herself in the voice world of Speech Pathology. As a graduate student, Eden pursued extensive experiences to grow as a voice clinician, interning in the Otolaryngology department at Wake Forest Hospital treating functional and organic voice and upper airway disorders, at UNCG’s Speech and Hearing Clinic, as well as with Prismatic Speech Services. They centered their graduate Capstone on “Cultural Responsiveness: The Experiences of Gender Diverse Clients & Clinicians in Speech-Language Pathology,” to address the gap in education on affirming practices for new and seasoned providers in the field working with the trans community.

Eden approaches sessions with an emphasis on play and experimentation, helping clients develop an awareness of somatic sensations, and ensuring a healthy voice production is maintained along the way. She encourages open and honest communication, and celebrates the diverse perspectives clients enter this work with. In their free time, Eden finds joy and fulfillment in curling up with a good book and her cat Suki, experimenting with new recipes in the kitchen, exploring nearby creeks and rivers, singing & dancing, and spending quality time with loved ones.

Alison Hiester (she/her) 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.