Tell me your name, identity/pronouns, and states you’re licensed in. My name is Nora Mahon. I am a transgender woman and I use she/her pronouns. I’m a speech-language pathologist currently licensed in Pennsylvania. I reside in Pittsburgh, but I’m a proud Clevelander at heart! What do you like to do outside of speech-language pathology? Outside …
Our clinician, Kevin Dorman (they/them), will be offering a free online informational session on transgender vocal training! They'll discuss the basics of transgender vocal training, demonstrate several techniques, play samples of discharged clients (with their permission), and answer questions! Tune in and share the link with anyone who is curious!
We are delighted to announce that Prismatic Speech Services’ clinician has expanded their license to another state! As of this afternoon, we can provide online transgender vocal training and habilitative voice therapy to the state of Georgia! This joins North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia as the fourth state we can accept clients from through the …
On this day, we remember the recorded 368 transgender people whose lives were taken from them this past year and the countless more who have not been reported. These were beloved members of an international marginalized community which bears endless scapegoating and discrimination across many cultural boundaries. They were taken from us before their time …
Pride Month is a time for all LGBTQIA+ people to celebrate their identities in a world that decries our existence. This observation is held every year in June in recognition of the Stonewall Riots of 1969, during which queer/trans people (largely people of color) began resisting cisgender, heterosexual oppression in a demonstration of unity, love, …
Prismatic Speech Services is delighted to announce that we are now accepting clients from both North and South Carolina! Our transgender vocal training and rehabilitative voice therapy services are available in-person at our office in Greensboro and remotely via telepractice. We hope to hear from you soon! Read about our Speech-Language Pathologist! Free Resources: 1. What IS …
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In order to breathe easily and produce voice with the least amount of effort, one needs to establish a foundation of healthy habits to promote vocal hygiene. At Prismatic Speech Services, both transgender vocal training and rehabilitative voice therapy clients begin with learning the basics of proper vocal hygiene. Oftentimes, underlying vocal hygiene issues can …
When it comes to seeking specialty services, such as voice therapy, finding a quality provider nearby can be a challenge. When trying to find clinics which have subspecialties like transgender vocal training, it can be near impossible. Most clinicians who specialize in these services tend to cluster around larger cities, where a more reliable stream …
Pitch refers to the relative "highness" or "lowness" of a sound based on the rate of its vibrations. In this blog post, we examine the underlying mechanisms and physics that help us produce pitch. Previously, we explored how breathing works and how exhaling provides the fuel for voicing. As discussed in that post, on an …
Everything we do that affects another person is communicative. Even if we do not make a conscious choice to communicate, humans are a social species. Regardless of intent, others interpret our actions and extrapolate meaning from them. As we move through public and private spaces, the way we move through these spaces and interact with others …