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Voice Book for Trans and Non-Binary People: A Practical Guide to Creatin

g and Sustaining Authentic Voice and Communication
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Written by two specialist speech and language therapists, this book explains how voice and communication therapy can help transgender and non-binary people to find their authentic voice. It gives a thorough account of the process, from understanding the vocal mechanism through to assimilating new vocal skills and new vocal identity into everyday situations, and includes exercises to change pitch, resonance and intonation. Each chapter features insider accounts from trans and gender diverse individuals who have explored or are exploring voice and communication related to their gender expression, describing key aspects of their experience of creating and maintaining a voice that feels true to them.
 
This guide is an essential, comprehensive source for trans and non-binary individuals who are interested in working towards achieving a different, more authentic voice, and will be a valuable resource for speech and language therapists/pathologists, voice coaches and healthcare professionals.
 
Section 1. Beginning with Voice: Putting Vocal Exercises into Lived Practice. 1.1. Pitch - how to raise or lower the pitch of your voice. 1.2. Resonance - how to change the 'colour' of your voice. 1.3. Intonation - exploring expressive movement and tune related to meaning-making. Section 2. Perspectives on Supporting Change. 2.1. Solution-Focused Brief therapy approach - using clients' strengths; working with goals and outcomes. 2.2. Narrative Therapy - how to 'thicken' the narrative and facilitate identity shift. 2.3. Presence and authenticity - becoming mindful and self-accepting within the process of acquiring new voice and communication patterns; using the senses; mindfulness approaches. 2.4. The Role of the Creative Arts - Playing with voice, risk-taking, self-efficacy and self-esteem; exploring text and song; communicative power. Section 3. The Wider Gender Journey. 3.1. Group support and peer learning - moving from 1:1 learning towards peer learning and support; the role of group therapy and speaking circles for peer witnessing and extending realistic goals into full participation social living. 3.2. The role of the multi-disciplinary team - gaining support from a joined-up team of multi-professionals. 3.3. Towards gender comfort - what are some of the stories at the end of the journey: client's perspective on what helps and supports the full integrated living in gender role.
[This book] is an invaluable resource for voice specialists wishing to increase their confidence with trans clients...An essential text for client and clinician alike.
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