Where your story finds its voice.

Guided by clinical expertise, grounded in lived experience, open to everyone. At Affirming Voice & Communication, care starts with you — your voice, your body, your story.
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Meet Becks

Becks von Duering (they/them), is the owner of Affirming Voice & Communication, PLLC. Their private practice was created to expand voice and communication services by making services easier to access in Washington, Oregon, and Arizona. They have experience teaching in schools as an Elementary Education teacher and as a Speech Pathologist in an outpatient and acute care setting for Kaiser Permanente of Washington, where they were Clinical Lead for over 10 years. They are a member of Trans Voice Initiative and they are a SOC 8 Certified Mentor for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). Their specialties include voice and upper airway management, gender affirming voice modification, pre- and post-surgical care, Parkinson’s Voice (LSVT Trained and Certified), cognitive communication disorders, and swallowing/feeding disorders.
Becks K. von Duering, MS, CCC-SLP (they/them)
Speech-Language Pathology with Voice Specialty

Services

  • Gender Affirming Healthcare
  • Voice Modification Therapy
  • Voice and Communication Therapy
  • Gender Expansive Care
  • Vocal Health

Approaches

  • Resonant Voice Therapy
  • Flow Phonation
  • Conversation Training Therapy
  • Mindfulness
  • Vocal Function Exercises
  • Acoustic Assumptions Framework

Fees

  • Consultation: $0

Testimonials

“[Becks] boosted my confidence, both in my voice and myself as a person... I now regularly go into the office and interact with my coworkers as my feminine self, and the confidence that [Becks] gave me was a huge part of why that could happen. ”

Andrea S

“I want to thank you for helping me on my journey. No words can express my gratitude to you or how much this has helped me. Thank you so much for all you have done. I will continue to use the techniques you taught me to practice and maintain my voice.”

Silvia D.

“Thank you again for all of your help and encouragement... You have been really perceptive and patient... your willingness to share and be vulnerable has made a huge difference in our work. I probably couldn't have made all the progress without your support.”

M.T.
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