I am thrilled to join the amazing team at TransPlus @ 56 Dean Street as their Speech and Language Therapist. I am providing voice therapy to trans/non-binary men and women as part of an innovative 3 year pilot project within the Chelsea and Westminster NHS Hospital Foundation Trust.

For the last decade, 56 Dean Street has offered an award-winning sexual health and HIV service, located right in the centre of London’s vibrant Soho district. Now, as one of three pilot projects funded by NHS England, the service has expanded to include an excellent team of highly qualified professionals who provide a full-service Gender Dysphoria Clinic.

Clients of TransPlus are provided a ‘named nurse’ - someone to whom they can direct any question and who helps them access the support they need, whether it be specialist gender care or sexual health and wellbeing services. The service is tailored to each individual’s needs and supports them to cope with gender dysphoria as well as their wider health and well-being.

The team is diverse, offering:

assessment and diagnosis of gender dysphoria
hormone prescriptions and monitoring
general psychotherapy
psychosexual counselling and therapy
social work support
peer support
referrals for gender-affirming procedures and surgeries
specialist reproductive health services for trans/non-binary people
voice therapy
full sexual and HIV health service

Why am I so excited about this opportunity? This pilot project is innovative, inclusive and progressive. I’m working withlike-minded people, for some of the world’s most brave yet most unrecognised people. I am hopeful that my life experience, training and expertise adds real value to my clients’ lives. And, I love meeting and working with them. I get a buzz when they succeed. I feel proud to be a part of the process.

Although I work full time with TransPlus, I will continue to support the London Transgender Clinic, offering their clients voice therapy on a private basis.