Gender Affirming Voice Training

L Maras (LM Speech Therapy)

Perth and Telehealth
L completed her Master of Speech Pathology at Curtin University in 2024, and has since been working in the disability and private sectors supporting clients with their communication, feeding, and swallowing.
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She has gained considerable experience in providing Gender Affirming Voice and Communication Training, applying her understanding of the anatomy of voice, the principles of motor learning, her own background as a singer. She has collaborated with other organisations and as a sole trader to support the trans community in Perth, and nationally over telehealth.
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After identifying clients individualised goals, L provides professional guidance, strategies, exercises and techniques to support clients in areas such as:
- Breath Support
- Resonance
- Pitch
- Volume
- Pace
- Intonation
- Breathiness
- Vocal Fry
- Non-speech sounds
- Body language
- Strategies to support vocal health
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L approaches her work with curiosity, empathy, kindness and warmth, and has lived experience both with gender dysphoria and as a person with ADHD.
She takes a sincere interest in the passions of her clients to discover their interests and challenges – fuelled by her own eclectic interests ranging from her pets, singing, learning new languages, Muay Thai, electronics repair, retro gaming, cosplay, and watching K-dramas together with her wife.
As a Speech Pathologist, L also has a developing interest in acquired communication disorders, adult feeding and swallowing, and experience supporting neurodivergent adolescents and adults to communicate effectively and authentically.
L's standard rate for Gender-Affirming Voice & Communication Training is $180 per hour, and offers 30, 45 and 60-minute sessions.
She is able to offer in-person sessions within 20 minutes of the Perth CBD, and telehealth sessions nation-wide.
At LM Speech Therapy, she offers sessions at a bulk-billing rate for clients with a valid chronic condition management plan (up-to 5 sessions per year), and offers sessions at a discounted rate for students and concession card holders.
L currently has capacity to take on new clients (Last Updated: June 2026)
Please reach out to L for further information, any questions or to book in your first appointment.



