About
Natasha Schellander
Natasha (she/her) has eleven years experience as a qualified practicing Speech Pathologist, and seven of those years have been spent learning about gender affirming voice therapy.
In 2020 Natasha established Gender Voice Centre to help people achieve a voice they are happier and more comfortable with.
Natasha's diagnosis of ADHD and ASD is a blessing in this field as she picks up on the subtle changes and placements of the voice.
Natasha is a Speech Pathology Australia registered provider and a member of AusPATH and WPATH.
In her personal time, she enjoys being in nature and travelling the world with her family.
About
Allie Bryant
Allie (she/they) is a transfeminine non-binary speech pathologist, she graduated from USYD in 2024. She has a passion for communication and more than anything else loves supporting people in communicating in the way that they want to be heard.
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In their spare time, Allie is a lover of rambling about hyperfixations, board games and anything nerdy! She also runs the weekly discord calls for the gender voice centre, where you can find her painting miniatures or talking about whatever comes to mind.
About
Anna Stephens
Anna (she/her) graduated from the University of Sydney in 2024 with a Masters of Speech and
Language Pathology. She developed a passion for voice science during her undergraduate studies at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, where she studied Opera singing and completed an honours thesis in vocal pedagogy. Anna has a passion for both performing and teaching healthy and sustainable voice use.
She maintains a career in opera and musical theatre performance in Australia and internationally alongside her clinical practice as a Speech Pathologist.
Anna believes strongly in the importance of the voice in shaping identity and the connection between a healthy voice and healthy mind. She is committed to supporting others to achieve their individual goals and feel empowered by their voices, with a focus on evidence-based therapy and long-term sustainability. She also maintains a keen interest in adult stroke rehabilitation, particularly in aphasia and dysphagia.
In her spare time, Anna is an avid rock climber, loves reading sci-fi, making polymer clay jewellery, crocheting, and patting other people’s greyhounds.
About
Darcy Long
Darcy (he/him) is a highly motivated Speech Pathologist based in Melbourne/Naarm. Darcy was apart of Victoria University's first cohort who graduated with a Bachelor of Speech and Language Science and Master of Speech Pathology.
Darcy's passions in speech pathology centre around providing support to individuals and their families in managing speech, language, swallowing, and voice.
Darcy has particular interests in dysphagia, neurological disorders, and providing gender affirming care.
In his spare time, Darcy enjoys exploring new restaurants with friends, and spending time down the coast with family relaxing at the beach.
About
Brittany Fong
Brittany (she/her) completed her Masters of Speech Pathology degree from The University of Melbourne in 2022. Previously, she worked in mainstream schools and supported students with special educational needs. she is fluent is Mandarin, Cantonese, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Brittany is keen to help clients with achieving their speech-language and vocal goals. She believes that communication is not only important for expressing one’s thoughts but also important for building one’s social and self-identity. Her other career interests also include: social skills, bilingual development, mental health and acquired brain injuries.
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In her free time, Brittany enjoys language-learning (working on her fifth language!), playing the ukulele, listening to podcasts and socialising with friends.
About
Steph Hogg
Steph (she/her) is a Speech Pathologist who graduated from Curtin University with a Bachelor of Science (Speech Pathology) in 2015.
Steph is part of the LGBTQI+ community in Perth. She is passionate about empowering trans and gender diverse people to express their authentic selves in a way feels safe and genuine to them. Steph will take the time to get to know you and to truly listen to what it is you want to achieve. She will support you on your journey as you gain the skills and knowledge you are seeking, whether that be in your voice, other gender presentation practices, or in communicating your gender identity to others.
Steph has had 7 years of experience working with adults in community disability, specialising in neurological rehabilitation. Through this, Steph has gained valuable experience working with diverse people and supporting them to live their lives the way they choose. She is attentive to the need to take a holisitic and individualised approach to therapy.
Outside of work, Steph enjoys surfing, diving, going to AUSLAN classes, and spending time with her amazing friends and family.
About
Ellie Price
Ellie (she/her) grew up on the Sunshine Coast and completed a Bachelor of Speech Pathology at the University of Queensland. Ellie has been practicing Speech Pathology for over three years in rural and remote Queensland communities. Ellie has been working as a rural generalist and enjoys seeing both Paediatric and adult clients. Ellie has a passion for increasing access and availability to medical services for people living in Australia.
Ellie has previous experience both delivering and receiving voice therapy and assessment. She believes in helping others reach a level of communication that is functional and allows them to participate and complete daily tasks that are important to the individual.
Ellie enjoys spending her down time with friends, travelling, going to the beach, and exercising. She can often be found with a delicious meal and a glass of red wine in her hand.
About
Imogen Dean
After initially training as a classical singer and studying musical theatre at the Victorian College of the Arts, Imogen (she/her) moved into the sphere of speech pathology, completing her Bachelor of Speech Pathology (Hons) between the University of Newcastle and the University of Hong Kong.
Imogen currently lives in Hong Kong, where she runs her own speech-language pathology clinic. A proud member of the LGBTQIA+ community, her practice has a strong focus on celebrating culture, gender identity, and neurodiversity. Always up for something new, Imogen has written a picture book which supports parents and caregivers to track their child's speech sound development, and also dabbles in voice acting.
Imogen lives by the motto that "Life is for living", and finds joy in experiencing new sights and sounds around the world, cooking delicious food, trail running, op shopping, snowboarding, and fostering cats
About
Neelam Babani
Neelam (she/her) has a Masters of Speech Pathology from University of Melbourne (2022), as well as a Masters in Speech Pathology and Audiology (2011) from Mumbai, India. Her experience and interests include acquired communication and swallowing disorders, and voice rehabilitation.
Neelam implements a person-centred approach to her practice by supporting her clients to achieve their communication goals and enabling them to participate in their life activities. Coming from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, she understands the importance of sensitivity and inclusion to foster well-being and progress.
Outside of work, Neelam cherishes spending time with her little one and cheeky fur baby.
About
Janine Lee
Janine (she/her) is a certified practising member of Speech Pathology Australia as well as a certified LSVT LOUD clinician with a master of Speech Pathology from the Flinders University. She is passionate in the areas of communication, swallowing, voice, and various neurological conditions. Having worked with clients of all ages and abilities, she takes a client-centred and family-oriented approach to optimising their functions and goals. Coming from community work into speech pathology, she enjoys working closely with clients across their therapeutic journey.
In her spare time, Janine loves swimming, cooking, and catching up with her loved ones.
Our Approach
Our aim is to provide a holistic, individualised, and caring approach that is both personal and highly professional. We enjoy engaging with people, listening to their story, and providing education, support, and evidence based research.
We are dedicated to ongoing professional development with the aim to provide up-to-date evidence-based strategies, as well as maintaining our connections within the community.