Registration for our April 2026 group is now open!

CWHC’s Aligning Voice with Identity series is hosting two 4-part virtual educational series during the month of April. Each series will take place on the following Tuesday evenings: April 7th, April 14th, April 21st, and April 28th.

Participants are welcome to join either the Level 1 or Level 2 group. Please see below for more information about each group.

Level 1 from 6:30-7:30pm CT: Empowering Gender-Affirming Voice Fundamentals

Have you wanted your voice to better align with your identity but don’t know where to begin? Or perhaps you have gone down the rabbit-hole of online offerings only to feel overwhelmed or misguided or don’t know how to embody the exercises you’ve found?

In Level 1 of our Aligning Voice with identity Series, participants will spend four sessions learning a holistic approach to gender-affirming voice that prioritizes confidence, ease, and authenticity. Work sessions are highly interactive as we foster a beautifully encouraging environment.

Key Takeaways:

• Participants will build effective breath support for your voice with the awareness that how we integrate our breath is the difference between feeling and sounding authentic vs forced.

• Participants will practice vocal shaping and pitch modulation in a way that feels euphoric and supported. Just being able to speak lower or higher with more or less chest resonance has diminished returns if you can’t do it with ease.

• Participants will develop a daily practice to build confidence and autonomy.   

Level 2 from 7:45-8:45pm CT: Gender-Affirming Voice Workout

If you have experienced a voice class at CWHC or worked with John Patrick privately and want to continue your practice with a like-minded community, join us for a weekly workout in April! Participants will get back in shape with Active Breath support and dive deeply into the skills required to build consistency and confidence with their voice. Community building has as much value in this setting as the actual voice work, so participants will find these sessions equally rigorous as they are fun!

Key Takeaways:

• Participants will develop deeper and more consistent skills as we explain less and do more in these advanced sessions.

• Based on participant goals, we will Individualize a practice plan for each member that emphasizes real-world integration.

• If desired, participants can create a before and after recording for you to analyze the growth of their voice.   

Voice Coaching at CWHC is NOT about changing your voice to fit what the world thinks you should sound like. We aim for every client to not just tolerate their voice but be proud of it. Register below!

We are offering this series on a sliding scale from $40-0 per session, for a total of $240-$0. Registration includes all four sessions and participants are welcome to register at any point throughout the series. If you have any questions about the sliding scale, reach out to transhealth@chicagowomenshealthcenter.org. Participants are encouraged to pay where they can on the scale. No one will be turned away based on the ability to pay.

One-on-one sessions also continue to be available for folks who are interested in more individualized support. Please call (773) 935-6126 ext. 226 or email transhealth@chicagowomenshealthcenter.org to schedule one-on-one voice coaching sessions.