The Unmasked Vocal Chameleon

A Composite Case Study of LMT-GAV

Abstract

The Liberatory Music Therapy Model of Gender Affirming Voicework (LMT-GAV) is a developing model that aims to address voice and gender-based needs for people of all gender identities within music therapy (Gumble et al., 2025). Previous exploration of gender affirming voicework within music therapy has included an introduction through queer autoethnography (Gumble, 2019a, 2019b, 2020), exploration of a unique practicum placement (Dietrich, 2024), and exploration of clinical work within the community setting (Lipson, 2013, 2022; Myerscough, 2022). However, an exploration into LMT-GAV within the individual clinical setting has yet to be explored. This article presents a composite case to represent individual work completed with twelve white, neurodivergent, transfeminine therapy participants who were focused on the vocal function of their speaking voice. This composite case study offers an example of what LMT-GAV might be within the clinical setting.