Meet Becks
Becks von Duering (they/them), is the owner of Affirming Voice & Communication, PLLC. Their private practice was created to expand voice and communication services by making services easier to access in Washington, Oregon, and Arizona. They have experience teaching in schools as an Elementary Education teacher and as a Speech Pathologist in an outpatient and acute care setting for Kaiser Permanente of Washington, where they were Clinical Lead for over 10 years. They are a member of Trans Voice Initiative and they are a SOC 8 Certified Mentor for the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). Their specialties include voice and upper airway management, gender affirming voice modification, pre- and post-surgical care, Parkinson’s Voice (LSVT Trained and Certified), cognitive communication disorders, and swallowing/feeding disorders.
Values & Commitment
At AV&C, PLLC, we value privacy, accessibility, affordability, and cultural competence.
We provide:
2SLGBTQIA+ Competent Care
Trauma-Informed Care
Neurodiversity Affirming Care
Collaborative Decision making
Multigenerational Care
Culturally and Linguistically Affirming Care
Services are provide from the ancestral homelands of the Coast Salish Peoples, who lived in the Salish Sea basin from time immemorial. It is with the deepest respect and gratitude for our Indigenous neighbors, specifically the Duwamish, Suquamish, Nisqually, Snoqualmie, and Muckleshoot Tribes, for their enduring care and protection of our shared lands, waterways, and anti-colonial values.