Hi there! My name is Yana Kulyk (pronounced Yah-nuh Kool-lick). I am a linguist, bilingual speech-language pathologist, and certified Accent Training Specialist.

I was adopted from China as a toddler, which led me to have a specific interest in the way that speech and language impacts identity. During my undergraduate studies, I studied linguistics as an exchange student in Europe and Asia, where I experienced first-hand the complexities of navigating communication across cultures.

I went on to work in my graduate school’s Accent and Communication Training (ACT) program, where I developed a deeper understanding of how culturally specific communication patterns can influence clarity, confidence, and connection in a second language. Those formative experiences helped shape the global lens I bring to accent training today.

I know what it’s like to feel like your identity doesn’t fit in one box. My goal is to help you refine how you speak—not to erase where you’re from, but to express where you're going.