Director of Music Sweet Music’s Music Therapy Programs

Personal mission as a MT:

To use music to establish a rapport and build trust with a client, thereby fostering change and promoting health and well-being.

Primary instruments:

French horn, piano and guitar

Schools:

University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Bachelor’s Degree in French horn performance. University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Master’s Degree in Music Therapy.

Clinical Internship:

Colmery-O’Neill VA Hospital, Topeka, KS.

Population experience:

Psychiatric, hospice, geriatric, stroke/brain injury, medical pediatrics, autism/special needs, children/adolescents in the foster care system

One of my favorite Music Therapy moments:

Very recently working with a 4 year old with autism who barely spoke a few months ago, who loudly declared “I Love Music!”

Other interesting facts:

I am a freelance French horn player and travel all over Florida performing everything from opera to Broadway musicals. I am a regular member of the St. Petersburg Opera and The Florida Lakes Symphony Orchestra in Mount Dora. I am also a yoga teacher and have over 500 teacher training hours. I teach a weekly gentle class at a local yoga studio.