I’m from… Santa Cruz, California

I became a music therapist in… 2003

I started practicing music therapy at the Conservatory in… 2011

My inspiration: Stevie Wonder, Donny Hathaway, Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson and all of my students and clients!

Few people know that I… can juggle, do a triple time step, and can recite most any line from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (The first one)

Education: University of California at Irvine – BA in Psychology, Minor in Music; New York University – MA in Music Therapy, post master’s certification in Vocal Psychotherapy

I play: Voice, guitar and piano

My other artistic/musical endeavors: Sometimes I sing some of the jazz with jazz type people

Personal Teaching Statement: We learn and grow through new experiences, breaking old patterns and improvising.

Biography: I have happily led the music therapy program at BKCM since 2011. As a music therapist, I have worked with neurodiverse children and adults, in inpatient and outpatient psychiatry and with adults in hospital settings. I teach in the music therapy program at New York University: Introduction to Music Therapy and Clinical Vocal Improvisation and work with adults in my clinical practice.