Experience

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  Freelance

  Jan 2005 - now

  Musician

  Multi-instrumentalist focussing primarily in guitar, singing, and bass in various musical stylings.

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  Shriners hospitals for children

  Sept 2009 - Dec 2009

  Music therapy fieldwork
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  Kensington ken crest and fairmount early intervention

  Jan 2010 - May 2010

  Music therapy fieldwork
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  Horizon house, inc.

  Jan 2011 - May 2011

  Music therapy fieldwork

  Conducted group sessions with adults with varying psychiatric disorders, at an outpatient facility. Facilitated collaborative, group songwriting, improvisation, recording and verbal processing. This work focussed on the use of active musicing, listening and dialoguing as a means enhance both personal and community wellness.

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  Rebecca school

  Aug 2011 - Jun 2012

  Music therapy intern

  Conducted individual and small group music therapy sessions with children to adolescents with varying neurodevelopmental disorders. Work was primarily focussed within an improvisational, music-centered framework, conceptualized through dual study of both DIR©/Floortime™ and Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy models. The primary intent of such work was to deepen avenues for relatedness, communication, expression and emotional processing, through support of the individual's innate creativity within the context of a therapeutic relationship.Worked as part of an interdisciplinary team with OT, PT, Speech, Psychology and class room staff. Wrote weekly clinical notes and bi-annual progress reports, and met with parents of clients on a quarterly basis. Show less

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  The rebecca center for music therapy at molloy college

  Sept 2012 - Aug 2016

  Music therapist
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  The music academy for special learners

  Sept 2014 - Sept 2015

  Music therapist

  Offered individual and group music therapy services, either at main site (Ronkonkoma, NY) or provided in the home. Specialized in work with children to adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders as well as other developmental delays and social-emotional challenges. This work is approached through a music-centered, humanistic, and relationship-based framework.

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  The family center for autism

  Sept 2015 - Sept 2016

  Music therapist

  Conducting music therapy assessment and evaluation sessions. Leading music therapy group sessions with individuals with developmental disability, 19-30 years of age. Working as part of an interdisciplinary treatment team.

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  Marblejam kids

  Jul 2016 - Sept 2017

  Music therapist

  Providing group and individual music therapy sessions for children to young adults with neurodevelopmental differences. Programs focus on developing social-emotional attunement, relatedness and engagement through interactive and improvisatory musical play. Additional programming includes a songwriting group for adolescents and young adults, which provides individuals with the opportunity to explore, nurture, and share their creativity within a process-oriented, collaborative group setting.

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  Monmouth medical center

  Sept 2016 - Mar 2018

  Music therapist

  Providing music therapy services with children to adults within acute psychiatric care at Monmouth Medical Center

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  Montefiore health system

  Mar 2018 - Jan 2020

  Creative arts therapist
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  Nyc health + hospitals

  Jan 2020 - now

  Lcat-lvl iii
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  New pathways to wellness ,llc

  May 2024 - now

  Music therapist