Valeria N. Alvarado Berrios, MT-BC
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Client-Centered, and Strengths-Based
Areas of Focus: Community music therapy, neurodivergence
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston, Telehealth
Meet Valeria
Allison Becker, MM, MT-BC
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Client-Centered, Family-Centered
Areas of Focus: Dementia/Alzheimer’s, terminal illness, older adults
Locations: Evanston
Meet Allison
Gwendolyn Carr, MT-BC
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Client-Centered, Resource-Oriented, Strength-Based
Areas of Focus: School-based settings with intellectual/developmental disabilities
Locations: Chicago Public Schools
Meet Gwendolyn
Nina DeMilta
Music Therapy Intern
(she/her)
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Community Partners, Evanston
Meet Nina
Bradley Drozdowski, MT-BC
Music Therapist & Clinical Supervisor
(he/they)
Locations: Evanston, Telehealth, Community Partners
Meet Brad
Tatevik Khoja-Eynatyan, MM, MT-BC, NMT
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Neuro-Affirming, Person-Centered
Areas of Focus: Neurodivergence, child and adolescent mental health
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Telehealth
Meet Tatevik
Lizzy Kunde, MT-BC
Music Therapist
(she/they)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Feminist, Resource-Oriented, Client-Centered, Trauma-Informed, and Strengths-Based
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, resource-oriented music therapy, and music-centered music therapy
Locations: Chicago Public Schools
Meet Lizzy
Matthew Kwon
Music Therapist
(he/him)
Therapeutic Approach: Cognitive Behavioral, Humanistic
Areas of Focus: Emotional and behavioral disorders, trauma and stressor-related disorders anxiety, anxiety, ADHD
Locations: Chicago Public Schools
Meet Matthew
Virginia Leahy, MT-BC, NMT
Neurologic Music Therapist
(she/they)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Client-Centered, Neurological
Areas of Focus: Mental health, neurodiversity, school-based settings
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston, Musical Bridges to Memory Sites
Meet Virginia
Lulu LoCascio
Music Therapy Intern
(she/her)
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Community partners, Evanston
Meet Lulu
Cara Paden, MM, MT-BC
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed, Mindfulness, and Sound Healing
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, neurodivergent needs, adults with ADHD, trauma and addiction recovery
Locations: Chicago Public Schools
Meet Cara
Alexis Pelt, MT-BC
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Cognitive Behavioral, Humanistic
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, intellectual/developmental disabilities
Location: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston
Meet Alexis
Madeleine Puschautz, MA, MT-BC, LPC
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Rogerian Client-Centered Therapy, Strengths-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Existential Therapy
Areas of Focus: Anxiety, depression, autism spectrum disorder, neurological and neurocognitive disorders, ADHD, addiction, terminal illness, and trauma and stressor-related disorders
Locations: Evanston, Telehealth
Meet Madeleine
Joey Sedlacek
Music Therapist
(he/him)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Cognitive Behavioral
Area of Focus: Intellectual/developmental disabilities
Location: Chicago Public Schools, Evanston
Meet Joey
Emily Wilcox, MM, MT-BC
Music Therapist
(she/her)
Therapeutic Approach: Humanistic, Client-Centered, Relationship-Based, Play-Based, Integral.
Areas of Focus: School-based settings, music psychotherapy, mental
health, disabled/neurodiverse individuals, Alzheimer’s/dementia,
Asthma/breathing-related diagnoses.
Locations: Chicago Public Schools, Musical Bridges to Memory
Meet Emily