Esther

A board-certified music therapist and registered associate in the state of Oregon, Esther utilizes music with therapeutic intention to build resilience, community, and critical engagement. They also utilize talk therapy to connect with clients, offering a space for verbal processing and conversation. Adopting both a Humanistic and Systems Theory approach, she strives to meet the client where they are at in order to collaborate on treatment goals and interventions. They have worked with a number of populations, including students on the Autism spectrum, outpatient and inpatient behavioral health patients, and infants in the NICU. She completed her Bachelor's of Science in Social Work at The Ohio State University and their Master's of Art in Music Therapy and Counseling at Drexel University.  Originally hailing from Ohio, she has worked in and around Philadelphia, New York City, Chicago, and now resides in Portland, Oregon.