Company | MusicWorx Team Profiles
San Diego Music Therapy Professionals Devoted to Excellence
The MusicWorx teams consists of the CEO, staff, subcontract music therapists, and intern supervisors, who provide a rich clinical training experience for interns and help to assure that the highest quality services reach the diverse range of MusicWorx client and patient populations.
| »Go Barbara Reuer |
CEO, Internship Director |
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| »Go Noelle Pederson |
Staff Music Therapist, Intern Supervisor |
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| »Go Laura Anderson |
Staff Music Therapist, Operations Director |
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| »Go Rebecca Vaudreuil |
Staff Music Therapist |
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| »Go Deb Cowan |
Subcontract Music Therapist |
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| »Go Sarah Sendbeck |
Subcontract Music Therapist |
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| »Go Terri Wiener |
Intern Supervisor |
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Laura Anderson
| Position Since 2011 |
Staff Music Therapist, Operations Director |
| Credentials |
BM, 2011 MT–BC |
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| Degree |
Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy, University of Iowa, IA
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| Professional Experience |
6 months |
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| Other Employment |
»Resounding Joy Inc. |
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| Therapy Focus |
older adults, hospice, substance abuse |
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| Major Instrument |
voice |
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| Career Motivation |
presented a project about music therapy in eighth grade and knew it was my calling |
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| Career Gratification |
witnessing such strength and generosity from patients who are suffering |
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| Best Advice |
let it wash, be present. |
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| Life Aspiration |
music therapy around the world
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| Relaxation Preference |
ocean, art, being with loved ones |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
yoga, dance, performing
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Deb Cowan
| Position Since 2001 |
Subcontract Music Therapist |
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| Credentials |
MA, 2001 MT–BC |
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| Degree |
Master of Arts in Music Therapy, University of the Pacific, California
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| Professional Experience |
10 years |
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| Other Employment |
Sharp Hospice Care
self, »MusiQuest Music Therapy |
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| Therapy Focus |
adolescent psychiatric, hospice, oncology |
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| Major Instrument |
voice |
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| Career Motivation |
chose music therapy to heal my inner child at age 43 |
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| Career Gratification |
connecting with a suicidal child |
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| Best Advice |
being a music therapist is 100 times better than studying to be one |
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| Life Aspiration |
be fully available to life's incredible journey |
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| Relaxation Preference |
new-age music |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
work
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Noelle Pederson
| Position Since 2008 |
Staff Music Therapist, Intern Supervisor |
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| Credentials |
NICU MT, 2008 MT–BC
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| Degree |
Bachelor of Music Therapy, University of North Dakota |
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| Professional Experience |
3 years |
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| Other Employment |
Director of Education and Training, »Resounding Joy, Inc. |
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| Therapy Focus |
at-risk youth, community-based music programs, victims of violence |
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| Major Instrument |
voice |
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| Career Motivation |
chose music therapy after delving into my high school science project that explored how music affects mood |
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| Career Gratification |
working with clients of all ages and abilities every day |
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| Best Advice |
learn anything and everything that fulfills you—embark on this perpetual quest for knowledge |
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| Life Aspiration |
to write about populations and subjects absent in current music therapy literature |
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| Relaxation Preference |
acoustic singer-songwriter tunes |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
gritty blues, world music
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Barbara Reuer
| Position Since 1987 |
Founder, CEO, Internship Director |
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| Credentials |
PhD, NMT–F, 1985 MT–BC |
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| Degrees |
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Iowa
Master of Music Education, University of Kansas
Bachelor of Music Education, Northern State University |
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| Professional Experience |
35 years |
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| Curriculum Vitae |
»Dr. Reuer's Curriculum Vitae |
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| Therapy Focus |
oncology, wellness |
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| Major Instrument |
Indian flute, voice |
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| Career Motivation |
Chose music therapy as a college junior, after completing a Music Therapy for Special Children workshop as a way to honor my younger brother Ronnie, a music lover. Ronnie succumbed to muscular dystrophy when he was just eight years old. Established a clinical training site at the encouragement of mentor Dr. Alicia Clair, who believed that I had everything that was needed to develop one of few private-practice internship training sites in the country at that time. |
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| Career Gratification |
working with a courageous teenager during his final two-year battle against Lou Gehrig's disease, and, at the family’s request, remaining with them as the patient's life support was terminated |
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| Best Advice |
find your passion, persist, and never give up on your dream
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| Life Aspiration |
to develop music therapy and wellness programs nationwide, create opportunities for other music therapists, build a music therapy and consulting agency that sets a precedent for superior quality, ethics, morals, and program delivery |
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| Relaxation Preference |
classical music, jazz |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
Celtic music, world drumming
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Sarah Sendbeck
| Position Since 2011 |
Subcontract Music Therapist |
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| Credentials |
BM, 2011 MT–BC |
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| Degree |
Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy, Nazareth College of Rochester, NY
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| Professional Experience |
2 months |
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| Other Employment |
self, Creative Chord Founder
The Eclectric Guitar »The Eclectic Guitar |
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| Therapy Focus |
oncology, autism, children and teens, community outreach |
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| Major Instrument |
voice |
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| Career Motivation |
incorporating my love for music, people, psychology, and neurology |
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| Career Gratification |
that very special connection you feel to people, allowing them to influence you as much as you influence them |
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| Best Advice |
don't be afraid to jump and take a risk . . . it might just be the breaking point
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| Life Aspiration |
see every inch of this earth, be successful in my endeavors, and live in love
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| Relaxation Preference |
outdoor drumming with a side of chanting |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
hiking in nature, taking a deep breath next to the ocean
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Rebecca Vaudreuil
| Position Since 2009 |
Staff Music Therapist |
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| Credentials |
NMT–F, NICU MT, 2009 MT–BC |
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| Degree |
Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy, Berklee College of Music |
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| Professional Experience |
2 years |
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| Other Employment |
Junior Joy Giver Coordinator, »Resounding Joy, Inc. |
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| Therapy Focus |
intergenerational programs, neurological music therapy, special education, traumatic brain injury |
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| Major Instrument |
voice |
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| Career Motivation |
live, laugh, love and serve through music |
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| Career Gratification |
witnessing my godchild take his first breath and assisting my grandmother in taking her last |
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| Best Advice |
perseverance is key, patience is a virtue |
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| Life Aspiration |
to spread international music therapy through travel |
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| Relaxation Preference |
being in nature |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
playing music, songwriting
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Terri Wiener
| Position Since 1999 |
Intern Supervisor |
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| Credentials |
1985 MT–BC |
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| Degree |
Bachelor of Science, University of Minnesota |
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| Professional Experience |
31 years |
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| Other Employment |
self, Mira Costa College instructor for 22 years |
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| Therapy Focus |
autism, developmentally delayed adults, older adults |
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| Major Instrument |
voice |
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| Career Motivation |
perfect blend of music and helping others |
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| Career Gratification |
positive patient responses |
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| Best Advice |
enjoy, create, adapt, and engage |
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| Life Aspiration |
to have made positive impacts on communities with disabilities, ongoing advocacy for music therapy |
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| Relaxation Preference |
classical and harp music |
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| Re-Energizing Preference |
rhythm and blues
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