From the moment I began my training as a music therapist, I knew I wanted to work in a children’s hospital.

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Maybe it was the patients’ fierce resilience. Maybe it was the clarity kids often bring to grown-up spaces. Maybe (just maybe) it was the strangely comforting smell of disinfectant wipes.

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Early in my career, I launched a brand-new music therapy program at a children’s hospital. Like many pediatric music therapists, I was navigating a steep learning curve—new procedures, heavy caseloads, hard moments that stayed with me. I’ve asked myself more than once: Where do I stand during a lumbar puncture? Why didn’t we get a crash course in medical lingo?

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I created Pediatric Music Therapy as a place for therapists like me to find answers, connect with one another, and feel empowered to grow in this unique, challenging, and beautiful work.

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Now, that mission is expanding.

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Over time, I saw how music could reach beyond the session into waiting rooms, long drives home, and quiet moments when no music therapist is present. So I began writing music for those moments, too.

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Today, Pediatric Music Therapy is a community and resource hub for both professionals and families—offering songs, tools, and clinical support designed to make the medical world more human, accessible, and connected.

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Thanks for being here.

Amy

Founder, Pediatric Music Therapy