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Kate Richards Geller, MA, MT-BC, LCAT

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EDUCATION
MA, Music Therapy, New York University, New York, NY, 9/97

ADVANCED TRAINING
Rhiannon Music: Vocal Improvisation, 2001 - present

Caring for the Caregiver: Training in Music, Healing, Grief and Trauma, AMTA, NYC 2002

MUSIC THERAPY EXPERIENCE
Music Therapist: Voicework; Private Practice, Consulting, Experiential workshops 3/00-present

Brooklyn Conservatory of Music, Brooklyn, NY 2006-present
Music Therapist: Conduct music therapy groups and individual sessions with children and adults with special needs.

Service Program for Older People, New York, NY 10/02-present
Music Therapist: Conduct music therapy groups for older adults with mental health problems.

Therapeutic Learning Center/Music Therapy Project, Brooklyn, NY 12/02-6/05
Music Therapist: Provide music therapy sessions to pre-school children with developmental disabilities.

New York City Music Therapy Relief Project, American Music Therapy Association
10/01-5/02
Direct Service Provider: Conducted music therapy groups in downtown schools.
Assistant Coordinator: Assisted Program Field Director in administration of outreach to the community.

Institute for Music and Neurological Function, Beth Abraham Hospital, Bronx, NY
Music Therapist: Conduct music therapy assessments sessions with new patients. 7-8/02
Music Therapy Fieldwork Student: Participated in music therapy and speech therapy 1/96-5/96
Research project along with general coverage of inpatient adult rehabilitation unit.

General Pediatrics, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ 10/98-2/99
Music Therapist /Childlife Specialist: Provided individual, group, and family music therapy sessions and childlife services in the Neuroscience Institute’s in-patient epilepsy monitoring unit. Co-designed research project for “Recorded music as stress management” for Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.

Tomorrows Children’s Institute, Hackensack, NJ 11/97-10/98
Music Therapist /Childlife Specialist: Provided individual, group, and family music therapy sessions and childlife services, in-patient and out-patient, in pediatric oncology and hematology institute as part of psychosocial team.

Armstrong Pediatric Music Therapy Program, Beth Israel Medical Center, NY, NY
9/96-9/97
Music Therapy Intern: Specialized in Pediatric Procedural Pain Management; wrote and presented research findings. Participated in on-going research projects in EEG sedation and the use of wind instruments in treatment of asthma along with general floor coverage as part of a multi-disciplinary team.