Jessica Pouranfar

Music Therapist | Educator | Instructor | Musician

Jessica Pouranfar

Music Therapist | Educator | Instructor | Musician

Biography

Jessica Pouranfar, PhD, MT-BC is a board-certified music therapist with over seven years of clinical experience. She has experience working with various populations from medical settings to behavioral health settings, memory care facilities, schools, and more.

Music Therapist

As a contract music therapist, I provide individualized sessions for children, adolescents, and adults with a variety of needs and goals. I thoroughly enjoy facilitating groups in various settings such as behavioral health, memory care, and schools.

What is Music Therapy?

Music therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to meet individualized goals
within a therapeutic relationship by a board-certified music therapist (MT-BC).

(American Music Therapy Association, 2005)

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Education

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN MUSIC EDUCATION/MUSIC THERAPY

Florida State University
(December 2024)

MASTER OF ARTS IN MUSIC THERAPY

University of Minnesota

BACHELOR OF MUSIC IN MUSIC THERAPY

University of Louisville

Professional Credentials

BOARD-CERTIFIED MUSIC THERAPIST

Certification Number: 13724

Additional Education and Credentials

NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT MUSIC THERAPY (NICU-MT)

2018

NEUROLOGIC MUSIC THERAPY (NMT)

2019

TRAUMA-FOCUSED COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY

2023

COLLEGE TEACHING CERTIFICATE

2023

Clinical Experience

Medical Music Therapy

NICU, ICU, Med-Surg, Oncology, Neurological Rehabilitation Facilities, Palliative Care, Hospice, and more.

Music Therapy in Behavioral Health

Acute Psychiatry, Intensive Outpatient Programs, Short-term Detoxification Facilities, and Long-term Residential Programs for Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery.

Private Practice

Children of all ages with various needs (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, and more), Unhoused Youth, Older Adults, Memory Care, and more.

Medical Music Therapy NICU, ICU, Med-Surg, Oncology, Neurological Rehabilitation Facilities, Palliative Care, Hospice, and more.

Music Therapy in Behavioral Health Acute Psychiatry, Intensive Outpatient Programs, Short-term Detoxification Facilities, and Long-term Residential Programs for Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery.

Private Practice Children of all ages with various needs (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, and more), Unhoused Youth, Older Adults, Memory Care, and more.

Presentations and Seminars

November 2024

Florida State University

Dissertation Defense

The Effects of Two Music Therapy Interventions on Group Participation: A Single-Subject Experimental Design Study of Individuals with Substance Use Disorder

January 2025

Tampa Convention Center

Florida Music Education Association

The Development and Implementation of a Music Therapy Vocal Repertoire Course

Jessica Pouranfar