Meet Annie

Howdy, I’m Annie! I became board-certified in 2018, and currently see clients in Lawrence, KS and via telehealth.

Music has been a constant throughout my life starting when I was big enough to reach the keys on the piano when visiting my grandmother. She was a church pianist who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at the end of her life, and as she progressively lost more of her memories and cognitive abilities, I was amazed at her persistent ability to sing and play four-part hymns from memory. When I first heard the phrase “music therapy” in high school while discussing career paths, I knew that’s where I belonged.

Now that I am a board-certified clinician, my experience with my grandmother has informed my own values in clinical practice. I believe strongly in the innate value of every person and in the rights of each person to live their life with dignity, choice, and fulfillment regardless of diagnosis or functioning labels. Though evidence-based practice and measurable outcomes are the foundation of my clinical work, I recognize that music therapy is a fundamentally human experience that requires flexibility and creativity to meet each person where they’re at on any given day. I particularly enjoy working with people with high-support communication needs, and with birthing families.

I recently moved to Lawrence, KS where I am working on my master’s in music therapy. My thesis will investigate the impacts of music interventions on the vocal communication of non-speakers with IDD. You can often find me outside with my husband and dog, indoors reading and playing Nintendo Switch, or working on any number of passion projects. If you ever find yourself in Kansas, come say hey… and bring some good Tex-Mex with you.