Our Mission

We believe that music therapists are leaders in healthcare.

Our mission is simple. We are here to help you improve service to your clients, grow in your practice, feel satisfied in your career, and reach all of your professional goals by providing high-quality music therapy continuing education.

Our online CMTE courses are perfect for you if . . .

> You are dedicated to providing your clients with the most effective strategies
> You provide top-notch service to your clients, but you have room to grow professionally
> You would like to be part of a vibrant community of other healthcare professionals who use music in healthcare
> You aspire to move up to the next level in your practice or business
> You believe that you were born to live your dream job, using music in your practice

We firmly believe that a healthy field depends upon the health and wellness of our individual community members. We have a deep interest in helping music therapists and healthcare professionals thrive and prosper.

We want to see you walking away from our online CMTE courses feeling more satisfied, more fulfilled, and more enriched in your career than ever before.

Founder

I’m Kat Fulton, MM, MT-BC, and I’m delighted to present this exciting website to you.

As Founder, it is my responsibility to make sure that healthcare professionals who take and teach our courses feel honored to do so. I am fully dedicated to providing the absolute best experience for you here online.

With every new conference I attend, with every new healthcare professional friend I make, I realize more and more the brilliance of my colleagues. Therefore, helping my colleagues put their brilliant ideas on the web is an honor and privilege.

Here’s why I *love* doing what I’m doing here: I would dare to say that learning by video can be even more effective than learning in person, for some. Imagine working through the course materials when YOU want to.

Imagine replaying that one highly actionable technique, and implementing into a session… 5 minutes after viewing the video.

Imagine informing yourself of new research from a video, and using the fresh knowledge immediately to write a winning grant to serve the kids with whom you work.

Imagine the opportunity to replay the sign language, marketing plan, wellness pep-talk, reimbursement steps, and co-treating tips as many times as you’d like, whenever and where ever you are in the world.

The best part for me personally is that I serve merely as the vehicle for leaders to package their expertise online. This site is just another site dedicated to advocating for our clients and showing the world how important music therapy is for healthcare.

Director of Continuing Education

Kaleigh Thomas, MT-BC is the Director of Continuing Education for Music Therapy Ed.

Kaleigh is from Columbus, Ohio, and graduated magna cum laude from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio. Kaleigh is proud to be a member of the American Music Therapy Association. She completed her internship at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus in February 2014, and was elated to join the Music Therapy Ed team in March 2014! The work that Kaleigh does at Music Therapy Ed includes project management, course curation, editorial work, customer and instructor communications, and technical support.

Kaleigh has had experiences working with clients of all ages and abilities, and is a trained Neurologic Music therapist. In addition, Kaleigh currently serves as a certified NICU Music Therapist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. She is passionate about using the power of music and music making to connect and empower her clients, and strives to always bring unique, evidence-based interventions to serve her patients’ needs.​

Customer Support Team

Mabel Ortiz, MT-BC is part of the Customer Support Team at Music Therapy Ed.

Mabel is a board-certified music therapist who obtained a Masters Degree in Music Therapy from Florida State University and a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico, where she is native from. Mabel has clinical experience working with adults and adolescent in substance abuse rehabilitation and psychiatric settings, children who have autism, and individuals with Alzheimer’s/Dementia. She is also NICU-MT certified, which allows to provide evidence-based services to premature infants in the highly specialized neonatal intensive care unit. Mabel currently serves as the second music therapist on-board for the VNA of the Treasure Coast in Vero Beach, Florida, working as a music therapist in hospice.

Beth Yoder, MT-BC is part of the Customer Support Team at Music Therapy Ed.

Beth is from Terre Haute, Indiana, and a proud alum of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College. She completed her internship at Bi-County Services in Bluffton, IN, in July 2016, and is now serving clients in surrounding counties as a team member at Rhythm Garden Music. She is an active member of the American Music Therapy Association and the Association of Indiana Music Therapists, and was thrilled to join the Music Therapist Ed team in December 2016!

About YOU

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