About music therapy

AMTA Definition

Working Definition

"Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program."

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Working Definition

In general, music therapists use music as a tool to improve their clients’ quality of life or functional skills. This could be through improving their social skills, communicative skills, motor capabilities, cognitive functioning, or emotional skills.

Populations Served

Working Definition

Populations Served

Individuals with IDD
Behavioral Health
Medical
Rehabilitation
Hospice
Memory Care
General Health and Wellness
And More!

our staff

Betsy (Gifford) Stovall, MT-BC

Betsy Stovall is a Board Certified Music Therapist and a native of Victoria, Tx. She completed her Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy at Sam Houston State University and her music therapy internship at MusicWorx, Inc. in San Diego, CA. Gifford currently serves children and young adults (ages 0-26) with various needs.

Molly Beahm, MT-BC

Betsy (Gifford) Stovall, MT-BC

Also a Sam Houston State graduate, Beahm completed her internship at the Lakemary Center in Paola, KS working primarily with children and young adults with intellectual/ developmental delays and/or behavioral disorders. She became board certified in September 2019 and moved back to her hometown to provide music therapy for those in need.