For Patients & Families | Music Therapy Services

Joanna Bereaud has been a music therapist at Boston Children’s Hospital since 2002. She graduated from Berklee College of Music in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in music therapy and completed her internship at the Kennedy Day School of the Franciscan Hospital for Children in Brighton. Joanna is a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)-trained music therapist specializing in the NICU, cardiology, neurology, and children with special needs. Joanna grew up in Poland, where she studied classical voice and music education.

• Email address: Joanna.Bereaud@childrens.harvard.edu

Alexandra (Alex) Ford, MT-BC, has been a part of the Music Therapy Program since 2020. After finishing her studies at Berklee College of Music, Alex completed her clinical internship at Boston Children’s Hospital, and later joined the Children’s team as a full-time clinician. Alex is passionate about the need for robust trauma-informed care models within the pediatric medical system. For her capstone internship project, Alex ran a pilot program to provide increased access to music therapy services for behavioral health boarders in the Emergency Department. As a clinician, she now primarily provides music therapy services to our pediatric behavioral health patients in the Emergency Department, inpatient floors, and Children’s inpatient psychiatric unit. Alex is looking forward to continuing to explore and research how music therapy can uniquely address therapeutic stabilization techniques, somatic expressions of trauma, autonomic reactivity, and other symptoms of complex developmental trauma.

• Email address: Alexandra.Ford@childrens.harvard.edu

Hannah Foxman has been a music therapist at Boston Children’s Hospital since 2017. As a graduate of Berklee College of Music, she gained experience as a student working with diverse communities in the Boston area, and completed her internship at Boston Children’s. Hannah primarily supports patients on the oncology/hematology and neurology units, but dedicates time to various inpatient floors and outpatient clinics of the hospital.

• Email address: Hannah.Foxman@childrens.harvard.edu

LeeAnn Guidry, MMT, MT-BC, NMT, joined the Music Therapy team in December 2024. She graduated from Loyola University of New Orleans with a master’s degree in music therapy and holds a bachelor’s degree in Arts and humanities from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Before joining Boston Children’s, LeeAnn worked with patients across the lifespan, specializing in Early Intervention, neurorehabilitation, and end-of-life care. She has also provided clinical supervision to music therapy students and is passionate about continuing education and research. LeeAnn primarily supports patients and families in the Oncology, Hematology, and Bone Marrow Transplant units.

• Email address: LeeAnn.Guidry@childrens.harvard.edu

MG Hurley joined the Music Therapy team in 2024. They graduated from Montclair State University with a bachelor’s degree in music therapy and completed their clinical internship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. MG draws from humanistic and anti-oppressive theories to provide high-quality care for patients and families. They primarily support patients and families in Cardiology.

• Email address: MG.Hurley@childrens.harvard.edu

Hayley Jang is a music therapist who joined the Music Therapy team in 2024. She holds a bachelor’s degree in music therapy from Berklee College of Music and a master’s degree in music therapy from New York University, where she completed her training at the Nordoff-Robbins Center. As a Level 1 Certified Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapist, Hayley has specialized training in working with neurodivergent individuals. She employs a music-centered, person-centered, strengths-based, and holistic approach to her work. Hayley is dedicated to trauma-informed and family-centered care, ensuring her practice supports and empowers both patients and their families.

• Email address: Hayley.Jang@childrens.harvard.edu

Che-Ching Lin joined the Music Therapy Program in January 2023. He graduated from Lesley University with a master’s degree in music therapy and has a background in brain science and nursing in Taiwan. Before joining Boston Children’s, Che-Ching worked with elders with dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases. He is trained in neurologic music therapy and primarily serves the Medicine Patient Services cohort at Boston Children’s Hospital.

• Email address: Che-Ching.Lin@childrens.harvard.edu

Pu (Melody) Liu joined the Music Therapy Program in 2024. She holds a master’s degree in music therapy from Colorado State University and has advanced training in neurologic music therapy. Melody founded a music therapy program in China, providing specialized care to patients with traumatic brain injuries and strokes, serving populations ranging from children to the elderly. She primarily supports patients and families in the Medicine Patient Services cohort at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Reagan Rademacher, MT-BC, joined the Music Therapy team in 2024. She graduated from Colorado State University in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in music therapy and completed her clinical internship at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo. Reagan’s internship focused on oncology, NICU, physical rehabilitation, PICU, and general medicine. She employs a trauma-informed and humanistic approach in her practice, and primarily works in the inpatient surgical and complex surgical units at Boston Children’s Hospital.

• Email address: reagan.rademacher@childrens.harvard.edu

Dana Shafranek, MT-BC, joined the Music Therapy team in 2024. She graduated from Montclair State University in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in music therapy and has a background in percussion. Dana completed her clinical internship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and has experience in early intervention. She primarily supports patients and families in the inpatient surgical and complex surgical units at Boston Children’s Hospital.

• Email address: Dana.Shafranek@childrens.harvard.edu

Minxue (Mint) T Gao is a music therapist at Boston Children's Hospital, where she has been a dedicated member of the Music Therapy Program since 2022. Mint earned her master’s degree in music therapy from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in music therapy and piano performance. She holds certifications in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) and Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT), and has specialized training in the Nordoff-Robbins approach. Mint is passionate about advancing the field, and she is actively engaged in research to explore innovative applications of music therapy in clinical settings.

• Email address: Minxue.Tan@childrens.harvard.edu

Erin Vadala has been a part of the Music Therapy Program since January 2023. She is a graduate of Berklee College of Music, and she completed her clinical internship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. As a clinician, Erin seeks to implement anti-oppressive practices into her work, integrating an awareness of structural and social inequities and their impact on patients’ wellbeing into her music therapy practice. Erin works with patients in the Hematology/Oncology inpatient care areas.

• Email address: Erin.Vadala@childrens.harvard.edu

Beth Katz, MMT, MT-BC, NMT-F, has been a part of the Music Therapy Program since 2022. She graduated from Augsburg University with a master’s degree in music therapy and from UMass Amherst with a bachelor’s degree in vocal jazz performance. She also earned the distinction of Neurologic Music Therapy Fellow. Beth’s music therapy practice is centered around the neurological processes involved in experiencing and engaging in music, and how they can be utilized for developmental and rehabilitative change.

• Email address: Beth.Katz@childrens.harvard.edu

Sophia Paravalos has been a part of the Music Therapy Program at Boston Children's Hospital since 2023. She is a board-certified music therapist with a bachelor’s degree in music therapy from Berklee College of Music. Sophia had her internship at Massachusetts General Hospital working in Pediatric Oncology and Adult Oncology and Psychiatric Care. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) and brings many of these mindfulness and relaxation strategies into her music therapy practice.