Basic is Best: An Interview With Lyndsay Overton As a Certified Child Life Specialist, Lyndsay Overton is preparing, supporting, and distracting children of all ages during their hospital stay while also assisting their families in any way she can. Over the past two...
The Power of Playing to Combat Fear: An Interview With Joanna Cemore Brigden With expertise in play and child development, Joanna has a wealth of knowledge in supporting children and parents. When asked how parents can nurture their child’s mental health, she suggests...
Frame It in a Way Children Can Understand: An Interview With LeeAnn Finnegan Having been involved with early intervention as a service coordinator, developmental therapist, and a parent, LeeAnn Finnegan knows first-hand the struggles that parents of young children...
Children’s Emotional Development and Needs: An Interview With Mary Anna Walsh As a children’s mental health therapist during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mary Anna Walsh noticed a rise in the emotional needs of children due to the loss of social outlets and disruption...
Chris Millett, MM, MT-BC Operating a University Music Therapy Clinic During COVID-19 As the clinical coordinator of the University of Louisville’s Music Therapy Clinic, Chris Millett serves young children in individual and group sessions. During the COVID-19 pandemic,...
Callie Cowart, MT-BC Thriving Out of Necessity: Medical Music Therapy on the Pediatric Unit During COVID19 Providing music therapy sessions in pediatrics and pediatric ICU units over the past year, Callie Cowart’s services shifted from a patient-centered to a more...
