Jennifer Hicks, MMT, MT-BC, E-RYT

Certifications: Board Certified Music Therapist, Licensed Music Educator

Business: Joyful Noises LLC

Phone: (952) 913-8675

Email: jhicks@joyfulnoisesllc.com

Biographical Info

Jennifer Hicks, MMT, MT-BC, E-RYT (she/her/hers) is a board-certified music therapist, a licensed music educator, an experienced registered yoga teacher, and the founder of Joyful Noises LLC.

Jennifer specializes in working with groups of adults with mental health and substance use concerns and in mentoring music therapy students and professionals through her MT Mentor membership community and continuing music therapy education (CMTE) courses.

Her vision is to create courageous communities that encourage cultural humility, lifelong learning, gratitude, and living in the AND* to inspire joy and wholistic wellness. Her mission is to use her foundation of music therapy and mindfulness-based principles to:

• Inspire and empower students, professionals, and clients to experience and create joy in their lives through living in the AND* and through prioritizing wholistic wellness,
• Create courageous communities built on cultural humility, where ALL are welcomed and encouraged to grow and where cultural intersectionalities are explored and honored, and
• Support the music therapy community as we seek to move our profession forward through guest lectures, presentations, supervision, and service.

Jennifer was also Co-Chair for the AMTA Commission on the Education and Clinical Training of 21st Century Music Therapists and a member of the World Federation of Music Therapy Clinical Practice Commission and is an approved provider for both the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) and the Yoga Alliance.

She received the Music Therapy Association of Minnesota's 2018 Service Award and is a frequent presenter at local, regional, and national conferences.

* Living in the AND embraces complex and nuanced non-dualistic thinking and belief.

Services Offered:

• Supervision and Continuing Education for MT-BCs
• Virtual and In-Person Presentations
• Virtual and In-Person Group Music Therapy for Adults with Mental Health and Substance Use Concerns
• Business and Marketing Consultations

Areas Served: Southern AZ

Payments Accepted: Private Pay