Audrey
Dykstra
Board-Certified Music Therapist
Independent Contractor
MT-BC
Audrey offers a fun, life-giving experience to her clients and in working with family members and care teams. She has a strong desire to help people who have tried seemingly every avenue in order to help them achieve their goals.
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Audrey joined the Alliance Music Therapy team in July 2023 as an independent contractor to assist in furthering our team’s reach and expand the populations we provide services for. Audrey grew up and is originally from the Pacific Northwest (Spokane, WA!) and completed her Bachelor of Arts in Music Therapy and minor in Psychology from Seattle Pacific University. She completed her 1,200 internship at The Music Therapy Center of California in San Diego, California in 2020.
Since becoming a Music Therapist, Audrey has provided services for and worked with many individuals in private practice, including children and adults with Autism, ADHD, Down's Syndrome, William's Syndrome, adults with age-related diagnoses such as Alzheimer's and Dementia, veterans with PTSD and depression, adults living with mental health conditions, and in the school setting with children with varying needs and abilities. Her primary instrument is voice and vocal performance, and she uses piano, guitar, and other instruments that her clients may take an interest in. Furthermore, Audrey is passionate about sharing how Music Therapy provides a "voice" and opportunity for expression for everyone. She grew up singing with her dad as a child, playing the piano with her sisters, and performing in choirs and musicals. Music is a passion of hers that she feels grateful to have the opportunity to use every day to support others.
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In her free time, Audrey is passionate about her faith and spends her free time with her church community, roller skating, biking, or salsa dancing with her husband. She is driven, charismatic, and has been called "glitter glue" by others due to her ability to bring vibrancy, fun, and connection to her sessions and relationships.
I appreciate how patient, flexible she is and how much she enjoys her job and being with my sons. It makes it so much easier for them to learn because she enjoys her job so much and they learn much more than just music.
- Client's Mother