Our Story Begins with Mella
Mary Louise (Mella) Udall Palmer used the power of music to lift and inspire. Her life was filled with service to others, and often that service was centered in music, whether at the organ, piano, or in a choral group. With grace she endured a long struggle with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
But the memory of her life and character live on through this company.
At Mella Music Therapy, we focus on using Neurologic Music Therapy® techniques to provide a supportive and welcoming experience in which individuals can find their voice and learn to thrive.
Whether you are finding music therapy for yourself, or for a loved one struggling with brain functioning, together we can work to improve speech, focus, socialization and so much more.
Our Team
Meet the Mella Music Therapy team:
Charlotte Stewart, MT-BC, NMT® Fellow
Charlotte Palmer Stewart, MT-BC, is the Founder and Director of Mella Music Therapy, LLC, a music therapy agency which focuses on serving adults with social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, physical, and communication needs. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Brigham Young University and later graduated from Arizona State University with a Clinical Masters in Music Therapy.
Charlotte received advanced training at the Neurologic Music Therapy Training Institute through the Center for Biomedical Research in Music at Colorado State University to earn her Neurologic Music Therapy® (NMT) certificate and is currently an NMT® fellow.
Charlotte enjoys working with adults with a wide array of needs, using evidenced-based music therapy techniques to enhance well-being and to remediate and rehabilitate. She strives to make her practice a respite for her clients and their loved ones. She believes in being a team player with family members, caregivers, and other therapists and professionals to give each client the best care possible.
Liz Moynihan – Administrative Assistant
Liz is our administrative assistant. She has a Bachelor’s degree from Princeton in Molecular Biology and a PhD in Genetics from Harvard. She left research behind long ago for her family life with her 3 kids – 2 college age boys and a girl in high school.
In her free time, Liz plays keyboards and bass guitar, and enjoys performing classic rock, yacht rock, and punk. She loves music, she’s very interested in music therapy, and is very eager to assist our clients and their loved ones in any way possible.
Carly Farabee – Music Therapy Intern
Carly was born and raised in Arizona, where she also studied Music Therapy at Arizona State University. There, she was able to work with local clinics including the Arizona State Hospital Forensics Unit, Child Crisis Center and Higher Octave Healing. She was fortunate to start piano lessons at a young age and has since developed a love for playing the ukulele, violin, guitar and singing. She is excited about the opportunity to work as an intern with Mella Music Therapy. She loves going on adventures, hanging out with her family and fiancé, and playing with her fur baby, Peaches.
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