Biography

Kim Haffey is a board certified music therapist and freelance musician in Columbus, OH. She has owned and operated Dynamic Music Therapy Services LLC since August of 2020 and sees clients out of her office in Worthington, OH. Kim attended Baldwin Wallace University where she earned her bachelor of music degree in music therapy and double bass performance. She completed her graduate studies at the University of Toronto in Music & Health Sciences with an emphasis on neurologic music therapy. Kim completed her music therapy internship with Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care of Indiana before moving back to Cleveland to work for The Music Settlement. She has been in practice for 10 years. After completing her graduate studies in Toronto she relocated to Columbus, OH to work for Columbus Springs East. In August 2020 she decided to open a private practice and has been seeing clients full time through Dynamic Music Therapy Services LLC ever since. Kim specializes in neurologic music therapy, Autism, speech and language development, literacy skills, behavior modification, and adapted lessons. She is also a freelance musician who plays regularly at various venues throughout Columbus and Cleveland.

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Education

University of Toronto, Class of 2019

• Master of Arts in Music & Health Sciences

• Neurologic Music Therapy focus

Baldwin Wallace University, Class of 2013

• Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy and Double Bass Performance

Charles F. Brush High School, Class of 2009

Credentials

Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC)

• 1st certification cycle: 2014-2019

• 2nd certification cycle: 2019-2024

• Certification number: 11663

Professional Experience

Dynamic Music Therapy Services LLC

• Owner and Board Certified Music Therapist

• Provider for Learning Aid Ohio, Delaware County board of Developmental Disabilities, Pickaway County Board of Developmental Disabilities, Franklin County SELF waiver, ComPsych EAP

Columbus Springs East (August 2019-August 2020)

• Activities Therapist (Music Therapist)

University of Toronto (September 2018-April 2019)

• Teaching Assistant

The Music Settlement (August 2015-August 2018)

• Music Therapist

Residential Services, Inc. (December 2014-August 2015)

• Music Therapist

Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care Indiana (June 2014-December2014)

• Music Therapy Intern

Presentations

Music Therapy, my personal experience and expertise (February 2023)

• Dennison University, Psychology of Music Class

Music and Memory Care (June 2022)

• Gerlach Center, Columbus, OH

Music Therapy and TBI (November 2020)

• Ohio State University, Buckeyes Raising Awareness Club, Columbus, OH

Differences in Proprioception in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Literature Review (June 2019)

• Poster presentation, University of Toronto

Types of Eye Movements (March 2019)

• Sensory Motor Neurophysiology Course, University of Toronto

The Somatosensory System (February 2019)

• Sensory Motor Neurophysiology Course University of Toronto

Inclusion in the Music Therapy Setting with Adolescents with Autism (2018)

• Milestones Autism Conference, Cleveland, OH