Founder

Hope Young, MT-BC is founder and President of the Center for Music Therapy, Inc. in Austin, TX. She received her degree in Music Therapy in 1989 from The University of the Pacific, Conservatory of Music in Stockton, California.

Ms. Young speaks and consults nationally and internationally on music therapy.   She has led her field in securing third party reimbursement for music therapy since in the early 1990’s and continues to break new ground in business and long term career development. She can be found on television, radio and in print media having been featured on such programs as the BBC and CBS 48 Hours with Dan Rather, educating the public about music therapy and promoting music therapy as a profession. Ms. Young is also recognized nationally and internationally in such publications as The Journal of the American Medical Association, The Wall Street Report and New York Times Bestseller "The Mozart Effect". Various other newspapers, journals and books have written about Ms. Young and her work including the following: The Austin American Statesman, the Austin Business Journal, "Kevin and Me" "Pain Management In Older Adults", the Journal for Long Term Care, and Advance (the Nations leading newsmagazine for Physical Therapy). Ms. Young been awarded the "Harmony Award" in her field for Clinical Practice and received The Young Outstanding Alumni Award from her Alma Mater, University of the Pacific.

Ms. Young is also founder, board president, and visionary of the Allant Institute a 501 (c) (3) not for profit corporation in Austin, Texas and as well as I AM/I CAN program.  She is the creator and promoter of the More from the Music Concert Series.  You can find Ms. Young lecturing/touring with Stanley Jordan on the More from the Music Tour with Dr. Doug Hudson.  You can also find here in Austin collaborating in concerts and workshops with such local artist as Sarah Hickman and Neurologist Dr. David Morledge.

Ms. Young involves herself in a variety of music industry and health related projects. She formerly served as Chair of the MusicCares Musicians Health Committee for the Texas Chapter of The Recording Arts and Sciences and as a frequent guest panelist at the NARAS Grammy in the Schools.  She also has consulted on several documentary projects and on several new health technology related projects.

Since age 13, Ms. Young has had an intense vision and focus to create a Community Center where, through the arts-especially music, the spirit could find voice, take flight and soar free from life's bonds and chains. Not until age 18 did she find out about music therapy and began her quest for a degree in music therapy. Music therapy became her vehicle to pursue her dream and actualize that dream into reality for herself and the community she serves.  In May of this year Ms. Young actualized the latest incarnation of that dream with the opening of her newest facility and launching her Health For A Song program which she has spent the last 10 years developing.

If you wish to book Hope for a speaking engagement, workshop, consultation for media, technology, music industry projects, career/professional mentoring or reimbursement advisory/consulting email her at hyoung@centerformusictherapy.com.   All travel expenses must be provided, including meals, on top of speaking and consulting fees.