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Kerrigan is a violist based in the upstate of South Carolina. Her education includes 4 years of chamber music training at the Fine Arts Center of Greenville and a Music Therapy Major and Psychology Minor at Converse University in Spartanburg, SC. Here, she studied viola, guitar, and piano, participated in clinical music therapy practica, and was the principal violist of Converse Symphony Orchestra. She was also a recipient of the Presser Scholar Award and Pi Kappa Lambda Award during her time at Converse. Currently, Kerrigan is working on a qualitative research project, which explores staff perceptions of a preschool music therapy program. Next, she'll be headed off to a music therapy internship at Voices Together in Chapel Hill, NC.
Music Therapy Philosophy
My clinical approach is client centered and strengths based. This entails being attentive, empathetic, understanding, and meeting the client where they are, while still recognizing their strengths and areas of need. The way I conceptualize clinical work may change as I adapt to each client and setting I am in, though my values have a more consistent impact on my philosophy, no matter where I go. Effectiveness, service, and empathy stand as my core values when it comes to clinical work. These principles offer guidance in every decision I make, in and out of sessions. I want my clients to feel safe, heard, challenged, and empowered in music therapy.
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