Stephanie Epstein, MM, MT-BC, Board Certified Music Therapist, In 2014, Stephanie established the music therapy program at Holtz Children’s Hospital at Jackson Memorial in Miami, FL, where she is the lead music therapist as well as the internship and practicum director. Born and raised in upstate New York, she received her Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy and Music Education from Nazareth College (Rochester, NY) and Master of Music in Music Therapy from the University of Miami (Miami, FL). She is a delegate of the American Music Therapy Association’s Pediatric Work Group and is President of the Ukulele Kids Club. The UKC is a 501c(3) nonprofit with the mission of transforming lives through music through the donation of ukuleles to pediatric music therapy programs and supporting the field of music therapy.
Stephanie has been featured in numerous regional and national news outlets, including NBC Nightly News, US News and World Report, and Ready Set Production’s Modern Heroes….
She frequently presents at regional and national music therapy, nursing, and medical conferences, and has guest lectured at numerous colleges and universities.
Stephanie is a passionate advocate for the benefits of music therapy and for sharing the healing joys of music with pediatric children and their families. We’re most honored to welcome Stephanie as an invaluable member of our Music Therapy Advisory Board for the Dick Wagner “Remember the Child” Fund!