Meet Our Therapist: Kristina Rowles
Please meet our newest staff member, Kristina Rowles. Kristina is a board certified music therapist who has a passion for serving people and enhancing a person’s well being through music. Kristina has experience working with a wide variety of people including children, adolescents, and elders in schools, hospitals, and retirement communities. Kristina’s clinical background includes working with elders living with Alzheimer’s, dementia, Parkinson’s, and traumatic brain injury in adult day programs, assisted living and skilled nursing communities. She has also worked with people in end of life care. Kristina received her Bachelor’s of Music specializing in Music Therapy from Ohio University.
Get to know Kristina Rowles
Q: How long have you been in Connecticut?
A: I have been living in Connecticut for almost 1 ½ years. I grew up in Findlay, OH and went to school at Ohio University. I completed my music therapy internship in Bar Harbor, ME and then moved to Connecticut shortly after.
Q: What brought you to music therapy?
A: Music has been a part of my life as long as I can remember! From piano lessons, to singing in church and school choirs, to marching band I have always loved music. When I went to college I had no idea what I wanted to do, but I thought that I wanted to keep music as a hobby in my life. It didn’t take long for me to realize that I wanted music to be a bigger part of my life. I didn’t want to teach or perform for the rest of my life so I found that music therapy was the right fit for me. Serving people is also an important part of who I am. I have both volunteered and worked for the Appalachia Service Project since I was in high school. It was through this organization that I became a person of service. I found that music therapy was a perfect way to combine my love of music and my love of serving others. I am able to help and serve people through music, and I couldn’t think of anything else I would rather do!
Q: What would you do if you won the lottery?
A: If I won the lottery I would travel the world! I love traveling and experiencing new cultures and foods! My list would definitely include Greece, Thailand, China, Australia, New Zealand, Peru, and many more!
Q: What is your favorite part of being a music therapist?
A: My favorite part about being a music therapist is sharing music with others. There is something so wonderful and delicate about sharing music with an individual or group. It’s not something that can easily be described but everyone in that moment knows how special it is!
We are so please to have you on the Connecticut Music Therapy Services team. Welcome!