Sarah Pitts

Sarah Pitts is a board certified and licensed music therapist and certified psychiatric rehabilitation practitioner with 12 years of clinical experience mostly working with adults who have mental illness, substance use, and within criminal justice settings. She has worked in two state hospitals, a federal prison, a veteran's hospital, a psychiatric rehabilitation community setting, and a university setting. Most of her interests are in the integration of music therapy with psychiatric rehabilitation models and wellness or whole health models. She has also worked in oncology, hospice, physical rehabilitation, and with individuals who have pain management needs. She also has experience in developing music therapy programs within various settings as well as providing consultation and presentations regarding how to integrate music therapy into facilities and how to translate research into practice.

She is currently pursuing her doctorate and her dissertation interests are the intersection between music therapy and mental health recovery as well as the attitudes and knowledge of music therapists with regards to mental health recovery and psychiatric rehabilitation. She currently works as a clinical project manager overseeing national clinical trials for the Department of Veteran Affairs.