The committee members of the Malaysian Music Therapy Association (MMTA) consists of clinicians with diverse background and working experiences.
Graduated from Berklee College of Music with a Music Therapy major and Psychology minor, Ivy Tan is a Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT), Certified Autism Specialist (CAS) and the founder of Life Tunes Music Therapy.
With 3 years of working experience in Los Angeles, USA at a government funded organization- Ivy was working closely with pediatric palliative care patients and their families as well as older adults in nursing homes to promote quality of life as well as to provide comfort and care.
Currently based in Johor Bahru, Ivy has conducted numerous music therapy workshops and trainings to raise the awareness of music therapy in special needs. With a passion to work with children with special needs, Ivy has also gone through extensive trainings from the US to be certified as Neurologic Music Therapist and Certified Autism Specialist to be well equipped to work effectively with her clients.
Above all, Ivy is a strong believer of hope and wishes to empower her clients to thrive in both emotional and physical well being through the power of music.