Pasadena Child Development Associates, Inc.

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Juliana Rocha, MT-BC, NMT is a Neurologic Music Therapist- Board Certified who has been working with older adults and children with special needs for several years in the San Diego and Los Angeles areas. Juliana received her Bachelor's in Music Therapy from California State University Northridge, graduating with Highest Honors, receiving an outstanding Music Therapy Student Award. She also received several scholarships, including the Gustavo Romero Music Scholarship, Lola Aguado-Sadlo Memorial Endowment, and the Western Region American Music Therapy Association Internship Scholarship, amongst others.

Juliana received her clinical training at  MusicWorx of California that served special needs children and adults, children and adult inpatients in the medical setting with various needs. While working in the medical setting, Juliana developed and implemented a Music Therapy Chronic Pain Program at the Pain Clinic at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. Juliana also worked with the San Diego school district using musical experiences for children to accomplish learning new ways to communicate and relate to others. Juliana's mission at PCDA is to empower and serve families and children with various needs through musical experiences.