Natasha Thomas

Natasha Thomas, PhD, MT-BC (They/She + any neo-pronouns offered with respect) is a Queer, Black, Disabled child of Caribbean immigrants from St. Vincent, an island that has historically been home to shipwreck and volcano, as well as the Kalinago people and descendants of the Trans Atlantic Slave trade, among others. A cultural worker and board-certified music therapist, Natasha holds a PhD in Expressive Therapies and serves as a project director and facilitator of community care-based spaces and research worldwide, with particular prioritization of Black communities in the American Midwest. She lives with her spouse and two children on the land of the Myaamia people, aka Indianapolis. Natasha is the originator and co-curator of the Black Creative Healing project, and a member of the steering committee for the Black Music Therapy Network. When not actively creating or playing with their little ones, you can find Natasha exploring ancestral concepts of creativity and healing (particularly within African spiritual cosmologies), cooking, gardening, or community building with kin or anyone else willing to join themme. She works with those who are ready to transform.

Adenike Webb

Adenike Webb, PhD, MT-BC (she/her) is a board-certified music therapist with over 18 years of experience working in inpatient and outpatient behavioral health settings. She received her undergraduate training in music therapy at Radford University and completed her Masters and PhD in Music Therapy at Temple University. Her personal and clinical experiences as an Afro-Caribbean woman and immigrant in the United States sparked her research interests in developing cultural awareness and sensitivity in music therapy practice and education.  She is active in her local and professional communities in educating on and advocating for diversity, equity and inclusion.