Dr. Jessica Teich (pronounced teach) holds a PhD in Music and Health Sciences and is a board-certified music therapist. She brings a unique combination of clinical expertise, advanced research training, and real-world musical experience to her work with neurodivergent and neurologically complex populations.

Dr. Teich earned her Bachelor of Music in Music Education from Berklee College of Music and later completed a Master of Music in Music Therapy at Arizona State University. Her graduate training included extensive clinical coursework, a clinical internship, and Neurologic Music Therapy® training, followed by clinical practice at Neurologic Music Therapy® Services of Arizona.

She completed her doctoral training at the Music and Health Sciences Research Collaboratory (MaHRC) at the University of Toronto under the supervision of Dr. Michael Thaut. Her research focused on music-based sensorimotor interventions for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with an emphasis on sensory processing and motor coordination.

Dr. Teich has clinical experience working with a range of neurologic and neurodivergent conditions including autism, adhd, common and rare genetic and degenerative disorders, and traumatic brain injury. She also serves as a guest facilitator and lecturer for the Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy and is a contributing author of two chapters in the second edition of the Oxford Handbook of Neurologic Music Therapy (Oxford University Press).