Barbara Reuer

Barbara Reuer, internationally known for her expertise in music-centered wellness and music therapy, is founder and CEO of MusicWorx and Resounding Joy, both of which are in San Diego, California. She has more than 40 years of clinical experience in schools, convalescent facilities, retirement homes, hospices, hospitals, corrections facilities, substance abuse and eating disorder programs, and health spas. She also has taught at community colleges and universities.

Reuer focuses professionally on music therapy and job development in San Diego County, including an international music therapy internship program. In addition to her clinical work, she provides workshops and seminars (wellness, community building, stress management, and pain management) nationally and internationally for health care professionals, educators, and corporate clients. She has authored and coauthored several books and articles. She has appeared on the Lifetime show New Attitudes and the UCSDTV program Health Matters: Music and the Mind.

Reuer, who earned her Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Iowa, is a 2008 Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative awardee for excellence in pain management. She has been President of the National Association for Music Therapy and received the American Music Therapy Association’s national Professional Practice Award in 2000 and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008, the highest award for professional contribution in music therapy.