Our Staff
Who We Are
Camarie Zubizarreta
MOT OTR/L
Camarie graduated from the University of Pittsburgh’s Occupational Therapy program, currently ranked 3rd in the nation. Camarie is experienced in working with clients of all ages and a wide variety of conditions. Camarie has presented at conferences on a state and national level. The Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association Award of Appreciation was presented to her last year for her work related to Diversity Equity and Inclusion.
Favorite color: Purple
Favorite food: Popcorn
Hobbies: Sewing, Knitting, Painting, Reading, Gardening
Douglas Shepard
Office Manager
Doug is responsible for handling our accounting, website design, and other office-related duties.
Favorite color: Brown
Favorite food: Prime Rib
Hobbies: Building Legos!
Lauren Dodson
SLP
Lauren has been a speech-language pathologist for over a decade, working in a variety of settings.
She has worked in a public school serving general and special education teenagers and adolescents with speech and language needs.
She also worked in private practice serving Deaf and hearing individuals using augmentative and alternative communication (AAC).
She has also served adults with neurological and voice disorders. She can provide speech, language and communication therapy services in English, Spanish and American Sign Language (ASL).
Favorite color: Red
Favorite food: Mexican
Hobbies: Singing, Watching movies (Science Fiction and Mysteries)
Bianca Allegra Dunn
MS, OTR/L
Bianca graduated from Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) with both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Occupational Therapy. She has over 8 years of experience in outpatient and school-based pediatric settings. Bianca specializes in sensory regulation, early childhood development, and group therapy, where she is passionate about helping children gain confidence and independence in their daily lives.
Favorite color: Pink
Favorite food: Hot wings
Hobbies: Fine arts, music, plays, concerts
Alexandra Balducci,
MMT, MT-BC, NMT
Allie strongly believes in the iso principle, whether that's actually about the music or not. As music therapists, it’s important that we meet the client where they are at. We need to truly assess their strengths, needs, and interests, taking that all into consideration when developing music interventions. Never assume what a client’s abilities are. You’d be surprised what they are capable of! Encourage them and be patient. In addition, rapport is never ending! The therapeutic relationship is so important for the client’s progress.
Allie has been working as an independent contractor through telehealth to adults with dementia, older adults with health issues, and adults that live in rural areas (mental health, intellectual disability). She also has been working with neurodivergent adolescents, as well as those with trauma. She also teaches a few private students online. She teaches guitar, voice, violin, piano, viola, electric bass, and ukulele.
She got started in Music Therapy when she started guitar at age 6 and picked up many other instruments along the way. She began teaching music privately, in private schools for kids with autism, and taught at music businesses. She also taught classmates and younger kids when in high school. She first learned about music therapy when she was in high school. It intrigued her because she thought that the idea of using music to help people sounded like something she wanted to be a part of. Although her undergrad did not offer music therapy, she had the opportunity to work with kids with autism, as well as adults with dementia at a local nonprofit in south Florida. She decided to pursue graduate school, knowing that music therapy was the right fit for her, based on experience and interests.
Hobbies: exercise (walk, gym), go out to eat,
listen to audiobooks, listen to music, see live music,
play guitar and sing, and ballroom/Latin dance