Central Valley Music Therapy

Trysha Lucero is a board certified music and the owner and founder of Central Valley Music Therapy. She has been practicing music therapy in the Central Valley since 2010. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with an emphasis in Family and Children, and further received her Master of Arts degree in Music Therapy at New York University. Her experience includes working in medical settings with pediatrics, in-patient and outpatient psychiatry, hospice, physical  rehabilitation, and mental health. She has also received specialized training in Neurologic Music Therapy, using research and evidenced-based interventions that use music elements to improve and/or reroute neurological pathways to achieve higher function. She also received her Level 1 Training in Guided Imagery in Music (GIM) using the "Bonny Method," that includes specific relaxation interventions using music and imagery. 

Trysha is a wife and mama of two young kiddos and in her free time loves to travel, especially exploring new beaches, and being with family. She is an animal lover, with her 2 dogs and 1 cat. She also loves playing music with her kids at home and supporting their creativity, passions, and interests. 

David is a board certified music therapist, originally from Texas, now living in Fresno. David’s interest and fascination with music began when he was a child growing up in the Texas panhandle. He and his family would often attend shows held by Blue Prairie, a western swing band in which his dad sang, played the upright bass, and donned a cowboy hat. David completed his bachelor’s degree in music performance at Oklahoma Christian University where he studied classical guitar, jazz guitar, classical bass, and jazz bass. 

David went on to study music therapy at Texas Woman’s University where he received a master of art’s degree in music with an emphasis in music therapy. David completed his music therapy internship at the Institute for Therapy through the Arts in the Chicago area, and has had the privilege of working with many different kinds of people as a music therapist, including special needs children and adults, children in medical care, older adults in memory care, and adults in inpatient psychiatric hospitals. David is currently undergoing training for the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music, and hopes to become a fellow of the practice in the near future.

A Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC) will create an assessment during the first 1-2 sessions, evaluating further areas of need. Consulting with caregiver(s) and other therapists might be requested to complement other interventions that are already being used. Goals and objectives are then created and data is tracked to reflect progress made during sessions. Documentation is created and made available at the client and/or caregivers' request.