About Adaptive Creative Arts Therapy
Adaptive Creative Arts Therapy, PLLC is a New York State licensed private practice founded on the belief that every individual deserves access to therapy that meets them where they are. Through the power of music, we work to support meaningful, measurable progress in communication, emotional regulation, social connection, independence, and quality of life across the lifespan.
Adaptive Creative Arts Therapy provides contracted music therapy and private music psychotherapy services to individuals, families, schools, and community programs across Long Island, NYC, and Westchester. Services are available in-home, in-school, at community program sites, and virtually, making high-quality, evidence-based music therapy accessible to the individuals and communities who need it most.
The name says it all. Every session, every treatment plan, and every therapeutic relationship is adaptive by design, meeting each individual exactly where they are and building from there.
Meet Faith
Faith Marafino, MA, LCAT, MT-BC is a New York State Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Board-Certified Music Therapist with more than five years of experience providing music therapy and music psychotherapy to individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and other Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities across specialized school, community, and in-home settings.
Faith earned her Master of Arts in Music Therapy from New York University, one of the most respected music therapy programs in the country. She holds both the MT-BC, the national board certification for music therapists, and the LCAT, a New York State mental health license that authorizes her to practice music psychotherapy and fulfill IEP counseling mandates within school settings.
Faith's clinical approach is strengths-based, relationship-driven, and present-moment focused. She meets each individual in the here and now, using music as a flexible, non-threatening medium to support communication, emotional regulation, social development, coping skills, and independence. Her work is goal-directed and data-informed, and she collaborates closely with families, educators, and interdisciplinary teams throughout the therapeutic process.
Faith has experience working across preschool, K-12, and 21+ programs in specialized New York City school settings, as well as in-home and community settings across Long Island. She is passionate about expanding access to high-quality music therapy services across the communities she calls home.
Credentials
MA, Music Therapy, New York University
Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT), New York State Education Department Board-Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC), Certification Board for Music Therapists
5+ years of experience in specialized settings serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
First Aid Certified
CPR Certified
SCIP Certified
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