What is Music Therapy? Well, to put it simply, it is using music to achieve non-musical goals. Empirical research has shown that music therapy changes lives by managing pain and discomfort, reducing anxiety and stress, and facilitating expression of feelings

Currently, Hugworks has four Music Therapists who work at our center and in the Dallas/Fort Worth area children's hospitals. All of our Music Therapists are board-certified and bring a great deal of experience, knowledge and compassion to each child.

Since the demand for Music Therapy exceeds the supply, Hugworks is always developing ideas on how to fund and expand this direct service for children.


Elizabeth "Bizzy" Stewardson
Bizzy provides music therapy services in children's hospitals throughout the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.  Bizzy earned her BS in Psychology, an equivalency degree in Music Therapy, an MA in Counseling Psychology and is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Play Therapist.


Gina Glidewell
Gina received her Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy and is an accomplished musician. She has been working with Hugworks since 2008 and sees children at the Hugworks Center weekly. Gina also works with many ISDs in and around the Dallas/Fort Worth area and is currently a Music Therapist with the Arlington ISD.

Shea Ingram
Shea provides weekly Music Therapy sessions at the Hugworks Center. She also is the staff Music Therapist at Cook Children's Medical Center in Fort Worth, TX. Shea holds a BA in Music, MA in Music Therapy and is Board Certified. She is also a Certified Child Life Specialist.


Cora Lansdowne
Cora earned her Bachelor degree in Flute Performance from Baylor University and her MME, Major in Music Therapy from the University of Kansas. She works with children at the Hugworks Center weekly as a music therapist and volunteers in area children's hospitals as an apprentice in Hugworks' Therapeutic Music Entertainment program. Cora also manages her own private music therapy practice in the Ellis County area.