Stephen Choate, MHA, MT-BC
Principal, musicMED
Stephen is a board-certified music therapist and healthcare administrator. After receiving his undergraduate degree in music therapy from Florida State University, he founded his own practice, through which he served clients throughout Jacksonville. In 2014, he developed the city’s first hospice music therapy program with Community Hospice & Palliative Care. Upon receiving his Masters of Health Administration from the University of North Florida, he worked with Emory Healthcare as an administrative fellow. Since that time, Stephen has led interdisciplinary teams with acute and palliative providers in Georgia, California, and Florida. He now practices music therapy full-time and specializes in behavioral health. Through his company, musicMED, Stephen proudly serves at-risk youth, clients with emotional and behavioral disorders, and adolescents and adults recovering from substance use.