Maya Zebley

Maya Zebley is a board-certified music therapist (MT-BC) and a neurologic music therapist (NMT) who works with children, adolescents and adults with behavioral and mental health disorders. She earned her Bachelor of Music in songwriting from Berklee College of Music, followed by the music therapy equivalency program at California State University, Northridge.

After completing her internship at MusicWorx Inc. in San Diego, Zebley received a Master of Arts in music therapy from University of the Pacific. Her master's thesis focused on the role of music while coping with cancer. In 2025 she completed her neurological music therapy training with the NMT academy.

At national and regional conferences, Zebley presented lectures on topics such as a collaborative partnership of music therapy supervision in a clinical setting and songwriting as a therapeutic approach. From 2017 to 2019, she served as the advisor for the Western Region American Music Therapy Association Student Affair Advisory Board. From 2016 to 2023, she worked with adults with dementia, cancer survivors and hospice patients.