Today on the podcast, we have Clarissa Karlsson. Clarissa is a music therapist out of Washington, DC. She provides music therapy for cancer patients, kids with sickle cell anemia and has also done work with trauma in psychiatric hospitals. She has also worked with a good friend of mine, Ryan Gebler, who lost his fight to cancer in 2012. The therapy Clarissa provided for him goes beyond words and I know all his family and friends are beyond grateful for the wonderful musical outlets she provided for Ryan in his fight with cancer. This episode is dedicated to Ryan Gebler and The Never Retreat Foundation.