Building Vandalia Music Therapy with Shauna McQuerrey

Kanawha Valley Hustlers · Jul 30, 2026 · 1m

In this episode of the Kanawha Valley Hustlers podcast, I talk with Shauna McQuerrey, founder of Vandalia Music Therapy. Shauna works with children, teens, adults, and seniors who have autism, Down syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, dementia, brain injuries, and other conditions. She uses music to build communication, sensory regulation, cognition, and social skills.

Shauna traces her path to high school, when a choir director introduced her to music therapy as a career. She studied music education, earned a master’s degree in music therapy, completed clinical hours and an internship, then passed…