Meet The Team
Chelsea Gibbs, MT-BC (she/her/hers)
Owner, Board-Certified Music Therapist
Chelsea Gibbs, MT-BC (she/her/hers)
Chelsea is the founder of Central Kentucky Creative Therapies. She holds bachelor's degrees in Music Performance and Music Education and is currently pursuing a master's degree in Music Therapy as well as a graduate certificate in Developmental Disabilities and certification in NICU Music Therapy.
Chelsea brings to the table a wealth of experience with adults and children in a variety of settings including:
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PreK-12 music education
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Private music education in piano and guitar
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In-home and longterm care facility services to individuals receiving palliative or rehabilitative care including those with traumatic brain injuries
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Direct service with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Chelsea completed her internship with Edge Music Therapy where she primarily worked with older adults and individuals with disabilities. However, she serves all ages and populations.
Alexandria Pannett, ED. (she/her/hers)
President at Annie's Answer
Equine Assisted Learning certified instructor
Alexandria graduated from Trinity University with an undergraduate degree in Economics. She then attended The University of Kentucky College of Law. She is a practicing family law attorney.
In 2015, Alexandria founded Annie's Answer, a Lexington-based non-profit where the power of horses are used to help people heal, learn, grow, and inspire hope for the future. Alexandria offers both group and individual services and has worked primarily with people age 8 through adulthood. She specializes in addressing mental health conditions such as anxiety and depression and works with individuals who have experienced trauma, domestic violence, substance use disorders, and bereavement.
She also offers services both inside the court room and in the stables to youth in the foster or kinship care.
Caroline Ketron, LPATA (she/her/hers)
Art Therapist
Carly has her Master's of Education in Counseling and Personnel Services in Art Therapy from the University of Louisville and graduated in May 2023, and has her Associate Art Therapy license. Carly is currently under supervision of Sarah Hayden, ATE-BC, LPAT-S and provides individual therapy services for children, adolescents, and adults.
Carly works with diagnoses including but not limited to anxiety, depression, substance-use disorders, and adjustment disorder. She utilizes art therapy, play therapy techniques, and a person-centered approach to help clients identify their strengths and give them the confidence and skills they need to work through their therapy treatment. Carly's approach with art therapy helps individuals shift their unconscious ideas into conscious thought to promote healthy processing in a safe space.
Zachary Palma, MT-BC (he/him/his)
Board-Certified Music Therapist
Zach Palma holds an undergraduate degree in music therapy from East Carolina University. He completed his music therapy internship at the Levine Cancer Institute in Charlotte, North Carolina. He has worked professionally providing music therapy services in public school settings before attending the University of Kentucky in pursuit of his master's degree in music therapy. While attending University of Kentucky, Zach has worked as a music therapist in a variety of settings and has served as a teacher's assistant in multiple courses.
Zach enjoys working with kids and older adults. His thesis topic is about his work with older adults.
Fun facts about Zach; he enjoys hockey, giggling, and his cats!