Michelle Lazar, MA, MT-BC, founded Coast Music Therapy in January 2000 in order to expand opportunities available to San Diego County children and adolescents requiring creative approaches to learning and development.

Michelle is an Autism Specialist with a Master’s Degree in Special Education & Autism from San Diego State University, including a specialization in Applied Behavior Analysis. She also holds a baccalaureate degree in Music Therapy from Western Michigan University, with additional training in Neurologic Music Therapy.

Michelle is active in the San Diego special needs community and serves on the Board of Directors for the San Diego Autism Society and assists in the coordination of the Autism Tree Project Foundation Parent Mentor Program.