Ashley Barton was born and raised here in Wappinger Falls, NY. After graduating from RCK, she moved to Rochester to attend Nazareth College and received her Bachelor of Music Therapy degree in 2005. She then completed her internship at Finger Lakes DDSO, working with young adults and adults with Developmental Disabilities.

She received her credentials soon after and became a board certified- music therapist. She began working at Integrated Therapy Services in 2006 seeing children with special needs in local school districts. The music therapy department became its own entity, Music Therapy Pathways and she spent the last 16 years working there. She recently returned back to the Hudson Valley this past August to help with the care of her developmentally disabled sister.

Ashley Barton is married with two children and created Duet Music Therapy Services. She created this unique company to be able to increase access to music therapy services for all abilities and ages within the Hudson Valley.