Ron Minson, M.D.
Ron B. Minson, M.D. received his medical degree from UCLA School of Medicine and is board-certified in Psychiatry and Neurology. His general medical background includes serving as a family physician and health center Medical Director and clinical psychiatrist. Dr. Minson served as Chief of Psychiatry for Presbyterian Medical Center and Director of Behavioral Sciences at Mercy Hospital in Denver.
In 1990, Dr. Minson learned of the effectiveness of sound therapy after witnessing the successful treatment of his own daughter for severe dyslexia and depression. Dr. Minson subsequently studied a number of sound therapy techniques before developing his own, Dynamic Listening Systems (DLS), which he integrated into his psychiatric practice. With the advent of digital technologies, iLs was launched in 2007 to provide a more affordable and effective therapy (sound combined with visual, vestibular and movement) which could be used in homes and schools as well as clinics. Dr. Minson currently practices psychiatry in Denver, CO, serves as the Clinical Advisor and Advanced Certification trainer for iLs, and presents domestically and internationally on the therapeutic application of sound.
Kate O’Brien Minson
Kate has lived and breathed the therapeutic application of sound for nearly two decades. She has managed numerous centers over the years, trained thousands of therapists on the application of listening therapy, developed guidelines and protocols for listening equipment, and in the process developed a rare level of experience in clinic management. Most recently she co-founded Integrated Listening Systems (iLs) for which she oversees the Administration, Training and Program Development. Kate’s intimate knowledge of all facets of listening therapy and clinic management serve to make the Practitioner training course very popular among clinicians and educators.
Ann Brownstone, MS, OTR/L
Ann is an occupational therapist with 15 years of experience in pediatrics specializing in sensory processing disorders and sensory motor integration. She has worked in a wide range of settings treating many populations, from premature infants in the neonatal ICU to teenagers and adults with anxiety and chronic pain disorders. Ann became certified as a Dynamic Listening Systems provider 5 years ago while working in the UK with children on the autistic spectrum. She currently works as a pediatric occupational therapist at Stanford’s Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital, and runs her private listening practice for all ages on the Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area.
