Vanya Green (Assuied) is a musician and creative arts therapist working at the intersection of music, culture, and healing. Her music draws on Mediterranean traditions that bridge East and West.

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She brings global Jewish music to diverse communities through performances, participatory experiences, and workshops, while also working with individuals and families in private practice. She helped establish the inaugural music therapy program at UCLA Medical Center and is part of the clinical team at Creative Healing for Youth in Pain (CHYP).

A Fulbright Fellow in voice to Israel, Vanya has received support from the Institute for Creativity at American Jewish University, the Susan Eliakim Siman Fund for Sephardic Studies, and Fundación Cristina Heeren de Arte Flamenco in Seville, Spain.

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Vanya is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and Board Certified Music Therapist. She holds a Master’s degree in Music Therapy from New York University and a Bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University in neuro-anthropology and Latin American studies. She speaks English, Spanish, French, and Hebrew, and sings in multiple languages.

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She has presented and published on Jewish music, music therapy, and the neurobiological connections between music, emotion, and pain. She is the former director of Kantigas Muestras: Judeo-Spanish Community Singers, and currently serves as President of the Fulbright Israel Interest Group and co-leads the Los Angeles chapter of Daughters of Abraham.