• Mental Health

    Struggling to find the right support?

    Looking to supplement your current therapy?

    Interested in a more creative approach?

    Let music therapy assist you on your journey to wellness.

    In music therapy, you do not have to be a musician to benefit from the services. You don’t even have to touch an instrument if you aren’t interested! The music therapist will support you in working on functional goals created based on your specific mental health needs.

    General Mental Health

    • Look for and/or foster signs of hope 
    • Learn musical tools for stress relief 
    • Reduce anxiety 
    • Increase self-expression

    Psychiatric Setting

    • Increase attention span and concentration skills 
    • Develop a realistic view of self 
    • Increase awareness, acceptance, and responsibility to other’s feelings 
    • Develop skills in dealing with emotions

    Drug Rehabilitation

    • Increase proactive, hopeful attitudes 
    • Develop alternative coping-skills 
    • Improve frustration tolerance 
    • Provide group cohesion 
    • Increase awareness of self

    What do people DO in music therapy?

    Music therapy experiences are designed based on the therapeutic goals of the client. The experiences assist you in developing coping skills and learning music-based strategies to maintain quality of life within and outside of the music therapy session.

    Music Making

    • Drum circles 
    • Songwriting
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    • Instrument playing
      • performance ensembles
      • adaptive lessons  
    • Composition
      • lyric and music writing
    • Improvisation

    “It took me out of my mind and relaxed me.”

    Music Listening

    • Lyric discussion
      • listen to a song; talk about the potential meaning of the words and overall theme; relate it to own experiences
    • Music & fine arts
      • listening to music while also engaging in another art form such as writing, dancing, or visual arts
    • Musical games 
    • Music appreciation
      • sharing songs you enjoy; sharing why you like them and when you might listen to them
    • Music & Exercise

    “This is the best group I’ve ever been to. “

    Music for Relaxation

    • Deep breathing
      • learn techniques to slow down heart rate and bring yourself into a more relaxed state
    • Progressive muscle relaxation
      • tense and release muscles to learn stress response and develop relaxation responses 
    • Music imagery
      • experience listening to music and going to an altered state of consciousness
    • Surface relaxation
      • pick out songs, tempos, styles that you can use to facilitate relaxation
    • Music-Centered relaxation
      • practice using music as a pleasant stimulus to divert attention away from negative internal stimuli such as fear, anxiety, etc.

    “I had a lot on my mind but when I started listening to the music I became more relaxed and was able to focus on myself.”