"Music gives a soul to the Universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything."
Plato
Music Therapy
Neuroscience continues to affirm music engagement as a powerful whole-brain experience to improve emotional, cognitive, behavioral, and mental goals. This evidence-based specialization uses musical elements (rhythm, pathos, lyrics) for non-musical goals. No musical skills are required!
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​Research in music therapy supports its effectiveness in many areas such as:
- Greater awareness of subconscious thoughts, feelings, motivations
- Emotional processing of grief and trauma
- Wellness, including managing stress, anxiety, depression
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​Music Therapy interventions include
improvisation, lyric analysis, songwriting, and receptive listening. ​This modality is especially powerful with paired with other expressive art therapies, including art and dance / movement.
Receptive / Listening
Improvisation / performance
Songwriting / Lyric Analysis
Sound Therapy
The therapeutic application of sound comes in many forms. The external generation of sound - tuning forks, singing bowls, drums; the internal generation of sound - humming, toning, vocalization, singing.
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As with music therapy, this can be integrated with mental health counseling sessions to support your goals.
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