Music Therapy
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Music therapy is the evidence-based use of music interventions by a board-certified music therapist to achieve clinical goals within a therapeutic relationship. The practice involves listening to, reflecting on, and creating music to improve a person's health and well-being. Sessions can be practiced individually or in groups, often in conjunction with other therapies, treatments, or pharmaceuticals.
Immersion in music can provide insights into cognitive and behavioral factors such as motivations, reactionary behaviors, cognitive perceptions, emotional regulation, and interpersonal understanding, allowing us to discern the constraints of rational dialogue or conscious cerebral processes. Music engagement, whether active or passive, can stimulate symbolic manifestations from our interoceptive mental space, revealing unconscious personal thoughts and feelings. Psychoanalysis of a person's musical experience can support overcoming challenges.to edit.
Immersion in music can provide insights into cognitive and behavioral factors such as motivations, reactionary behaviors, cognitive perceptions, emotional regulation, and interpersonal understanding, allowing us to discern the constraints of rational dialogue or conscious cerebral processes. Music engagement, whether active or passive, can stimulate symbolic manifestations from our interoceptive mental space, revealing unconscious personal thoughts and feelings. Psychoanalysis of a person's musical experience can support overcoming challenges.to edit.
Qualifications:
- BA in Music Therapy - Montclair State University
- Board Certified Music Therapist - Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT)
- Guided Imagery and Music Level 1 - Atlantis Institute for Consciousness and Music
- Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Practitioner - The Priority Academy
Communities of Focus
Although I work with a diverse range of communities and people, there are a few communities to whom I am particularly committed.
Although I work with a diverse range of communities and people, there are a few communities to whom I am particularly committed.
- Activists struggling with burnout
- Exit counseling (religious, political, self-help, & commercial cult disaffiliation)
- Hospice, Palliative, and End-of-Life Care
- People undergoing incarceration, justice-impacted individuals/communities
- Veterans who oppose war, disillusioned military personnel, conscientious objectors
- All violence-impacted individuals/communities
