Music Therapy and Teaching
Music therapy
Welcome to my music therapy and teaching page!
My practice focuses on supporting individuals and communities affected by violence, trauma, grief, and loss and helping to create a safe journey of recovery. I help people reframe their relationship with music, utilizing it as a tool for processing emotional stress and grief in a productive and nonjudgmental environment. This approach helps them heal, ground themselves, and become whole.
I have an empathic and socially informed practice, taking into account the political and situational contexts surrounding personal and community experiences. I primarily work in carceral settings (jails, prisons, youth detention centers), as well as providing individual and community support for those affected by high-control groups, such as gangs, human trafficking survivors, hate and extremist organizations, and insular religious or cultic communities. I also offer care through hospice and palliative services, providing a tranquil space for peaceful end-of-life transitions and music-based resources for navigating grief and bereavement in dying.
Sessions, lessons, and workshops are available on a one-off or as-needed basis. I primarily conduct sessions online, but I am open to meeting in person if you are located in the New York City area. Please feel free to contact me. I am here to provide support on your journey to healing and wholeness.
My practice focuses on supporting individuals and communities affected by violence, trauma, grief, and loss and helping to create a safe journey of recovery. I help people reframe their relationship with music, utilizing it as a tool for processing emotional stress and grief in a productive and nonjudgmental environment. This approach helps them heal, ground themselves, and become whole.
I have an empathic and socially informed practice, taking into account the political and situational contexts surrounding personal and community experiences. I primarily work in carceral settings (jails, prisons, youth detention centers), as well as providing individual and community support for those affected by high-control groups, such as gangs, human trafficking survivors, hate and extremist organizations, and insular religious or cultic communities. I also offer care through hospice and palliative services, providing a tranquil space for peaceful end-of-life transitions and music-based resources for navigating grief and bereavement in dying.
- Check out my essay on liberation music therapy.
Sessions, lessons, and workshops are available on a one-off or as-needed basis. I primarily conduct sessions online, but I am open to meeting in person if you are located in the New York City area. Please feel free to contact me. I am here to provide support on your journey to healing and wholeness.
Music therapy is the evidence-based practice of using music interventions by a board-certified music therapist to achieve clinical goals within a therapeutic relationship. Research has demonstrated the profound connection between human emotion, somatic processing, and music, reliably eliciting emotional responses in listeners. The practice encompasses listening to, reflecting on, and creating music to enhance a person's health and well-being. A board-certified music therapist serves as a safe guide through the deeper areas of the unconscious. For more information, visit www.musictherapy.org.
My areas of interest:
- High-control group - recovery support
- Gang, human trafficking or other organized crime involvement
- Hate and extremist group involvement
- Insular religious, cultic or multilevel marketing group involvement
- Hospice and palliative/End-of-life care
- Liberation music therapy
- Activists experiencing burnout or fatigue
- Community music therapy
- Music accompaniment in ritual
- Veterans and current service members experiencing disillusionment
I host one-off music and emotional health support groups catering to diverse organizations and affinity groups, including:
Education
- 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