Rebuild Your Relationship with Music
Four online music therapy sessions
for those raised in cults or the troubled teen industry
Facilitated by board-certified music therapist Dorian Wallace, MT-BC
for those raised in cults or the troubled teen industry
Facilitated by board-certified music therapist Dorian Wallace, MT-BC
September, 9, 16, 23, and 30 8:30pm Eastern / 5:30pm Pacific
- Attend all four sessions for $290 (Scholarships may be available. Please inquire here.)
Many individuals who have experienced life in high-control groups associate music from their time in these environments with trauma, resulting in complex emotional responses. Music therapist Dorian Wallace offers a structured series of four sessions adapted specifically for those who have left or are in the process of leaving such groups and are navigating a complex relationship with music. These sessions are meant to support your journey in reassessing and reclaiming your relationship with music, equipping you with tools to empower yourself and transform your musical experiences into positive ones. No prior music experience is necessary.
Dorian Wallace is a board-certified music therapist with extensive experience working with diverse populations, including individuals in custody at Rikers Island and Crossroads Detention Center and people in end-of-life hospice and palliative care. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Therapy from Montclair State University. He interned at MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care and Mount Sinai Beth Israel Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine. Dorian has collaborated with organizations such as Footsteps, the Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion, About Face, and the American Humanist Association. His knowledge of "Liberation Music Therapy" has been featured at renowned events, including Columbia University's Behind the Bars Conference and the Trauma Research Foundations' Social Justice Summit.
Dorian Wallace is a board-certified music therapist with extensive experience working with diverse populations, including individuals in custody at Rikers Island and Crossroads Detention Center and people in end-of-life hospice and palliative care. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music Therapy from Montclair State University. He interned at MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care and Mount Sinai Beth Israel Louis Armstrong Center for Music and Medicine. Dorian has collaborated with organizations such as Footsteps, the Lalich Center on Cults and Coercion, About Face, and the American Humanist Association. His knowledge of "Liberation Music Therapy" has been featured at renowned events, including Columbia University's Behind the Bars Conference and the Trauma Research Foundations' Social Justice Summit.
Session 1: Establishing Safety and Understanding Musical Associations
- Creating a safe, trusting environment
- Exploring your current relationship with music
- Guided music listening for relaxation
- Identifying your music preferences
- Creating an audio-biography
- Building positive associations
- Therapeutic songwriting
- Addressing negative associations
- Music improvisation
- Reframing negative associations
- Solidify positive associations
- Build a personal music toolkit
- Integrate music into day-to-day life plan
