Music Therapy
What is Music Therapy?
Music therapy is a strength-based somatic therapy that integrates musical experiences and nonverbal reciprocal communication into verbal therapy. Purposefully using the evidence-based aspects of music, we, certified music therapists (MTAs / MT-BCs) support your journey of exploring yourself, fostering the connection and resilience, enriching your self-esteem, coping with stresses, navigating the challenges, and enhancing the holistic understanding of yourself.
To provide the personalized music therapy treatment, we conduct client assessments, develop treatment plans that meet the client’s needs, implement therapy processes according to the client’s values and preferences, and evaluate progress, all of which are based on best available research.
No musical or artistic skills are required. Everyone can benefit from music therapy.
How Does Music Therapy Work?
Here are some of the foundational processes of music therapy experiences:
Biologically,
Music and sound can:
– create immediate positive changes in your body and mind
– help you regulate your breathing, lower your blood pressure, relieve your physical tension, alleviate your pain and decrease your discomfort
– facilitate neuroplasticity, therefore positively impacting on quality of life and overall functioning
– be memory aids
Emotionally,
Music therapy experiences can help you to:
– validate moods and feelings you experienced and are experiencing
– change your mood and feelings as you want to
– explore images, ideas, thoughts, and insights
– reconnect with a sense of safety
Psychologically,
Music therapy experiences can help you to:
– reconnect with your body and mind through embodied experiences
– build your internal resources and resilience
– identify and repair the physical reaction to trauma
Developmentally,
Music therapy experiences can help you to:
– enhance the feelings of agency
– explore your own identity
Socially,
Music therapy experiences can help you to:
– increase sense of being heard
– heighten your feeling of connection with yourself, others, and communities
– enhance interpersonal communication with others
Spiritually,
Music therapy experiences can help you to:
– foster spiritual experiences
– enhance the holistic understanding of yourself