Music Therapy
Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individual goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved program. Music therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional cognitive, and social needs of individuals. Research in music therapy supports its effectiveness in a wide variety of healthcare and educational settings. It is used with people of all ages.
Music Therapy can be designed to address:
- Mental health needs
- Developmental and learning disabilities
- Alzheimer's disease and other aging related conditions
- Substance abuse problems
- Eating disorders
- Brain injuries
- Physical disabilities
- Trauma
- Prospective and new mothers, but also babies in the incubator
Music Therapy can be applied in settings like schools, prisons, rehabilitation centers e.t.c. as well as in the medical setting like:
- Oncology
- Pediatrics
- Intensive care unit
A session can include:
- Songwriting
- Listening to songs, and lyric analysis
- Improvisation
- Music education
- Relaxation and breathing techniques
Individual and group sessions are available.
Most important of all: clients do not need to have any prior skill or knowledge of music!
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Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individual goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved program. Music therapy is an established health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional cognitive, and social needs of individuals. Research in music therapy supports its effectiveness in a wide variety of healthcare and educational settings. It is used with people of all ages.