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Helping You Find Meaning and Direction When Life Feels Uncertain
Welcome to SoundWell Music Therapy. I’m Faith Halverson-Ramos, a licensed professional counselor, licensed addiction counselor, and board-certified music therapist. I work with adults navigating major life changes.
Change often involves more than the situation itself. It can require new tools or new ways to navigate it. That may be because old coping strategies no longer work, or because the situation requires an entirely different approach.
It can also require a person to redefine who they are. When we’re confronted with something new—whether positive or negative—we have to stretch our sense of who we are. Such experiences also ask us to re-evaluate what we’re capable of. Sometimes this leads to pleasant surprises when we exceed our expectations. But sometimes this honest re-evaluation requires us to accept some difficult realities.
When we do this successfully, however, it can lead to a new sense of meaning, making it easier to stay motivated when things get difficult.
But I know this can be hard to do when it feels like your world is crashing down. That’s where the mental health services I offer can help because they support people to:
In working with people, I help them to:
- Ground and self-regulate their nervous system so they can feel more centered. This can help them to see the situation more clearly and identify what is within their power to change in the moment.
- Identify the emotions underlying their thoughts, actions, and beliefs so they can better understand themselves and express what they feel. In doing this, they can work through their feelings with more clarity and ease.
- Re-frame thoughts and situations in their life so they can see other possibilities for themselves. Through this, they can move forward with more confidence and direction.
The people I work with often need to redefine who they are because:
- A relationship has ended, and they’re grieving who they are now without it. Or they could be at the beginning of a new relationship and don’t want to repeat old patterns that didn’t serve them in their past relationships.
- They’re at a new stage in life and are still adjusting to what that means. They may be a new parent, an empty-nester, or a caregiver to a family member, and their sense of identity may need to shift as they take on this new role.
- They’ve decided to change careers, re-enter the workforce, or go back to school. They worry about their ability to succeed when so much feels at stake.
- They’ve been experiencing health challenges that require them to readjust what they can do or how they do it to maintain a good quality of life. Or they may have been diagnosed with a health condition that requires them to reevaluate how they’re living their life and how they want to live it.
These changes can leave people questioning who they are and who they want to become. Through therapy, I help clients find greater meaning and direction so they can feel more grounded, intentional, and supported as they take their next steps.
While I know it can be hard sometimes, I believe the ability to find meaning in difficult situations and life transitions supports mental health and well-being. Because there is a limit to what we can directly control or change through force or willpower alone, finding deeper meaning in what we’ve gone through, or what we’re currently going through, can shift our perspective and outlook. This shift can help reveal new directions and possibilities that may feel more aligned and helpful.
Through a transpersonal lens, I value the different ways that people can find meaning. These can come through music, mindfulness, and other contemplative practices; one’s cultural identity or spiritual beliefs; as well as through altered states of consciousness from psychedelics and the integration of those experiences.
That is why:
- I offer opportunities to bring music into therapy so clients can use it to support self-reflection and expression. This can look like listening to music as part of a guided meditation or using it to find words for what you’re thinking or feeling. It can also look like actively making music to connect with deeper parts of yourself and discover your truth.
- I’m open to incorporating one’s spiritual beliefs or elements of cultural identity into therapy so clients can feel more fully seen and supported. Music can be a particularly powerful way of doing this, helping them feel understood and connected.
- I provide preparation and integration support for adults receiving ketamine-assisted therapy or using other psychedelics so they can process these experiences, make meaning of them, and carry that understanding into their lives.
Services Offered By SoundWell Music Therapy
Finding SoundWell Music Therapy in Longmont
SoundWell Music Therapy is at 1361 Francis Street, Suite 201 E, Longmont, CO 80501. It is on the second floor. It’s easiest to find if you enter through the center door facing the parking lot. To reach my office, you need to go up a set of stairs. However, a stair lift is available for people with mobility issues. Online services are also available if that works better for your needs.
Take the first step today contact me to schedule your appointment and start your journey toward lasting mental well-being. Together, we can make a positive difference in your life. Reach out now to begin experiencing meaningful change.
