There is value to music education that goes beyond learning music. In this post, I share a bit about what a person can learn through music.
Category Archives: Child and Teen
Blog posts about youth mental health
[Webinar] Music and the 21st Century Student
Different student needs in today’s music class It’s hard to believe that it’s already that time of year when teachers and students are going back to school. I know that every teacher wants their students to have the best year yet, but sometimes a student’s personal mental health challenges or sensory needs get in the […]
The Space You Create When You Follow Your Life Path
The Life Path of SoundWell Music Therapy Have you ever yearned for a place where you could be and create what you know lives within you? Yet, you weren’t quite sure if you’d ever find such a place where you could be? Up until a few weeks ago, that was me with my business. July […]
Take Pride: Be Your Unabashed Self with Music
music therapy with LGBT clients Since June is Pride Month, I wanted to share some snapshots of my work providing music therapy with LGBT clients. Over the course of my career as a therapist and educator, I’ve worked with LGBT and asexual teens who were struggling with their sexual orientation and worried about how their […]
The Benefits of Silence: Reflections on Well-Being
We live in a sensory-dense world. Almost everywhere we go, there is sound. It can be overwhelming at times. As humans, we and our nervous systems need moments of silence in order to ground, center, and self-regulate. This helps us to come back to ourselves and our “here-and-now” experience. Yet, for those of us who […]
Music Therapy and Trauma
Everyone experiences challenges in life because life isn’t easy. Sometimes these challenges benefit us because they can provide us with great opportunities for personal growth. Yet sometimes these challenges can prove to be traumatic. If left untreated or unacknowledged, these experiences can lead to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD can be challenging to treat. This […]