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Music is complex and processed in many different areas of the brain which allows music to help easily access memories and emotional states in a way that feels safe and approachable. Music therapy interventions can involve active participation or be receptive requiring minimal effort. Clients can experience music therapy in a group or individual setting either as stand alone treatment or with other forms of therapy.
The Benefits
Our bodies are full of sound and music whether it be the rhythms of our heartbeat and lungs or frequencies from brainwave states. Music therapy and Sound healing helps to tap into these natural patterns and adjust as necessary helping to...
- Improve sleep
- Reduce pain
- Uplift mood
- Decrease stress
- Improve communication
Reach out to learn more about how music therapy and sound healing works to achieve these benefits and more!
“Music Therapy is the clinical & evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional (MT-BC) who has completed an approved music therapy program. Music therapy interventions can address a variety of healthcare & educational goals.”
(American Music Therapy Association, musictherapy.org, n.d.)
“Music therapists are highly trained, board-certified practitioners who work with a wide variety of individuals to help manage pain, reduce stress, express emotion, enhance memory, improve communication, and promote physical rehabilitation. Aspiring music therapists are required to complete approved university education, an internship at a site that meets the standards of the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA), and must take a board certification exam in order to practice music therapy.” (Berklee College of Music, n.d.)
What is Sound Healing?
Sound healing is the intentional use of sound to promote physical and mental health. This practice is based on the power of specific sounds and vibrations that regulate the central nervous system and naturally trigger deep states of relaxation. Sound healing practitioners often use instruments to create specific tones, patterns, and frequencies that encourage mindfulness and deep states of rest.
Eric "Goose" Gieseke LPMT, MT-BC
Music Therapist, Sound Healer