Mental Health

At Harmony Music Therapy, we strive to help clients overcome challenges, including those presented by children learning how to cope with their emotions. Learning to deal with emotions is an important skill in developing emotional…

At Harmony Music Therapy, we strive to help clients overcome challenges, including those presented by children learning how to cope with their emotions. Learning to cope with emotions is an important skill in developing emotional…

At Harmony Music Therapy, we strive to help clients overcome challenges, including those presented by children learning about their emotions. Understanding and identifying emotions is an important skill in developing emotional well-being, so we wanted…

For a kiddo, controlling and communicating their emotions can be a lot to ask. We strive to help clients overcome these challenges by helping children learn about their emotions in a safe environment. Understanding and…

Understanding and identifying emotions is an important skill in developing emotional well-being, so we wanted to share some songs you can use in everyday life to help your children recognize and embrace emotions.  This post…

At Harmony Music Therapy, part of our mission is to see our clients grow into happy and fulfilled individuals. Understanding and identifying emotions is an important skill in developing emotional well-being, so we wanted to…

At Harmony Music Therapy, our mission is to guide our clients to experience joy, overcome challenges, and discover inner strength. A major stepping stone to learning these skills is self-awareness, and we’d like to share…

Being a Music Therapist in a Behavioral Health setting presents both challenges and deeply meaningful moments. Here are just two examples of what patients expressed about music therapy during one of our days at the…

Music Therapy in mental health settings has a tremendous impact on patients. Here is just a glimpse of what might happen in a typical day of music therapy at a behavioral hospital.   Geriatric Group In…

Learned Helplessness is the theory that depression and anxiety compound and worsen when an individual feels that they have no control. Here’s how music therapy can help.   I remember her clearly. I read through…

Our Music Therapists have meaningful experiences every day when working with their clients. We’ve decided to share a few of those experiences to help paint a picture of music therapy. Making a Lasting Impact through…

There’s a lot more to drumming than just banging out a sweet rhythm. Here are 8 surprising benefits that come with getting your groove on. When most people hear “drum circle” they may have some…

Music attached sound to his feelings, and in doing so it pulled the intensity of emotion out from inside of him, giving him a moment of peace. He asked if he could play a song he wrote on…

What is music therapy and how does it work? Good question. Here’s a simple answer. This is a somewhat difficult question to answer because music therapy can look very different based on who you’re helping.…

When the head and the heart work together in music therapy, amazing things can happen! I recently attended the Grief and Loss Training provided by the Center for Music Therapy in End of Life Care.…

  Music therapy is a powerful tool in helping people connect. From children to older adults, it can make all the difference. One of my favorite parts about being a music therapist is seeing the…

Have you ever found yourself listening to music to influence your emotion? Whether it was to augment what you were already feeling or to change what you were feeling, we all have experience with turning to…