2017 Gift Guide for Music Therapists

2017 Gift Guide for Music Therapists

To celebrate the start of the holiday shopping season, check out these gifts at any price range for the music therapist in your life! Click each item for a link to purchase. FYI, I have no financial ties to any […]

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Experiencing Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) as a Traveler

Experiencing Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) as a Traveler

As I’ve written about in previous posts, the past few months of my life have been filled with change. While I can always talk about my life with friends or family, I felt like I needed a new approach to […]

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Seven Strategies for Music Mood Regulation (Infographic)

Seven Strategies for Music Mood Regulation (Infographic)

I love reading research that I can implement directly into my clinical work as a music therapist. Here’s an infographic of a great study by Suvi Saarikallio and Jaakko Erkkiä about how people use music in their lives to regulate […]

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A Brief History of Music Therapy in the United States (Infographic)

A Brief History of Music Therapy in the United States (Infographic)

It’s feels so great to be finished with my first year of grad school! To celebrate, I made an infographic about the history of music therapy. Enjoy!

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Applying to Music Therapy Grad School

Applying to Music Therapy Grad School

I’ve made it no secret that I enjoy reading (and sharing) music therapy research. That’s why I’m excited to announce that I’ve landed a spot as a graduate teaching assistant at the University of Miami. I’m honored to have the […]

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Book Review: A Music Therapist Reads “Sing You Home”

Book Review: A Music Therapist Reads “Sing You Home”

Portrayals of music therapists in the media are scarce. There’s the movie “The Music Never Stopped” based on true events written in an Oliver Sacks essay. And last weekend I finished reading one of the only fictional accounts of a […]

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