Music Therapy is a modality of Creative Arts Therapy in which children’s development and healing is achieved through the therapeutic relationship between client, therapist and music. Music therapy is used to help children with emotional problems by allowing for comfortable expression of emotions. We all know how certain songs, music or melodies has the ability to make us feel and evoke images or memories. 

Music is also a primal human experience as basic as a mother and baby’s heartbeats synchronizing.  Therefore interaction through rythm, volume and melody is directly linked to one’s brain development and neurology - so music helps children with ADHD, Sensory Disorders, Learning Disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders develop reciprocal communication and relationships, and to better regulate emotions and impulses. 

Music therapy is beneficial both in individual therapy and in social skills group formats. Individual music therapy allows for the development of a deep personal relationship between the therapist and the child. Whether a child is wrestling with childhood depression or anxiety due to a school issue, a family transition or a trauma, or whether the goal is to help an autistic child develop awareness and communication with others - Music Therapy is a child friendly treatment option that allows the child to heal and grow via relaxed, non threatening interactions with child friendly  (fun) materials. Individual Child Music Therapy allows for more personal exploration of issues and development of individual coping strategies and parent support.In group Music Therapy, children are involved in group music playing in order to develop successful social interactions. When children play music or write songs together, they are required and challenged to tune in to others, adjust their playing (speed and volume) to the needs/pace of others, communicate their needs, practice assertiveness skills, and learn to read social cues.    

NO ONE NEEDS TO BE A GOOD MUSICIAN TO OBTAIN MAXIMUM BENEFIT FROM MUSIC THERAPY!