How do you work as a music therapist online?
Especially with teens but also with children talk therapy is of course a big part of the therapy experience. Beyond that, I love finding interesting and creative ways to help get to deeper understandings of one self and finding ways to express oneself. For example song writing is a favorite tool of mine as well as using A.I tools to write our own story books, our own narrative. As I learn my clients needs I bring in different tools and sometimes seek out new ones to best fit my client.
Do I need to know how to play an instrument to come to a music therapist? Absolutely not! Music is used as self expression and a tool for greater self awareness and self regulation. I demonstrate how to use music in such a manner and within minutes one can feel comfortable with this powerful medium. The same holds true with art.