Services

Senior care facilities can benefit from music therapy groups to increase social interaction, increase opportunities for self-expression, maintain physical and cognitive performance, and promote relaxation and a sense of well-being.

Behavioral health facilities can benefit from music therapy groups to enhance group cohesion, identify feelings, provide opportunities for self-expression, and to explore and practice coping skills.

Music therapy services can be provided for individuals of all ages, and in many areas, including; perinatal support, perinatal bereavement, hospice and bereavement support, Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills, and dementia care.

Melodic Beginnings is a prenatal bonding course created to enhance mother and baby connection through music.

This class will focus on creating music to stimulate baby’s senses in a way that is gentle and positive.

We will discuss and experience how music can support and comfort mother and baby.

The music created through this course can be used by mother, partner, or siblings, through birth and into the first three months of life outside of the womb, to calm and soothe baby as they are welcomed to the world.

Musical Munchkins is baby's first music class. This class provides developmentally appropriate and nurturing activities to support your little one’s development. This class is designed for 0-5 years of age. Musical Munchkins is held at a studio in Homer Glen. Please contact me for details.

This 45-minute experiential is focused on practicing relaxation techniques enhanced with music and sound. This course will discuss breath work, and imagery techniques that can be used in your own self-care practice. There will be a brief guided relaxation, followed by a meditative sound bath experience. This course is held at a studio in Homer Glen. Please contact me for details.

Music can enhance our overall sense of well-being and promote relaxation. Music alone or in conjunction with other arts such as painting, journaling, imagery, and movement can enhance self-care practice.

Music can put us in our ideal mindset, it can motivate and inspire us to put goals into action, and music serves as a reminder of important information. Music therapy intervention and activities can provide support while learning and practicing DBT skills.

Music can enhance DBT skills: Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotional Regulation, and Interpersonal Effectiveness.

Many aspects of music can support these areas of DBT. Music intervention can include; songwriting, singing, music selection and discussion, improvisation, and passive music listening to promote relaxation, to serve as a mnemonic device, to increase mindfulness, and help us bring awareness to the emotions we are experiencing in the moment.

A womb song is a personalized song created by the parent(s) and music therapist. This song can be sung to baby while in the womb, nurturing the bond between parent and baby. The womb song can continue to be used to welcome baby to the world and to help soothe baby through the first moments of life outside of the womb. This personalized song will also benefit parents, caregivers, and siblings, creating moments of bonding with the newest member of the family, and promoting a relaxing environment . This service includes up to three 45 minute prenatal songwriting sessions to create the womb song, support in the utilization of the song, and a recording of your song.