Populations Served by Central Valley Music Therapy

Research supports that music therapy interventions can help decrease depressive symptoms, stress, anxiety, and improve overall function for clients. Just as "talking" is the "tool" in traditional psychotherapy, "music" is the "tool" in music therapy. 

Utilizing Neurological Music Therapy (NMT) standardized clinical techniques, improvement with sensorimotor, speech and language, and cognition can be observed. Populations served, but are not limited to: Stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's and Huntington's Disease, Cerebral Palsy, Alzheimer's Disease, Autism, and other neurological diseases affecting cognition, movement, and communication. For more information on Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT), please visit https://nmtacademy.co/.

Music Therapy has been effective with children and adolescents with the following conditions, but are not limited to: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Specific Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disturbance, Auditory Processing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Speech or Language Impairment, Orthopedic Impairment, Behavioral Disorder, Intellectual and Developmental Disability, and more!

Using interventions to Improve quality of life and symptom management is the overall focus when using music therapy with hospice patients. Interventions consist of aiding in decreasing pain and  discomfort, providing alternative methods to process emotions related to death and dying or bereavement, and facilitating opportunities for spiritual expression and support. 

Music therapy can aid in improving quality of life by reducing agitation, restlessness, anxiety, depression. Through the use of music therapy interventions, music can also facilitate improvement with memory, speech, and physical mobility. Services can be provided in independent living, assisted living, skilled nursing, and/or memory care facilities. 

To schedule a free initial phone consultation and for more information please Contact us at (559) 975-0161.