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“Mole,” “Rollin’,” and the Joy of Music Therapy Translation

One of my music therapy clients is an autistic adult who attends sessions with me via telehealth. He is extremely verbal, highly expressive, and genuinely seems to love our sessions together. We spend a lot of time singing, choosing songs, laughing, and trying to communicate through a mixture of music, enthusiasm, technology… and occasionally confusion. […]

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Why You Should Try a Drum Circle in Gatesville

There’s something deeply human about rhythm. Long before people had playlists, podcasts, or streaming music, they gathered together around drums, clapped their hands, and created rhythm as a community. Across cultures and throughout history, drumming has been used for healing, connection, celebration, prayer, stress relief, and emotional expression. Today, drum circles are becoming popular again […]

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Mother’s Day Special

🌸 Mother’s Day Special: Give Her the Gift of Real Relief Mother’s Day is coming up, and if you’re like most people, you want to give something meaningful—not just another item that ends up on a shelf. This year, give her something she’ll actually feel. 💆‍♀️ Mother’s Day Special For a limited time, I’m offering: […]

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For Veterans: Why Chronic Pain Often Doesn’t Respond to Standard Care

Many veterans I work with have tried everything: And yet, the pain remains. Often, this is because the issue isn’t just structural. It’s tied to how the nervous system has adapted over time. You may notice: This is where a different approach is needed. My work focuses on: If standard care hasn’t worked, it doesn’t […]

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What I Actually Do—and Why It’s Different

There are a lot of ways to describe what I do. I could say: And all of that would be technically true. But it wouldn’t be accurate. This Isn’t About Relaxation Most people who come to me have already tried the usual approaches. They’ve had: If that’s been your experience, you’re not doing anything wrong. […]

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Music Therapy for Children and Adults with Special Needs: Meeting the Nervous System Where It Is

Music therapy is already a part of my daily work with children and adults who have a wide range of physical, cognitive, and developmental challenges. This is not a one-size-fits-all approach. It is highly individualized work that meets each person exactly where they are—especially when traditional methods don’t fully connect. What I See in Sessions […]

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Getting Unstuck

Really great thoughts.

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Music Therapy: Helping You Work Through What Your Body and Nervous System Are Holding

Most people think music therapy is about relaxing music or background sound. It’s not. Music therapy is a way to work directly with what your body and nervous system are holding—especially the things that don’t come out easily in words. What Music Therapy Actually Is Music therapy is a clinical, evidence-based approach that uses music […]

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