Music therapy is an experiential, task, activity-oriented intervention, which is particularly appropriate for those clients who do not traditionally respond to verbal interventions. Such interventions may also enhance the effectiveness of verbal-based therapies provided by other members of an interdisciplinary treatment team.

Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program. (American Music Therapy Association definition, 2005)

In psychotherapy it is assumed that there is a problem so that the client needs healing from some emotional problem or wound. The psychotherapist is seen as a source of healing and the goal is to make the client well and healthy. In coaching, on the other hand, the client is seen as being a healthy and whole person who can actively partner with the coach in seeking ways to grow and move forward with his/her life.

Novo Vitae, we do not offer any counseling or therapy. We feel that due to the complex and diversified nature of depression that all treatments and therapies should be left to trained professionals. That being said, we do offer valuable information to help get you on the road to recovery. As well our forum is a great place to vent, seek advice, and meet others. Click here to visit our forum.

Coaching works with clients who would like to improve their life, while focusing on the future. This is usually accomplished by designing a life plan, setting goals and redesigning the way you react to life's challenges. Therapy generally focuses on a specific issue in ones life, looking at the past to discover why the client feels the way they do. For in depth clarity, go to "Coach-Connect" where Dr. Jodi is currently a member of a professional team of Coaches!

First, let me say that coaching deals with whole people, and whole people have emotions. Emotional aspects of a person are witnessed, just as an athletic coach would surely be with the athelete who has experienced a setback. But the focus does not remain on the emotional experience; it moves back to the vision and goals, and the actions that will yield the desired results.

Generally, "counseling" covers the wider range of services we provide, so we call our walk-in clinic a "counseling clinic." For example, some students come for career counseling and don't expect or wish to talk about other problems or personal difficulties. We respect that. But some students come knowing that they want therapy for some issue—perhaps depression or anxiety. Such ongoing counseling is generally called psychotherapy or just therapy.

Children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly with mental health needs, developmental and learning disabilities, Alzheimer's disease and other aging related conditions, substance abuse problems, brain injuries, physical disabilities, and acute and chronic pain, including mothers in labor.

Persons who complete one of the approved college music therapy curricula (including an internship) are then eligible to sit for the national examination offered by the Certification Board for Music Therapists. Music therapists who successfully complete the independently administered examination hold the music therapist-board certified credential (MT-BC). The National Music Therapy Registry (NMTR) serves qualified music therapy professionals with the following designations: RMT, CMT, ACMT.

AMTA promotes a vast amount of research exploring the benefits of music as therapy through publication of the Journal of Music Therapy, Music Therapy Perspectives and other sources. A substantial body of literature exists to support the effectiveness of music therapy.

That the client or patient has to have some particular music ability to benefit from music therapy -- they do not. That there is one particular style of music that is more therapeutic than all the rest -- this is not the case. All styles of music can be useful in effecting change in a client or patient's life. The individual's preferences, circumstances and need for treatment, and the client or patient's goals help to determine the types of music a music therapist may use.

Music is used in general hospitals to: alleviate pain in conjunction with anesthesia or pain medication: elevate patients' mood and counteract depression; promote movement for physical rehabilitation; calm or sedate, often to induce sleep; counteract apprehension or fear; and lesson muscle tension for the purpose of relaxation, including the autonomic nervous system.

Music therapists are often hired in schools to provide music therapy services listed on the Individualized Education Plan for mainstreamed special learners. Music learning is used to strengthen nonmusical areas such as communication skills and physical coordination skills which are important for daily life.

Since 1994, music therapy has been identified as a reimbursable service under benefits for Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP). Falling under the heading of Activity Therapy, the interventions cannot be purely recreational or diversionary in nature and must be individualized and based on goals specified in the treatment plan. The current HCPCS Code for PHP is G0176.

The American Music Therapy Association is the largest professional association which represents over 5,000 music therapists, corporate members and related associations worldwide. Founded in 1998, its mission is the progressive development of the therapeutic use of music in rehabilitation, special education, and community settings. AMTA sets the education and clinical training standards for music therapists.

The future of music therapy is promising because state of the art music therapy research in physical rehabilitation, Alzheimer's disease, and psychoneuroimmunology is documenting the effectiveness of music therapy in terms that are important in the context of a biological medical model.

No. What I do works much faster — a few sessions to a few months of sessions to get the complete result you want, versus often years of therapy to get only partial results. Example: I can usually cure phobias in four sessions or less — often in one. Therapists and counselors make a diagnosis. Then they try to fix what's "wrong" with you. I work with your actual behaviors and the results you get. That's part of why I make more progress in less time.

Business coaching can involve consulting when it is appropriate for the coach to offer the client advice based on skills, expertise, and training. It is also similar in that the best answers almost always come from the client. The most important distinction is that the coach stays with the client to help implement the new skills, changes, and goals, and to make sure that results really happen. Business coaching is not therapy. Coaches don't work on "personal issues" or dig into your the past.

While coaching, like anything that forwards our goals and spirits, can be healing as an experience, it is not therapy. Coaching is focused on the present process and making it work to help the client get what they want now and in the future. While therapy usually has the intention of improving a client's current situation, it is often focused on healing by processing the client's emotions and past deeply and integrating it into the present. Back to the top.

Psychologists, Psychiatrists, Therapists - all they ever do is diagnose you. They tell you that you have a depression problem or the like, but they never sow you how to get rid of it. All they ever do is talk to you about it or want to give you a pill, which never ever fixes the problem. We show you how to get rid of your problem. We even offer a support line, for those that want releasing help.

CBT is not at all like traditional psychotherapy. In traditional psychotherapy, the focus is often on talking about one's past. Talking about the past can be very helpful in dealing with many life issues, but it has very limited value in helping people to overcome panic disorder. CBT focuses on overcoming panic in the present, as opposed to searching the past for contributing factors. In CBT, you learn skills that you practice in the therapist's office and on your own.

SAGE GOALS Life Coaching is concrete, goal-oriented, results focused, short term coaching that is designed to help you reach your goals. This work is designed to get you moving. We talk about feelings, but are more focused on helping you continually move forward in reaching your dreams and goals, and overcoming the obstacles to them, whatever they may be.

The idea of music as a healing influence which could affect health and behavior is as least as old as the writings of Aristotle and Plato. The 20th century discipline began after World War I and World War II when community musicians of all types, both amateur and professional, went to Veterans hospitals around the country to play for the thousands of veterans suffering both physical and emotional trauma from the wars.

Healthy individuals can use music for stress reduction via active music making, such as drumming, as well as passive listening for relaxation. Music is often a vital support for physical exercise. Music therapy assisted labor and delivery may also be included in this category since pregnancy is regarded as a normal part of women's life cycles.

Music is used with elderly persons to increase or maintain their level of physical, mental, and social/emotional functioning. The sensory and intellectual stimulation of music can help maintain a person's quality of life.

Music therapy allows persons with mental health needs to: explore personal feelings, make positive changes in mood and emotional states, have a sense of control over life through successful experiences, practice problem solving, and resolve conflicts leading to stronger family and peer relationships.

Since music therapists serve a wide variety of persons with many different types of needs there is no such thing as an overall typical session. Sessions are designed and music selected based on the individual client's treatment plan.