Author: Allison Thomas
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2025: A Few Of Our Favorite Things
🎶 Our Team’s Favorite Music Therapy Ideas: “These Are A Few Of Our Favorite Things”! 🎁 Music therapists—this one’s for you! Whether you’re looking to freshen up your music therapy session ideas, explore new instruments that spark engagement, or find creative tools that elevate your clinical work, our annual Favorite Things for Music Therapists list…
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Benefits of Music Therapy in Hospice Care
There’s something sacred about the space that forms near the end of life. It’s a space filled with deep love, reflection, and sometimes, quiet heaviness. Families gather. Time slows. Emotions swell. And in this space, music can do something both incredibly simple and incredibly powerful, it can hold us. As a music therapist in hospice…
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DIRFloortime Parent Coaching
Today Mainstay launches our new DIRFloortime Caregiver Training Program! DIRFloortime is a person-centered approach that helps promote development through playful interactions within the context of a meaningful relationship. DIR is an initialism that stands for Developmental, Individual Differences, Relationship-Based model and Floortime is the practical application of these principles into the play the caregiver does…
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Boost Academic Success with Music Therapy
At first glance, it might seem like music therapy and academic goals live in two separate worlds: one grounded in creative expression, the other in structure and learning. But what we’ve seen time and time again is that music therapy can serve as a bridge between the two, helping students grow in their ability to…
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Advocacy Guide: Why Music Therapy Matters for Our Families
Why Advocacy is Needed Now Recently, the Indiana Division of Disability and Rehabilitative Services (DDRS) proposed new limits on Medicaid Waiver services that would drastically reduce access to essential therapies like music therapy. These proposed changes would cap individuals at only 6 hours per month of music (& recreational) therapy. DDRS is opening for public…
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Sensory Regulation Through Music Therapy for All Ages
Discover how music therapy supports sensory regulation and integration for autism, ADHD, and sensory processing needs. Mainstay Music Therapy, Indiana.
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Music Therapy vs. Recreational Music Activities
Music is powerful. It can lift your mood, bring back memories, and even help you relax after a long day. But when does music cross over from being enjoyable to being therapeutic? And what makes music therapy different from other music-based activities? Let’s break it down! Music Therapy: More Than Just Music Music therapy is…
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Music Therapy Explained: What It Is and Why It Matters
Understanding the Profession and the Journey to Becoming a Music Therapist Did you know that April 10-15th Music Therapy Week? It’s the perfect time to celebrate the field, spread awareness, and highlight the incredible work that board-certified music therapists (MT-BCs) do every day. While many people have heard of music therapy, there are still plenty…
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The Benefits of Group Music Therapy Activities
Discover how group music therapy can enhance social skills, foster communication, and build connections among clients. Learn effective techniques like improvisation and group singing to promote collaboration and inclusion.
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Personalizing Music Choices in Music Therapy
As music therapists, one of the simplest and most effective ways to enhance your sessions is by integrating your client’s personal musical preferences. By tailoring music to what resonates with each client, you create a therapeutic environment that feels familiar, comforting, and engaging. Let’s explore how to uncover your client’s musical tastes and use that…