Now Offering Telehealth Music Therapy
We have added Telehealth Music Therapy! Edge Water Music Therapy now offers both in-home music therapy, as well as telehealth therapy using video platforms such as Zoom, Google Meet, Skype and Microsoft Teams among others. Fill out our Music Therapy Interest Form below to learn more today!
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Mission Statement
To provide preventive and rehabilitative Music Therapy services at reasonable rates to individuals and organizations. Serving the greater Southwest Michigan Area with music therapy in the comfort of your home or other on-site locations.
What is Music Therapy?
Music therapy is the clinical and evidence based use of music interventions to meet non-music therapeutic goals in a number of different areas including:
Common Goal Areas:
- Behavioral Skills
- Communication Skills
- Executive Functioning Skills
- Sensory Integration
- Social Skills
- Daily Living Skills
- Mood Regulation
- Coping Skills
Common Populations:
- Alzheimer's/Dementia
- Down Syndrome
- Special Education
- Early Childhood Development
- Autism
- Developmental Disability
- Mental Health
- Anxiety
Benefits of In-Home Services:
At Edge Water Music Therapy we’ve found that there are a number of benefits to providing services in the home or other facilities of convenience:
- Comfortable and Safe Environment
- Better Collaboration with Guardians
- Convenience
- Privacy
What Does Music Therapy Look Like?
In music therapy, clients will take part in preferred music experiences in order to better motivate and activate engagement in therapy. A few examples of these experiences might include:
- Singing
- Songwriting
- Improvisation
- Music and Relaxation
- Instrument play
- Lyric Analysis
- Music Listening
- Music and Movement
Neurologic Music Therapy
Neurologic Music Therapy is the use of evidence based and standardized clinical techniques for sensorimotor, speech and language, and cognitive training. These treatment techniques are based on current scientific knowledge in music perception and production, and their effects on non-musical brain and behavioral functioning. Those who may benefit from neurologic music therapy services include:
- Alzheimer's/Dementia
- Autism
- Cerebral Palsy
- Parkinson's Disease
- Stroke
- Traumatic Brain Injury
Adaptive Lessons
Adaptive lessons are the administration of music based experiences and lessons with the intent of meeting music goals. Personalized adaptations are designed by Edge Water staff with the training and experience necessary for musical success with individuals or groups who may require special adaptations, or supports, in order to achieve their full music potentials.
Our Music Therapists
IAN KELLS
Director of Music Therapy Neurologic Music Therapist MT-BC Masters of Music Therapy
KARINA GLUYS
Outreach Coordinator Music Therapist MT-BC Bachelors of Music Therapy
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Now Accepting New Clients!
We are accepting new clients! We are offering music therapy services via telehealth at this time, and are passionate about continuing to provide services to individuals during this time of social distancing.
Would you like to know more about our music therapists?
Give us a call at (269)329-0730, send us a message on our Facebook page, or fill out a music therapy interest form on our website. We are always glad to answer your questions.
Contact UsMusic Therapy Goal Areas
Music therapy can address needs in a wide variety of non-musical goal areas. Listed below are just a few examples of goals we address in our music therapy sessions each week.
- Emotional Regulation: Learning to identify one’s own emotions and the emotions of others.
- Coping Skills: Developing positive coping tools to relieve stress, anxiety, and mood disruption.
- Executive Functioning: Incorporating organization skills, memory support, and cognitive tasks into musical experiences.
- Communication Skills: Encouraging verbal and non-verbal communication through reciprocal play.
- Sensory Integration: Experiencing new sensory input through auditory and tactile experiences.
- Social Skills: Learning greetings, goodbyes, and appropriate social boundaries.
- Daily Living Skills: Developing routines for daily living skills including hand washing, teeth brushing, and dressing.
Would you like to know more about our music therapy services?
Give us a call at (269)329-0730, send us a message on our Facebook page, or fill out a music therapy interest form on our website. We are always glad to answer your questions.
Contact UsWho can benefit from Music Therapy?
Individuals of all ages, abilities, and backgrounds can benefit from music therapy services. Music therapy can address a wide variety of needs and goal areas, therefore it can benefit individuals in many populations.
Below is a list of some (but not all!) of the populations who can benefit from music therapy services.
- Children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly
- Individuals with mental health concerns
- Individuals with developmental and cognitive disabilities
- Individuals with aging-related conditions including Dementia
- Individuals who have experienced a traumatic brain injury
- Individuals with physical disabilities
Would you like to know more about our music therapists?
Give us a call at (269)329-0730, send us a message on our Facebook page, or fill out a music therapy interest form on our website. We are always glad to answer your questions.
Contact UsWhat is a Music Therapist?
A Music Therapist is someone who has completed an approved collegiate music therapy program, holds the certification ‘Music Therapist- Board Certified’ and has developed clinical and musical skills through continuing education at conferences, trainings, and supervision sessions.
At Edge Water Music Therapy, our music therapists, Ian Kells and Karina Gluys, provide services to our clients using evidence-based strategies and utilize continuing education opportunities to provide the best care for each individual.
Would you like to know more about our music therapists?
Give us a call at (269)329-0730, send us a message on our Facebook page, or fill out a music therapy interest form on our website. We are always glad to answer your questions.
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