Interpersonal Therapy

From a powerful national anthem to church hymns and classical masterpieces, music has always been able to evoke emotion, affect your mood, and influence the brain and body. Scientific studies throughout the years have proven how beneficial music can be both emotionally and physically. However certain types of music are better suited for healing [...]

When exploring health and music we must consider Music therapy. This is the use of music by health care professionals to promote healing and enhance the quality of life for their patients.
This discipline is an established health care profession that uses music to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals of all [...]

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Counselors and psychotherapists may use many different types of psychotherapy and counseling. This is the second part of a series of articles describing the different types of psychotherapy an counseling.
1) Gestalt psychotherapy counseling
2) Gottman Relationship psychotherapy counseling
3) Hakomi psychotherapy counseling
4) Humanistic psychotherapy counseling
5) Imago Relationship psychotherapy counseling
6) Interpersonal psychotherapy [...]

Music therapy uses music to promote positive changes in the wellbeing of an individual. These positive changes may be manifested in changes in physical development, social and interpersonal development, emotional or spiritual wellbeing or cognitive abilities.
The therapeutic benefits of music have been known and harnessed since ancient times. However, music therapy in modern times dates [...]

Art therapy involves helping those with emotional and psychological difficulties to deal with their problems through a cooperative process of discovery. Clients are encouraged to come to their own understanding of what their art reveals, facilitated by the therapist, who helps to negotiate interpretations of the client’s drawings, which are created through a therapeutically oriented [...]