FAQ
Where do I go to receive your services?
That’s the significant part about InVibe. For senior sessions, I visit your loved ones wherever they may be, whether at their home or in an assisted living facility.
For caregivers, I provide all sessions virtually through Zoom, so you can be in the comfort of your home without having to worry about extra time commuting somewhere.
How long are the sessions?
What are your hours of operation?
How do I pay?
Do you accept insurance?
How do I schedule an appointment?
You can schedule right here. You also can contact me by phone or email, and I will get back to you as soon as possible.
What is your cancellation policy?
With what type of clients do you work?
What do you do in sessions?
It all depends!
In creating a therapeutic relationship, what works best for the participant in therapy emerges. With a senior client, work varies based on their needs, preferences, and abilities.
Listening to music can cultivate a relaxing atmosphere and help cope with anxiety and pain. Songwriting can foster creativity and self-confidence. Singing familiar songs with custom-created lyric books of one’s favorite songs can develop singing as a stress-reducing resource and breathwork facilitator.
With a caregiver client, the work can include the following: therapeutic support in creating resources to cope with stress, anxiety, grief, and mourning; custom meditations professionally produced and recorded in real-time through Zoom; and/or therapeutic music lessons to develop a creative healing outlet.
What is your approach to therapy?
Modern advancements in neuroscience have shown measurable long-term benefits to the ancient practices of mindfulness, meditation, gratitude, and compassion. Similarly, scientific studies have shown music’s ability to stimulate almost every part of the brain and improve emotional, physical, and cognitive well-being.
Therefore, my music therapy approach integrates this research and other therapeutic approaches, such as positive psychology and neurolinguistic processing, to help address the needs and goals of my clients.
What is music therapy?
In short, music therapy is the use of music within a therapeutic relationship to achieve non-musical goals. For example: Together, a therapist and participant of therapy (therapeutic relationship) can work together to create a playlist (use of music) to alleviate stress and anxiety (non-musical goal).
The following is a definition by the American Music Therapy Association (AMTA) –
“Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship to address physical, emotional, cognitive, and social needs of individuals. Treatment includes creating, singing, moving to, and/or listening to music. Through musical involvement in the therapeutic context, clients’ abilities are strengthened and transferred to other areas of their lives. Music therapy also provides avenues for communication that can be helpful to those who find it difficult to express themselves in words. Research in music therapy supports its effectiveness in many areas such as overall physical rehabilitation and facilitating movement, increasing people’s motivation to become engaged in their treatment, providing emotional support for clients and their families, and providing an outlet for expression of feelings.”
What is mindfulness?
Great question! Mindfulness has many definitions, and it can get a bit confusing. Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention. There are many ways to pay attention, just like there are many ways to meditate. We can talk more about this and find a definition that works for you in the process.
What are your qualifications?
What do I need to know to get the most out of therapy?
What does confidentiality mean?
Do you write your songs?
Are you in therapy?
Are you Buddhist?
Do you meditate?
If you could have any superpower, what would it be?
I want to answer this question in two parts. When I was a young man, say 15-25, I would say that my superpower would be to immediately have the perfect comeback that would knock my foes off their feet.
Post 25 to now, I would say to have the ability to manifest any amount of any food and beverage with just a thought. I may change that answer in a few years; stay tuned! I’d be interested to know your answer, too!
Why do you like neuroscience so much?
Because – our brains are so cool! The placebo effect study sold me on the idea that our human brains are the most fantastic thing on the planet. Science has proven time and time again that our thoughts can have real effects on our health, and in turn, even on our environment.
It may sound crazy but think about it. If you think happy thoughts, you feel happier often and treat life with respect. It would not be surprising that more happy things start happening in life. The same thing seems to happen with negative thoughts, so why not the other way around?
Are you funny?
What do you like to do for fun besides play music and meditate?
First, I’ll say that music and meditation are the best. I love writing songs, listening to music, and collecting vinyl records. Sometimes, I’ll bring a collection of vinyls to a senior session because it can be a special treat to celebrate birthdays or special occasions.
I love meditating and learning about the latest science behind ancient practices. I also enjoy yoga as a moving meditation. That said, I love rock climbing, origami, games, hiking, cooking, and eating. I try to be open to opportunities for trying new things.