Our Services
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Group Music Therapy
Enjoy connection, uplifment, and reminiscence together as a group in music therapy with your peers or loved ones! Live music including guitar and vocals and hit songs to recall and sing with.
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Individual Music Therapy
Work toward a meaningful therapeutic relationship, developing short term and long term therapeutic goals for you or your child while learning and having fun! Music to connect and grow with!
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Music & Movement- Yoga with Music
Develop your balance, coordination and flexibility while working on gross motor skills in music and movement-let's move and groove to our favorite tunes, from relaxing and peaceful to uplifting and classic!
EXPERIENCE CHANGE WITH HEALING AND WELLNESS MUSIC THERAPY
Your Local Music Therapist - Here to Guide You- Ranjani Sukumaran, MM ,MT-BC, Board Certified Music Therapist & Vocal Teacher
Healing and Wellness music therapy seeks to improve one's quality of life through meaningful musical moments and a healing therapeutic relationship.
My name is Ranjani and I am a board certified music therapist with a Master's in music therapy from University of Kentucky and a Bachelor's in Music from UC Berkeley. I work with children, teenager, adults and seniors with varying special needs like autism and ADHD, mental conditions like anxiety and depression, cognitive illnesses like Dementia and Alzheimer's, among other conditions. I have 8 years clinical experience working as a music therapist, over 6 years working with children and teenagers with special needs, and over 20 years of musical experience. I offer in person and online sessions within the Bay Area, CA and online outside of the USA. I also have experience providing music therapy in the school district and collaborating with other professionals including school counselors, social workers, psychologists, art therapists, speech therapists and LMFTs. Please contact me if you are experiencing any symptoms or illnesses or just interested in overall health and wellness. Together, we will formulate therapeutic goals and work towards a better quality of life for you.
The services I provide:
*Music therapy for individuals
*Music therapy for couples or groups
*Vocal lessons for individuals/groups
*Intro guitar/piano for individuals/groups
*Music Therapy with Art/drawing/paint
*Music Therapy with Dance/Movement
*Online and In person
As a music therapist, I implement an eclectic and humanistic approach to instill self-understanding among patients and encourage them to adopt new attitudes and feelings towards life situations. It is essential to keep in mind that therapy is not a magic pill or a quick fix: therapy is a healing process that necessitates participation and investment from the patient and provider alike. But in the end, making small changes to self-defeating behavior and coping with feelings of sadness, fear, and pain can bring life-altering results.
According to the American Music Therapy Association, "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 (2020)."
Music Therapy interventions to improve your wellbeing include listening to music, singing familiar songs, songwriting, sharing feelings, verbal processing, instrumental and vocal improvisation, playing instruments, lyric analysis, and music with movement.
Therapeutic Goals are individualized and can include: Improving mood, Improving quality of life, reducing anxiety/depression, healing from trauma, increasing comfort, improving concentration and attention, improving memory, emotional expression, improving coping skills, and redirecting from physical pain.
If you want to improve your quality of life, need support through an illness or disability, are passionate about music, or just want to improve your mind body wellness, this is the right service for you.
Reach out for services at 510 676 0421 or hwmtherapy@gmail.com