Rae of Hope Music Therapy

04/20/2026

💛💛

Time for another ✨ MTA Feature Monday ✨

Name: Autumn Carver

Hometown: Middlefield, Queens County

Current Town: Still here lol! I love my community ❤️

How Long Have You Been an MTA: I’m just a baby… this is my first year!!!

Populations I Work With: Long-term care, schools, neurodivergent populations, mental health, developmental & intellectual disabilities, assisted living, neurological conditions, hospital settings, and community work

Song on Repeat: Dance With Me – Bruno Mars 🎶

Favorite Form of Self-Care: I’m working on it! I just try to do things that bring me pure authentic joy ❤️

What I Love About Being an MTA:
I love how you can truly create your own version of this career path and shape it around your values and beliefs. It’s so adaptable, accessible, and flexible. Being an MTA makes me feel like I can show up for anyone, no matter their situation, because each client and I get to pave a new path in the music therapy world together—and make it our own. I love creating spaces where people can be their authentic selves ❤️

What I Love About Living in Atlantic Canada:
I mean… it’s rural Nova Scotia—what’s not to love? Lol! But truly, it’s beautiful, it’s deeply connected, and it’s home ❤️

03/24/2026

03/20/2026

💛🎶

March is Music Therapy Awareness Month! Music Therapy is an intervention used by certified Music Therapist within therapeutic relationships, that can provide cognitive, physical, spiritual, social and emotional support.

We're pleased to support Shoreham Village Continuing Care Facility Between The Mountains Music Therapy project through our Community Grants Program. Music Therapy supports the seniors' overall needs for health and wellbeing, fostering person-centered care. The Music Therapist offers a variety of interventions based on the needs of the residents - singing, music games, guided relaxation, movement, song writing and sensory stimulation. Participants may use a tambourine or shakers, sing, tap their toes or just listen.

The benefits of Music Therapy are evident through decreased negative behaviours, increased positive moods and an overall personal well being.

“I like when we have music therapy — it makes me happy.”

Your support helps fund programs like this across Nova Scotia — bringing connection, compassion, and care to communities.

Donate today to help us continue supporting life-changing programs like music therapy: www.mentalhealthns.ca/donate

[ Image description: A series of photos inside a long-term care setting shows a music therapist engaging with older adults. In one image, she sits in front of residents in wheelchairs playing a guitar. Other images show close, one-on-one interactions — holding hands while singing and playing instruments like a tambourine. ]

03/18/2026

Did you know?

Music therapy supports individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities by strengthening communication, building daily living skills, and encouraging emotional expression.

Through rhythm, repetition, and engaging musical experiences, therapists create accessible pathways for learning and connection.

Music can unlock potential in ways traditional approaches sometimes cannot.

03/06/2026

Did you know?

Music therapy is often used to support individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in areas such as Communication, Social Interaction, Emotional Regulation, Sensory Processing and Self Expression

Through Improvisation, structerd songs, and musical interaction music therapists create meaningful opportunities for connection and dfevelopment

Music can reach places words sometimes cannot.

03/04/2026

I’m currently accepting new music therapy clients 💙🎶

Music therapy can support people across the lifespan and may be especially helpful for individuals experiencing:

✨ Anxiety & stress
✨ Depression & mood regulation
✨ Autism & neurodivergence
✨ ADHD & attention challenges
✨ Trauma & grief
✨ Emotional regulation & self-expression
✨ Self-esteem & identity development
✨ Social connection & communication
✨ Coping with life transitions

I’m currently accepting new music therapy clients for individual sessions, group work, and school or community-based programming.

If you’re wondering whether music therapy could be a good fit for you, your child, or your community — feel free to send me a private message to talk about availability and pricing.

03/04/2026

March is Music Therapy Awareness Month! 🎶💛

Music deserves space for advocacy.
Music therapy is more than listening to music—it is a clinical, evidence-based profession that uses music intentionally to support health and well-being.

Throughout Music Therapy Awareness Month, I’ll be sharing information about music therapy across different populations, settings, and needs. If there are specific areas you’d like me to speak more about, please let me know—I’d be happy to share.

Let’s spread the love for the arts as much as we can, because the arts are worth it. 💛🎨🎶

02/20/2026

02/17/2026

🎶 Day 12 of my Daily Videos as a Music Therapist 🎶
Today I’m sharing an interactive intervention I created using B-I-N-G-O 🐶🎵
It’s a simple way to turn a familiar song into something more engaging, educational, and adaptable — whether you’re a music therapist, teacher, caregiver, or using it at home.
Small changes can make a big difference in participation, learning, and connection 💜

02/16/2026

🎶 Day 11 of my music therapy february challenge🎶
Come along with me while I prep a bunch of music therapy interventions ✨
From creating visuals, to using my go-to resources and subscriptions that make day-to-day planning easier, this is a little peek into how I build sessions that are adaptable, accessible, and client-centered.
Sometimes therapy prep looks creative, sometimes messy — but it’s always intentional 💜