http://www.kaleidoscopemusictherapy.com/

Kaleidoscope Music Therapy, Montreal, QC (2025)

07/11/2024

Finding the right therapist can feel challenging, especially when you're already going through a tough time. That's why I offer a free introductory call for all new clients. This call is chance to ask questions and share a bit about your situation. It’s important to me that you feel comfortable before deciding to book a session.

You can book via this Calendly Link
https://calendly.com/skmusictherapy/introductorycall

10/06/2023

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥?⁣

Here are some ways that music could help:
𝘝𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵.⁣
Find music that captures your struggle. Turn it up!
Dance out your frustration to an instrumental or ambient track that has some intensity
Do some low, deep growling with your voice
𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴.
Too upset to eat? Try listening to a slow jazzy playlist while making a snack
Low on sleep? Create a bedtime routine with 5 minutes of slow breathing with harp music or ocean waves
Feeling scared and out of control? Listen to predictable neutral music like a Mozart Sonata
𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧!
You are trying, you are hanging in there, and you do a lot of things that others might not have noticed lately!
So play yourself a “thank you” track such as…

“𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘠𝘰𝘶” 𝘣𝘺 𝘋𝘪𝘥𝘰⁣
“𝘎𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘣” 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘒𝘦𝘺𝘴⁣
“𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥” 𝘣𝘺 𝘈𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘎𝘰𝘭𝘥⁣

𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠!

06/13/2023

𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧?⁣
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After a free initial chat on Zoom and we agree that music therapy is a good option for you, the next step is to book a first session! So what happens? Here are some things I do!
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𝟷) 𝘈 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺.⁣
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It can be uncomfortable to book with a new therapist, so I like to help my clients relax & get comfortable. I might offer a guided musical meditation, gentle humming, breathing or stretching to music.
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𝟸) 𝘞𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 & 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥.⁣
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It’s important I understand how you feel & what you’re hoping to change in your life. You may share past or current experiences that are impacting you, or tell me more about your beliefs, other therapies you’ve tried, your support network, or specifics about your musical abilities & preferences.⁣
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𝟹) 𝘠𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨.⁣
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I invite you to suggest a song that we could listen to together. While it’s playing or after, we’ll discuss why it’s important to you or what you like about it, & may try to connect this to your personal concerns.⁣
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𝟺) 𝘝𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥/𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴.⁣
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Depending on your musical preferences or abilities, I might invite you to play instruments I have (or that you have), or to sing with me or dance to a recording. If those feel intimidating, you can journal or draw to music.⁣
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𝟻) 𝘐 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬! ⁣
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I usually suggest some things to observe about yourself & some independent music activities to try, related to your concerns & goals. Don’t worry, the “homework” is always EASY & OPTIONAL.⁣
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This is a broad example, & I always customize it to your unique needs & interests based on your free initial Zoom with me!
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𝗪𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧? 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐦𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐲 𝐛𝐢𝐨!⁣

05/02/2023

What are some benefits of Music Therapy Support Groups?

I provide Music Therapy support groups for adults. Groups are formed based on shared personal challenges such as grief, anxiety, physical pain, sexual violence, or living with cancer. Here are some benefits of making music with others in a support group!

1. A safe therapeutic environment:
• A music therapist maintains emotional safety for clients by communicating and maintaining group boundaries. This may include preventing criticism, advice-giving, breaches of confidentiality, and music or sharing that might cause re-traumatization.

2. Healing relationships:
• When our sense of safety in relationships is lost, positive experiences of connection are needed to restore it. Music facilitates empathy, support and fun! This reminds us that there are others in the world who understand and who care.

3. Validation:
• For every challenge, there is a song. Or if not, we can write one! I can’t think of a more powerful source of validation, than having a whole group sing about a shared challenge.

4. Collaboration:
• Hardship has a way of making people feel alone. Making music with others creates a shared sense of accomplishment and overcoming. Especially if you’re scared of making music!

5. Shared Learning:
• Others in the group will share songs and uses of music that have helped them. Since they are going through a similar challenge, some of what has helped them may help you.

6. Empowerment
• How would it feel to see the shyest, most scared and timid person in the group boldly burst into a song about their recovery? People who have shared hardship often encourage each other in ways no one else can.

Have you ever tried group therapy? Would you? Tell me in the comments! ⤵️

03/14/2023

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲?⁣

No matter your songwriting background, doing it with a music therapist is different;
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1. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦.⁣
Most people come to therapy with a desire to change something they haven’t been able to on their own. Therapeutic songwriting focuses on making a lasting change to the wellness of the writer.

2. 𝘈 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭-𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨.⁣
Music producers have a vested interest in making music marketable. Music instructors focus on achieving a particular technique. In both cases, the composer’s mental health is secondary to a performance or career.

3. 𝘈 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴.⁣
Do you crave certain tempos and harmonies? Are lyrics important to you? How does the music feel in your body? How does it feel when you try to compose something? How do you feel about your musical identity and voice?
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4. 𝘈 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵. ⁣
Criticism can be emotionally harmful if you write about vulnerable topics like your greatest loss, achievement, or relationship. This can be navigated in a safe therapeutic relationship.⁣
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5. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰 𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦.⁣
Although a music therapist will facilitate the best possible quality of songwriting and music-making, there are no rules! If your personal expression requires an unconventional structure, that’s what we’ll do.
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6. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶.⁣
A music therapist supports your chord choices, melodic ideas, and music skills to foster your personal growth. The process is intended to nurture you. ⁣
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➡️ 𝐃𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬? 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰!⁣

02/14/2023

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲.⁣

𝟏) 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥:⁣
- 𝘙𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺
- 𝘋𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘺 𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵⁣⁣
- 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘦𝘴⁣⁣
- 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴

𝟐) 𝐄𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥:⁣
- 𝘜𝘯𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘧 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯𝘦⁣⁣
- 𝘙𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦, 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯⁣⁣
- 𝘊𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵⁣⁣
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𝟑) 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲:⁣
- 𝘈𝘥𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯⁣
- 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘫𝘰𝘣 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮⁣⁣
- 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦⁣⁣
- 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧⁣⁣
- 𝘋𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯𝘦’𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘢 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵⁣⁣
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𝟒)𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐚:⁣
- 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱 “𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘨𝘴”⁣⁣
- 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘤 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 ⁣⁣
- 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴⁣
- 𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵⁣⁣
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𝟓) 𝐄𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥:⁣
- 𝘍𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦⁣
- 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴⁣⁣
- 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘧𝘴⁣
- 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴⁣
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It is always beautiful to witness a client making deep and lasting inner changes through music.⁣
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