Eastside Music Therapy, LLC

Eastside Music Therapy, LLC Neurodiversity Affirming Music Therapy Services in the Bellevue, WA Area

03/14/2026

Why yes, we did add a fart sound to the instruments category! šŸ˜‚

03/13/2026

Who doesnā€™t love Dog Man?!

03/11/2026

Anything for my clients! šŸ’– Including listening to one portion of a song for almost a full hour šŸŖ©

03/07/2026

Oof sorry itā€™s fast, but I kept it under 3 minutes!!!

Want info on superbills? Here ya go!

03/07/2026

This is huge news!!! Insurance reimbursement is never guaranteed, so when a client receives payment for even a portion of what theyā€™ve paid out of pocket is really exciting. But 100% of it being covered? Feels unheard of. šŸ¤©

03/06/2026

Sorry, canā€™t hear you over the shared joy āœŒļø

(donā€™t forget - shared joy is therapeutic and can be a super awesome goal to write!!)

Februaryā€™s profit outweighed Januaryā€™s deficit enough that the business has officially gained $132.80 this year šŸ˜‚Iā€™m int...
03/03/2026

Februaryā€™s profit outweighed Januaryā€™s deficit enough that the business has officially gained $132.80 this year šŸ˜‚

Iā€™m intrigued to see how March fares after all the sick days in Februaryā€¦

02/28/2026

Fingers crossed this season of sick is behind us!! Sending extra good thoughts to kiddos and families who have been out multiple weeks in a row due to illness šŸ’– know that Iā€™m excited for your return!

Also lol as Iā€™m typing this I got another cancellation for today āœŒļø

I did a lot of research before bringing on another MT to the practice, and this test helped me easily determine that I n...
02/27/2026

I did a lot of research before bringing on another MT to the practice, and this test helped me easily determine that I needed to hire a W2 employee, not a 1099 contractor. Why? Primarily because of section B - ā€œthe independent contractor has to perform work that is considered to be outside the scope of the hiring entityā€™s business.ā€ Aka you canā€™t contract a music therapist for a music therapy practice. Iā€™ve included a list of states that follow this test, those that follow some of the test, and what to look at if your state was not included. I hope this information helps, because Iā€™ve seen far too many misclassifications in our field!

*I am very obviously NOT a lawyer - please take this information and do with it what you will*

02/24/2026

I donā€™t think I couldā€™ve said ā€œitā€™s okayā€ or ā€œitā€™s all goodā€ anymore than I did today to try to get this woman to let us do our thing.

Music therapy is whatever a client needs, not whatever you want it to be. One guy loves to sleep and she goes ā€œno, he needs to be awake. Stop talking and play so he wakes upā€. Maā€™amā€¦ he sleeps every single session no matter what I do. Iā€™m coming between breakfast and lunch when folks love a midmorning nap, itā€™s not gonna happen!

*sighā€¦* glad I got to give my practicum student a little insight as to what she might experience as a professional. Even if it sucks and no one should have to deal with itā€¦

02/20/2026

Butā€¦ youā€™re a music therapistā€¦ what do you mean you didnā€™t do any music in that session?!

Yep. Itā€™s a hard truth. Something that took me a while to process and understand. Ultimately itā€™s focusing on what my clients need and not what I need in sessions.

Did I spend about 10 minutes googling whether or not I should work with a chest cold? Yes. Did I get there in the end? A...
02/17/2026

Did I spend about 10 minutes googling whether or not I should work with a chest cold? Yes. Did I get there in the end? Also yes!

Glad I listened to my body as Iā€™ve already taken a two hour nap. Starting the week, with 25 scheduled client hours at that, under the weather is never a good idea. Trust me, Iā€™ve triedā€¦ hoping that todayā€™s good rest sets me up for the rest of this week!

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