Music Blooms Music Therapy, LLC

10/28/2025

Music Blooms Music Therapy is ready for some spooky tunes! We will be Monster Mash-ing, Ghostbust-ing and Thriller-ing this week for sure! 🎃 🎶

10/16/2025

The bulk of my career in the music therapy field was providing school based services.
Here is important information for parents and families:

10/14/2025

Thank you, Dr Joseph Itialano, for sharing this interesting scientific article. Music interaction starts before we are born and neuroscience has helped share findings that better understand what is happening in the brain when connected to music and rhythm. A great read!

The human brain physically embodies rhythmic sound in a remarkable symphony that has the power to heal.

10/02/2025

Quick reflective moment!! I’m waiting for my first session to begin and my colleague (the incredible ) is rocking in her space with her client. I can’t hear specifics but I hear instruments and pieces of melodies. I’m co-leading a group with my colleague Joanna May later today, who also uses the Greenhouse space for her own sessions and sometimes Pat Lambdin works here as well. (We are all MT-BCs) It makes my heart happy that the first floor of the Greenhouse Building is a buzz with music much of the time.
I try to always say yes to high school students who reach out to find out more about the field of music therapy. Yesterday, I chatted with a wonderful student from a local school who had great questions about working in the field. I was happy to share how music therapy has grown in Vermont, about the fantastic people I call colleagues here and the potential for further growth of music therapy. (we need more MT-BCs) As we closed our discussion, the student commented, “Your job sounds meaningful… and fun”. I agree! - even today, just sitting and listening to the bits of music coming from a session next door!

09/11/2025

Something new begins today! 🎶

09/10/2025

OK-I look a little bit crazy in these pictures BUT I am very excited to be kicking off a new year of Music Connections and to be sharing a great new song called, “Follow the Fox” by .meg, taught to me and my colleagues this summer by ! The lyrics, rhythm and repetition are perfect for these groups! Thanks Elsie and Wrenn. Link to the full song in the comments below! Happy Fall 🍁 🦊 🎶

08/18/2025

08/09/2025

Great day with friends, who also happen to be colleagues!

08/06/2025

Last of our summer Music Connections meet ups today!! These guys rocked! 🎶 The summer is going by fast! Stay tuned- or be in touch- to find out more about Music Connections in the fall, starting back weekly week of 9/8!

07/17/2025

At just 31, C faced the harsh reality of a cancer diagnosis and the constant pain that came with it. Frequent admissions to the palliative care unit at St. Paul’s Hospital became part of her life, each visit a battle for comfort. Amid the struggle, she found unexpected relief through music therapy.⁠
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“I have been having music therapy with Josh for over a year now, as I have been on the palliative floor many times,” C shared. “Each session is different, sometimes I relax into a sleep, sometimes I sing along and am active in the session. Music therapy with Josh has consistently been a form of release, a way to disconnect from my pain and to connect back with myself.”⁠
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Music helped C reconnect with joyful memories—concerts, family, and friends—and brought peace during moments of stress.⁠
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“Many times after music therapy, I feel reconnected to myself and inspired to continue connecting through music on my own,” she said.⁠
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Josh supports people like C and others at St. Paul’s Hospital, thanks to Music Heals and its generous donors.⁠
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06/26/2025

06/16/2025

Please give a listen or read! Also, a mention that board certified music therapists have a degree, complete a clinical internship and maintain credits over time to deliver the best music therapy treatment across populations and settings!

A new study shows that music therapy is as effective as cognitive behavioral therapy at helping cancer patients and survivors heal emotionally.