Our Story
About Us...
The Sonatina Center started out as Sonatina Music Therapy, a small practice owned and operated by one individual. The first music therapy services were provided in-homes and community organizations throughout New Hampshire. Since the opening of our doors in 2010, we have welcomed 3 new providers, moved into our current studio at 750 Central Ave, and added art therapy, pregnancy, birth and early childhood programs to our music therapy services. We have made friendships in our community and served over 800 individuals in the state of New Hampshire.
We are a growing private practice located in Dover, New Hampshire. We provide unique arts-based therapies and developmental programs for children and families throughout Strafford County and our surrounding community. Our current programs include individual and group music therapy and art therapy for people of all ages, early childhood music classes, and doula services/music therapy assisted childbirth.
Whether you are a mother-to-be expecting your first child or a family of four waiting to become a family of five, our doula and music therapy assisted childbirth services can provide a unique addition to your birth experience. Our music therapy and art therapy services can help individuals of all ages with a variety of concerns including: auditory processing, speech, communication, fine motor, gross motor, sensory processing, attention span, socialization, self esteem, acceptance, post traumatic stress, anxiety, depression, rehabilitation, pain, isolation, coping and so much more. Groove & Grow classes provide families with the ultimate early childhood family music experience!
Our Mission...
As a family-centered practice, it is our mission to wholly support the family system through arts-based therapies and developmental programs for children. We value the arts and their natural place in health care. We strive to empower individuals and families through creative self-expression and promote development of healthy relationships. We are devoted to our clients, our community and our own. We are family members ourselves, and employment with the Sonatina Center means being part of a family unit. In addition to helping our client families grow and develop, the Sonatina Center is devoted to the growth and development of each provider. Whether an employee, intern or volunteer, continuing education and research-based practice lay the foundation for our work. We are committed to the growth of our profession and actively advocate for arts in health care.
