A Place To Be

11/29/2025

A Place To Be is hiring! We are seeking a full-time, salaried music or drama therapist! Learn more about this, and other openings, by visiting our careers page: www.aplacetobeva.org/careers

11/28/2025

The new album is now available to stream! Recorded in our onsite recording studio at A Place To Be, this album features our music therapists sharing songs they use in their music therapy sessions. Take a listen on Spotify and Apple Music!

https://open.spotify.com/album/0SWJvwSIMb7kD6uyPzLAKd?si=FXFdvPIBQ52r3MoUFT3nBg

11/28/2025

Be sure to pick up the holiday issue latest of Country Zest and Style and check out A Place To Be co-founder Tom Sweitzer's interview! Tom discusses the 15th anniversary of A Place To Be, and what's to come in the new year and beyond. Check it out on page 52 of the latest issue!

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11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from A Place To Be! Our social group members, volunteers, and staff spent the past week contributing to a Gratitude Chain, with everyone writing something they were thankful for!

11/26/2025

Coming soon from A Place To Be! You can pre-save our latest album now on Spotify!

This new album features our team of music therapists sharing songs used in their sessions. In addition to being a fun listen, this album will give you a first-hand look at the variety of techniques our therapists use each day at A Place To Be!

The album was recorded in our on-site recording studio, which itself is used in sessions, giving clients the opportunity to record their own music!

Pre-save the album now: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/aplacetobe/songs-for-music-therapy-by-music-therapists-3

11/25/2025

A Place To Be will be closed for Thanksgiving break starting tomorrow, November 26th. Individual sessions and social groups return Monday, December 1st. Have a great holiday!

11/25/2025

Thank you to BENEFIT for their generous support of A Place To Be and other local nonprofits as part of the Crossroads Music Festival! This fantastic event brings great music to our community, all while supporting organizations that provide services to children in Loudoun County!

Read more at Loudoun Now:

Music has made a difference for nine nonprofit organizations that provide services to children in Loudoun County. The nonprofit organizations were recipients of grant funding from proceeds of BENEFIT’s 2025

11/24/2025

Our crew has been hard at work these past few days transporting our theater back to Christmas 1985, in preparation for our upcoming Christmas Carol Musical!

Want to contribute to the set yourself? We are taking donations of VHS tapes (Pre-1985 films preferred) to fill our video store - Just drop them off at either of our locations!

Get your tickets to the show, and support A Place To Be's fully inclusive theatre offerings at www.aplacetobeva.org/christmascarol

11/23/2025

Sign up now for A Place To Be's Sensory Santa, in partnership with Village at Leesburg! This calm, inclusive opportunity is great for those with sensory needs who benefit from a more laidback holiday offering. Spots are scheduled ahead of time, with A Place To Be music therapists and team members onsite!

Schedule your spot today at https://www.villageatleesburg.com/events/sensory-santa-visits-3/

11/21/2025

Our team always has a great time visiting SPecially Adapted Resource Centers - SPARC!

11/21/2025

3 weeks from today, A Place To Be will bring an original musical twist on A Christmas Carol to Village at Leesburg! The show features original songs inspired by iconic 1980s artists such as Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Bonnie Tyler and Van Halen - get your tickets today at www.aplacetobeva.org/christmascarol

11/20/2025

In this week's Immersion Transiton social group, participants worked on public speaking and creativity through a "sales pitch" activity. Group members were given a group and a random object, and had to work together to pitch that object to the rest of the participants.