Gsus Music Therapy Services & Center, LLC

05/26/2025

Honoring and remembering all who have served on this Memorial Day. All gave some. Some gave all. Never forget, ever honor.

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512.754.9631 (Office)

01/17/2025

Just a little advance notice for the week of 19 January 2025 to 25 January 2025:

All in-person services will need to be flexible this coming week to ensure the safety of both our clients and patients and clinicians who are providing Music Therapy treatment services. Your treating therapist will be in communication with you. If you have any questions regarding whether your session will be in-person or teletherapy through Zoom on the day of your session, please speak directly with your therapist.

Thank You all for being flexible with us. Stay safe. Stay warm.
If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out. It is truly our privilege and honor to be of service. :)

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512.754.9631 (office)

❄CENTRAL TO SOUTHEAST TEXAS - Winter wonderland possible next week❄

Keeping in mind that we are still 4 days away from the main event with more forecast changes possible, we are increasing the likelihood of accumulating snow in a part of the world that rarely sees it.

The party starts as early as MONDAY EVENING with light ice possible on elevated surfaces. Overnight into Tuesday morning, sleet and snow will likely transition to mainly snow.

Enough accumulation expected to make for wintry scenes and perhaps some snow ball fights. Stay tuned

11/28/2024

A regular habit of practicing gratitude can:
- shift your neurological functions to attune to positive things (even in the storms of life),
- increase dopamine releases which can reduce pain perceptions,
- strengthen your interpersonal and intimate relationships through healthy bonding,
- improve your sleep and quality of sleep,
- strengthen your immuno functions and immune system,
- help manage grief in a healthy way,
- reduce feelings of anxiety and stress,,
- while also naturally increasing your energy levels.
Whether you celebrate Thanksgiving Day or not, we hope, no matter what circumstances life has brought you this day, you are able to take a moment to be intentional in sitting with gratitude today.

If you cannot think of anything to be grateful for, place your hand over your heart and take a deep breath. Do you feel that? That beating pulse under your hand? As long as that beautiful heart is beating you have a purpose in living. That air coursing through your lungs? As long as those wondrous organs are functioning you have a purpose for life. That hand you have to place over your heart? Also a gift. Sometimes starting small will help you expand your thinking to bigger things. If trying to be grateful for the day seems overwhelming, start with increments of 15 minutes. Pause. Breathe. Ask yourself: Do I have anything I can be grateful for? Do I have anything that makes me smile? Focus on those things for 15 minutes. See where that train of thought takes you.
..and if after all of this you find yourself still struggling, therapy is for everyone. Please do not hesitate to reach out. We are here to help and not to judge.

Music therapy.
More than meets the eye.
Therapy is for everyone.
Have you considered music therapy to help aid you in the groove of life? Do you want to make a referral for services? Do you need more information? Are you interested in music therapy for yourself or a loved one? Please reach out. It is truly our privilege and honor to be of service.
www.gsusmusictherapy.com/contact-us/
gsus.musictherapy@gmail.com (email)
info@gsusmusictherapy.com (email)
512.754.9631 (Office)

10/22/2024

Music Therapy is an alternative (to traditional talk) therapy which can be used to address the whole self - no matter the diagnoses. We are all a mind, a body, and a spirit. When one part of us is going through something our whole self is experiencing it. This is true whether or not we find ourselves in a season where we are trying to problem solve or work through a situation or circumstance, or if we find ourselves dealing with a medical diagnoses or situation, or if we just need someone to walk along side us to help us keep with the groove of life.

In Music Therapy Music is the mode and medium we use for expression and engagement. Music Therapy is a multitasking and specialized therapy. Those who choose Music Therapy as their therapy experience the benefit of customized treatment plans provided by board certified clinicians. We tailor our treatment plans to meet your identified needs through music and musical engagement. We work with everyone from in the womb until hospice and death, no matter the age, and the grief and bereavement that follows, all walks of life, whatever the need. We are here to serve your therapy needs.

Music Therapy is therapy. We are more than just making music. Therapy is for everyone. We provide much more than meets the eye. Whatever your place of need for support, encouragement, or problem solving, your therapy sessions and work is all about you and your needs.

Are you considering Music Therapy to help aid you in the groove of life? Would you like to make a referral for services? Do you need more information? Are you interested in Music Therapy for yourself or a loved one? Please reach out. It is truly our privilege and honor to be of service.

www.gsusmusictherapy.com/contact-us/
info@gsusmusictherapy.com (email)
512.754.9631 (Office)

09/15/2024

Music therapy.
More than meets the eye.
Therapy is for everyone.

Have you considered music therapy to help aid you in the groove of life? Do you want to make a referral for services? Do you need more information? Are you interested in music therapy for yourself or a loved one? Please reach out. It is truly our privilege and honor to be of service.
www.gsusmusictherapy.com/contact-us/
gsus.musictherapy@gmail.com (email)
info@gsusmusictherapy.com (email)
512.754.9631 (Office)

09/04/2024

08/16/2024

Mindful Moment reminder for today:

Sit nice and tall...
Put both your feet flat on the floor shoulder space apart...
Palms down on your thighs...
Chest bone lifted towards the sky, your back nice and tall, and your shoulders back...
Slowly tilt your head from side to side, ear to shoulder then slowly to the other side ear to shoulder...
Unclench your jaw...
Lower your tongue from the roof of your mouth...
Give yourself permission to allow your muscles to relax...
Bring your head back to upright....
Make a soft gaze on the wall or close your eyes...
Roll your shoulders back 3 big times nice and slow...
Take the next 5 minutes...
Breathe with the ball...
Deep belly breaths from behind your belly button...
In through your nose...
Fill your lungs with as much air as possible without lifting your shoulders...
Out through your mouth...
Empty out your lungs of all the air without moving your shoulders...
Keep going...
Nice and slow for 5 minutes...
Roll your shoulders back again 3 big times nice and slow...
Give yourself 1 big and cleansing breath.
Refocus or open your eyes.

Taking the time to intentionally breathe for 5 minutes a day can drastically improve your neurological, physiological, and psychological-self - which is just a fancy way of saying intentionally breathing can really help make your mind-body-spirit connection and functioning better. There are so many benefits we cannot list them all. This post would be too long. There is a long and neurosciencey explanation where we can talk about membranes and cerebral spinal fluid, dendrite synapse and cardiovascular rates, respiratory functions and blood pulse ox, central and autonomic nervous system communications and operating systems, and so much more...but it can get long-windy.

Few things in Life are as guaranteed as Life is going to Life, People are going to People, and the Day is going to be the Day. We get to decide how we are going to respond to those things and how we will allow ourselves to show up in those moments. Taking the time to intentionally breathe gives us the space to exercise more control. So when the pressures of Life and the Day begin to rise (and they will rise), and People start Peopling (and they will), you feel the impact in your body (like tension in your gut,/stomach, pressure in your head, shortness of breath, increased body temperature, tightness in your neck and shoulders, unexplained weight on your chest, throbbing in your lower back, etc.). Your whole-self is trying to tell you it needs your attention.

So breathe, Beloved. We are all a mind, a body, and a spirit. When one part of us is going through an experience all of us is going through the experience. And if you find you need someone to talk to, we are here to help. We are here to help through customized music therapy treatments for individuals, families, groups, and couples sessions work. Therapy is for everyone. Not quite what you might expect from your therapy. More than making music. More than meets the eye. Music Therapy is customized therapy for your goals and needs.
Have you considered music therapy to help aid you in the groove of life? Do you want to make a referral for services? Do you need more information? Are you interested in music therapy for yourself or a loved one? Please reach out. It is our honor and privilege to be of service.

Gsus Music Therapy Services & Center, LLC.🙂
www.gsusmusictherapy.com/contact-us/
gsus.musictherapy@gmail.com (email)
info@gsusmusictherapy.com (email)
512.754.9631 (Office)

05/21/2024

A gentle reminder today:
Therapy is for everyone.🙂

We are all a mind, a body, and a spirit. When one part of us is going through an experience all of us is going through the experience.

We are here to help through customized music therapy treatments for individuals, families, groups, and couples sessions work. Not quite what you might expect from your therapy. More than making music.
More than meets the eye.

Have you considered music therapy to help aid you in the groove of life? Do you want to make a referral for services? Do you need more information? Are you interested in music therapy for yourself or a loved one? Please reach out. It is truly our privilege and honor to be of service.

www.gsusmusictherapy.com/contact-us/
gsus.musictherapy@gmail.com
info@gsusmusictherapy.com
512.754.9631 (Office)

12/25/2023

We are hoping, wishing, and praying each and everyone who sees this a compassionate, kind, and peaceful Holiday Season, a very Merry Christmas, and a most prosperous New Year filled with many moments that bring laughter to your lips, joy to your hearts, hope to your spirits, and a rejoicing to your souls!
May the Hope, Peace, Love, Joy, Kindness and Cheer of the Holiday Season be with you.
~ The Gsus Music Therapy Treatment Team ~

11/23/2023

Take 5 minutes.
Pause.
Breathe in through your nose.
Unclench your jaw.
Roll your shoulders back.
Drop your shoulders.
Breathe out through your mouth.
Remind yourself of who you are and all you have gone through.
Remind yourself of all you have overcome.
Despite it all, you are still going.
You are still here.
You still have purpose.
Even on the days you stumble and find yourself face down in a pile of dirt, or feel like you are falling behind.
And then sprinkle a little bit of grace on yourself and others.
And then sprinkle some more.
And then toss another pinch of grace...just because.

Understanding brings compassion.
Most of the people on the globe are in need of some extra kindness and grace right now. Most are draped in invisible “Handle with care” posters around their necks and “Fragile” tattoos on their bodies in places and ways you cannot see.
Instead of racing to the finish line of this year, or focusing on the small stuff.
Walk softly.
Breathe deeply.
Speak gently.
Go slowly.
Be mindfully present with yourself and others.
Amidst the chaos and the busy, find small pockets of silence.
Get in touch with grace.
Check-in with you.
Check-in with others.
Engage with compassion.
Acknowledge your feelings.
Allow the healing.
Honor the feelings.
And most of all…
BE kind.
There is no human being on earth who cannot use just a little bit more of the healing salve of kindness and the bandage of grace.

And if you need to...ask for help.
We are all a mind, a body, and a spirit.
When one part of us is going through an experience all of us is going through the experience.
We all need somebody to lean on.
You do not have to do it alone.
We are here to help.

Music therapy.
Not quite what you would expect for your therapy experience.
Definitely worth it.
Customized therapy for your needs.
We offer individual, family, group, and couples sessions.
It is our privilege and most humbling honor to be of service.

11/01/2023

Just a friendly reminder: Therapy is for everyone. :)

We are all a mind, a body, and a spirit.

When one part of us is going through an experience all of us is going through the experience.

Music therapy.

Not quite what you would expect for your therapy experience.

Definitely worth it.

Customized therapy for your needs.

We offer individual, family, group, and couples sessions.

It is our privilege and honor to be of service.
www.gsusmusictherapy.com/contact-us/
gsus.musictherapy@gmail.com
512.754.9631 (Office)

11/01/2023

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