Specializing in anxiety, childhood trauma & highly sensitive people (HSP)
Music Therapy in NYC & across New York
You’re always overwhelmed. Tapped out. Pulled in multiple directions.
“I’m not good enough” is a constant refrain in your head. Your body always feels tense and your mind is never quiet. You keep repeating the same unhelpful roles and patterns in your relationships.
Words like anxiety and childhood trauma are not unfamiliar to you. You may also identify as a highly sensitive person (HSP).
You’ve tried to solve these problems before & haven’t found the right solutions. You may have tried therapy.
The problem is that most therapy keeps you in your head & disconnected from your body and nervous system. It’s led to insight but no actual change.
You desperately want to….
...stop spinning out into anger or overwhelm most days.
...actually be able to calm your frazzled nervous system.
...make confident decisions without overthinking or overanalyzing.
You’ve always connected deeply with music.
Listening to music helps you release stress and anxiety. It connects you to joy, creativity, and playfulness - even if those moments are rare these days.
Music expresses feelings and thoughts you can’t find the words for. Whether you sing to yourself, rock out on the piano, or the perfect Spotify playlist is your jam - music lights you up.
What if healing didn’t have to feel so difficult?
Imagine if you could gently reconnect with your body, breath and nervous system (instead of always living in your head).
Imagine if you could really understand what keeps you from showing up with confidence at work and in your relationships - and know how to move through those blocks without self-criticism.
Music therapy can help you:
explore and express all kinds of feelings - even the ones you hate, judge or ignore
stand up to that internal voice that says “you’re not good enough”
learn new simple and effective tools you can use outside of sessions
What does a music therapy session look like?
When we explore different creative techniques, whether it’s responding to a piece of music or making sounds with an instrument, we change your relationship to your anxiety, stuckness and the situations that are tricky for you.
Session by session, you’ll begin to build your own inner resources so you can respond to your thoughts and day to day challenges with a real sense of ease and calm. While we always shape our time based on your needs and inclinations, a session can often include a mix of the following:
Music-assisted relaxation. We use live or recorded music to support mindfulness and encourage deep relaxation. Helping your nervous system move out of fight/flight/freeze is a really important part of therapy - you can learn how to connect with your body and your breath even when you’re feeling anxious.
Musical improvisation. You don’t need to have any musical skills to improvise. Improvisation can look like humming together or choosing and playing an instrument that represents a certain feeling.
Ultimately, it’s about exploration and learning to be okay enough with messiness and the unknown in a safe and supportive way (which is probably so closely related to your anxiety).
Music and imagery. This process combines deep listening to intentionally chosen recorded music with creating visual imagery to explore areas of tension/stuckness and develop internal strengths and resources.
Combining these proven creative techniques with other, more “traditional” talk therapy approaches, you’ll find a way to understand and manage your overwhelming feelings and reclaim a sense of confidence and calm.
Music Therapy NYC & NY FAQs
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Music therapy is an evidence-based healthcare profession that uses music, creativity, and the therapeutic relationship to support emotional healing, self-awareness, and nervous system regulation.
As a licensed psychotherapist (LCAT) and board-certified music therapist, my work integrates psychotherapy, music therapy, mindfulness, and mind-body approaches. This means our sessions may include both traditional talk therapy and creative or music-based experiences, depending on your needs and comfort level.
You do not need any musical background to benefit from this work.
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Not at all! Most of my clients are not musicians.
You do not need to sing, perform, play an instrument, or consider yourself “creative” to benefit from therapy that incorporates music and creative approaches. The focus is not on musical skill - it’s on helping you feel more connected to yourself, your emotions, and your nervous system in a safe and supportive way.
Sometimes music is used actively in sessions, and sometimes it’s more subtle. Every session is tailored to you.
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Anxiety affects both the mind and the body. Many of my clients are thoughtful, high-functioning people who feel stuck in chronic overthinking, perfectionism, self-pressure, or nervous system overwhelm.
In our work together, we may use psychotherapy, mindfulness, guided music listening, breathing practices, creative exploration, and nervous system regulation tools to help you feel more grounded and emotionally connected.
Music and creative processes can sometimes help access emotions and patterns that are difficult to put into words alone.
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Yes. Many people with high-functioning anxiety appear capable and successful on the outside while internally struggling with chronic stress, overthinking, perfectionism, people-pleasing, or feeling constantly “on.”
Therapy can help you better understand the underlying patterns driving anxiety while also helping you build healthier coping tools, nervous system regulation skills, boundaries, and self-compassion.
Many of my clients are thoughtful, sensitive, high-achieving adults who are tired of living in a constant state of pressure and emotional overwhelm.
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Yes. Trauma often lives not only in our thoughts and memories, but also in the body and nervous system.
Music therapy and creative arts approaches can support trauma healing by helping clients safely process emotions, reconnect with themselves, develop self-compassion, and build a greater sense of emotional safety and regulation.
I work from a trauma-informed perspective and move at a pace that feels supportive and collaborative for you.
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Many Highly Sensitive People spend years feeling emotionally overwhelmed, overstimulated, self-critical, or responsible for everyone else’s feelings.
As an HSP therapist in NYC, I help sensitive adults better understand their nervous systems, build boundaries, reduce overwhelm, and stop seeing their sensitivity as a flaw.
Our work together is often focused on helping you feel more grounded, emotionally resilient, and connected to your authentic self - without having to shut down your sensitivity in the process. Many HSPs connect deeply to music, which makes music therapy a natural fit.
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Sessions are collaborative and tailored to your needs.
Depending on what feels helpful, sessions may include psychotherapy, mindfulness, nervous system regulation tools, guided music listening, creative exploration, music & imagery, or body-based awareness practices. Some clients incorporate music regularly and others don’t.
There is never any pressure to sing, perform, or do anything that feels uncomfortable or exposing.
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Yes. I offer in-person music therapy sessions in my Midtown Manhattan NYC office, which is easily accessible by public transit and convenient for clients throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and nearby areas.
I also offer online therapy for clients located anywhere in New York State.
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Yes. I provide online music therapy sessions for clients located anywhere in New York State.
Online therapy can be especially supportive for busy professionals, Highly Sensitive People, and clients who feel more comfortable meeting from home or who live outside of NYC.
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This work may be a good fit if you:
struggle with anxiety, overwhelm, perfectionism, or self-criticism
identify as a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP)
are dealing with the effects of childhood trauma or difficult family dynamics
feel emotionally disconnected, stuck, or chronically stressed
want a more holistic, mind-body approach than traditional talk therapy alone
are curious about integrating creativity or music into therapy
I offer a free therapy intro call so we can talk about what you’re looking for and whether working together feels like a good fit.
