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Thoughts and tools about trauma informed music therapy.

Avoiding uncomfortable topics does not make them go away. Audrey Hausig, MMT, MT-BC 2020

Your therapist’s job is not to give you advice. It is to empower you to develop an inner advisor that you can learn to trust. Audrey Hausig, MMT, MT-BC 2019

Whitewashing rap to deem it “appropriate” is racist.

For when you cannot avoid censoring. Audrey Hausig, MMT, MT-BC 2020

Why a Board Certified Music Therapist? Audrey Hausig, MMT, MT-BC 2019

You are always the expert on you. Audrey Hausig, MMT, MT-BC 2019

This is how I start many of my adult and adolescent music therapy groups. We develop our topic/goal and interventions together in a person-centered trauma informed model.

For white music therapists: When black and brown clients bring up police brutality. Click here for a PDF

A therapist’s top priority is not to get the client to trust them. It is to trust the client.Trust that they know themselves best. Trust that they deserve unconditional regard. Trust that their expression is valid and worth listening to. Trust they’… — A therapist’s top priority is not to get the client to trust them. It is to trust the client.
Trust that they know themselves best. Trust that they deserve unconditional regard. Trust that their expression is valid and worth listening to. Trust they’ll figure out what they need and how to get there. (Image is a green background with the above words)

Image of a fretless bass neck with the text: Trauma informed music therapy, clinical supervision and continuing education. Philadelphia music therapy.

I shared this last year, but I feel like it's worth repeating. When healthcare workers are mistreated or taken advantage of, the care always suffers. Even the most altruistic, dedicated worker will struggle to maintain the level of care they provide

There are SO many ways to help someone experiencing a mental health crisis without harming them. Here are a few. (Image: light blue background and text in purple and pink: How can you support someone experiencing a mental health crisis? Show that you

This self study runs through on 9/01/23. 45$ (free for Black and Indigenous music therapists and Black and Indigenous students as a form of reparations) register and see full details at www.philadelphiamusictherapy.com (image of Audrey playing a red

I figured this out way late in the game and regret oversharing in the past. (Image: philly skyline in purple filter with the text: Client talked about a childhood trauma.
Client shared details about a recent trauma.
Client described how a song refle

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Even if all you have to go on the the client's breath, allow the rhythm, timbre, and feeling of that breath lead the session. There's something special of working with someone who is not conscious, but speaks through their breath and being. We sing a

I find that people of all ages get a lot out of and enjoy this spinner game. We go to spinnerwheel.com and put in questions related to coping skills (many of them being music related) or ice breakers. We stop and listen to the song related questions.

Let’s reject the notion that having lots of experience means you shouldn’t be challenged and don’t need to grow.
(Image: picture of Audrey with a guitar and the text: I have 20+ years of practice so... I know what I'm doing I'm dee

Here's the text from a write up about music therapy groups to share with the clients at a contract I'm starting soon. (Image: green with picture of Audrey playing her bass in the background with the text: Music Therapy Groups
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