Erin Hade Lunde, MT-BC, music therapist in the Minneapolis and St. Paul area
I am working with two clients who have both, over the past few weeks, been really interested in writing and illustrating. One client created a short songbook, complete with his own illustrations. Half of the songs are original, and one is even in another language (his stuffed animal’s). The other client is now on chapter [...]
Wed, May 15 2013 » Reflections » No Comments
As much as I enjoy and appreciate themes, I’ve never been one to work inside them. This being said, the “Monday matters” posts are an attempt to focus myself on a topic throughout my working week. Finding consistency clinically I’ve been working with two different populations over the past year or more. I work with [...]
Mon, May 13 2013 » Reflections » No Comments
I drive a lot. I try to write all of my progress notes between clients and sites, and to do that, I use my iPad. Just in case you out there who are in private practice and who drive do not know about Evernote, I’ll take this moment to say that it’s been really handy for me. [...]
Wed, May 8 2013 » Resources » No Comments
Patience happens to be both difficult for me to practice and elemental in working as a music therapist. Finding patience clinically One of the clients I see every week has drawn out of me a need to practice the patience with which I struggle more often than not. To be clear, I loosely define patience [...]
Mon, May 6 2013 » Reflections » No Comments
I have always wanted to be an avid reader. I introduced An Article Monthly Project months ago, and I did find that making the time to read the articles was satisfying. But, it did not last. One good book I am reading (in pieces) is The Dynamics of Music Psychotherapy, edited by Kenneth Bruscia. I’m [...]
Thu, May 2 2013 » Resources » No Comments
Over the past few months I have been shifting the way I think of music therapy and my philosophy of my practice from outcome-oriented to process-oriented. These months have brought such an interesting struggle. I am really fortunate to have found a clinical supervisor who is supporting me in this transition. This change has introduced [...]
Wed, May 1 2013 » Reflections » No Comments
Finding connection clinically I had one client today with whom I had a lot of trouble connecting. I brought her favorite instruments. Though she is non-verbal, she is often quite vocal, and she seemed to be engaged vocally at the beginning of the session. Then, she turned away. She didn’t take any instrument to play, [...]
Mon, April 29 2013 » Reflections » 1 Comment
I have had to change the way I interact with some of my clients, mostly because I am not as able to be up and down off the floor anymore. To accommodate this, I used a table and chairs in one of my sessions yesterday where normally there is a pretty bare space for therapy [...]
Wed, April 10 2013 » Reflections » No Comments
Several of the clients I see have autism. Some use speech to communicate, others do not. Some find the ability to express their needs through various gestures, some sign language, and other physical indications; others do not. Some of them have a combination of verbal and physical communication. Most of my clients with autism, however, [...]
Wed, April 3 2013 » Experience, Reflections » No Comments
There is a small group of music therapists in the Minneapolis and St. Paul areas that meets on a (relatively) regular basis. If you happen to be a board-certified music therapist in our area and are interested in a peer supervision group, please feel free to contact me directly about joining us. Our next meeting [...]
Tue, April 2 2013 » Events » No Comments
