Jill's Blog

Our group talked about the diversity of our clients and how to best meet their needs. I was inspired by fellow music therapists and even a music therapy intern. It was a refreshing time, and I hope you join us in the coming month on Friday, March 12 at 5 pm PST!

Our first Music Therapy Zoom Happy Hour was a success! We had the chance to talk with other music therapists and discuss challenges of practicing music therapy during the pandemic.

Wait, YMCA…the Church…how do these two things connect? Well, they don’t really, except that I managed to work the song into a music experience that I recently presented to a group of pastors and ministry leaders.

I’m excited to officially share the news - Transformational Health Music Therapy Services (THMTS) and Ictus Strategic Marketing (ISM) are creating a music therapy podcast! This is in the works as I type this blog post, and I’m stoked! On our podcast, Mark and I (Jill) talk about the world of music therapy through stories, interviews, and our experience launching and running our music therapy practice, Transformational Health Music Therapy Services.

As you can well imagine, my hospice patient visits have been reduced considerably due to Covid-19 restrictions. I have missed my one-on-one visits with my hospice patients, but I am thankful for the willingness of facilities to allow me to make outdoor window/courtyard visits.

Anxiety, depression, suicide, abuse…these are real issues facing our teens today, and I have had the opportunity to sit in a room with adolescents going through these unimaginable challenges.

I was invited to speak at a Parkinson’s support group at the Murrieta Senior Center last week, and I am so grateful for the experience. There was a great turnout, and those who were there couldn’t have been a better audience. We did vocal warmups, played instruments, and discussed music therapy and its benefits specifically for people who have Parkinson’s Disease.

I spoke at a family/caregiver support group last week at Blossom Grove in Redlands, CA. It was an honor to sit with family members and friends of loved ones experiencing the difficult journey of Alzheimer’s and/or Dementia. If any of you who attended are reading this, I sincerely thank you for opening up and sharing your ideas, suggestions, difficulties, and joys as you walk through this difficult journey.

I had the honor and privilege of having a booth at the Happiest Expo on Earth - hosted by Culver-Newlin. Thanks to their awesome director of sales and marketing - Devyn Goss - I got to provide a booth that was different from the rest of the school furniture companies around me.