Honey Bee Music Therapy

We truly wouldn’t be who we are or where we are without Nancy. A pioneer of music therapy, teacher, motivator, mentor, confidant, and friend. Today we hold our memories with Nancy close and feel endless gratitude for her work, wisdom, and spirit that have touched us and others in so many ways. We love you, Nancy, and/but take comfort in knowing that you are now at peace.

Happy April everyone!🐝

We are super excited to announce that Rebecca will be joining our Music Therapy Hive in May to help us expand opportunities for you to receive music therapy!

Be sure to check out our website to learn more about Rebecca and to book a session now.

Welcome Rebecca 🐝💛

[Image description: Rebecca sitting on a cajón percussion instrument, holding a guitar, smiling.]

Had such an awesome day today at the Beeping Eggs Project event at Emily Murphy Park with and 💛 loved being with friends, making music in-person again!

[Image Description: (1) Melissa smiles, standing, holding a pink guitar behind a table filled with pink and white flowers and various instruments. (2 & 3) Images of a pink ukulele, colourful handheld drums, egg shakers, drum sticks, kabasa and more placed on a table covered in pink and white flowers.]

One of my favourite quotes. I come from a long line of strong Ukrainian women 💛 Happy International Women’s Day Hive 🐝



[Image Description: Text that reads “I am a strong woman because a strong woman raised me” on top of a silhouette of the profile of a woman’s face.]

Happy Music Therapy Awareness Day and music therapy month to our Hive 💛 Thank you for supporting our beautiful and magical profession 🎶🐝

In 2021, we collaborated with You Are Collective and designer Ink & Sprout to bring our Imperfect Harmony collection to life. This collection is still available to purchase through You Are Collective! Better yet, 25% of every purchase from this collection goes directly to a pilot project that will bring more access and awareness to music therapy for mental health 🤍🎶

Wishing a safe and healthy holiday season and a very happy new year to our Hive 💛🐝 Looking forward to all that we will accomplish in 2022 💛

#2022

So true 💛

“Music can lift us out of depression or move us to tears. It is a remedy, a tonic, orange juice for the ear. But for many music is even more - it can provide access, even when no medication can, to movement, to speech, to life. For them, music is not a luxury, but a necessity.” - Oliver Sacks

Update on Melissa! 🐝 :

I’m a student again! If you haven’t yet heard, last month I started my Master’s in Counselling Psychology ☺️You may have noticed that I’ve been a little absent on here. That’s only because usually, if I’m not working on music therapy work, I’m working on school work 😅 Although it’s been a ton of work so far, I’m loving what I’m learning! My music therapy training has leant itself so well as a foundation to this program.

I’m not yet sure where this new path will lead me, but for now, thanks for being apart of this hive 💛 Our DMs and emails are always open and I can’t wait until the day when I can offer counselling-psychology-music therapy services to you! 🐝



[Image Description: Melissa wears a red and black checkered shirt, smiling, sitting at a table with a mountain range in the background.]

It's now easier to send Honey Bee Music Therapy a message.

Hello Hive! We can’t believe it’s back to school time already! Does anyone else feel that summer just totally flew by? 🐝

Back to school time can bring so many emotions; grieving the end of summer, excitement for a new school year, anxiety over new beginnings and so much more. We are here to support the processing of all emotions during this time and beyond!💛

Let us know how we can support you and your families through this time! Message us to set up a music therapy session. 🎶



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A quick read that answers some of the questions we often get about music therapy!

What You Should Know About Music Therapy Everyone loves music, it provides relief for different situations and it’s only normal for it to be a form of therapy. Music therapy is simply using music to treat the emotional, cognitive, physical, and social needs of a person or group of people.

We buzz around Sherwood Park, Edmonton and Surrounding Area 🐝🎶



https://www.honeybeemusictherapy.com

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At Honey Bee Music Therapy, we want to become a part of your community in a way that suits you best! 🐝 We offer a variety of ways to make that possible:

1. Tele-Health Virtual Music Therapy Services: We meet you online on a secure tele-health platform
2. In Home Music Therapy Services: We come to you and follow strict Covid protocols
3. In Studio Music Therapy Services: Meet us in studio



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So, what exactly is music therapy? 🎶

Music therapy is the clinical use of music to motivate clients to achieve their non-musical therapeutic goals. Trained and certified music therapists apply musical techniques curated for each specific individual and their needs.

Music therapists are trained therapists. They are trained to use their musicianship as a tool to reach therapeutic goals. How cool is that! 💛🐝

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[Photo Description: Melissa smiles and plays a pink guitar sitting beside a smiling child holding a colourful mallet, playing a drum decorated as a lollipop. Yellow and purple music notes trail behind honey bees flying upwards.]

Did you know?

The Honey Bee 🐝 represents community, personal power, hard work, dedication, prosperity and joy!

How does that relate to music 🎶 therapy?

At Honey Bee Music Therapy, we value a client’s community. We utilize and become a part of that community. We motivate clients to realize their personal power through hard work. We strive for joy and prosperity for the client and for their community 💛



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Hello Hive! 🐝 My name is Melissa (μέλισσα) which is the Greek word for Honey Bee! I founded Honey Bee Music Therapy out of my passion to provide family centred care to reach individual potential. I believe music therapy offers motivation and the opportunity for deep connection between a client and all of those involved in their care. I love what I do and I’m so grateful to be a music therapist!💛

[Photo Description: Melissa smiles, wearing a pink top, grey cardigan and brown glasses. The background is white with yellow honeycomb in the top left corner. Yellow and purple music notes trail behind a honey bee flying across the bottom of the photo. Above the honey bee, black letters read “Melissa, the Greek word for Honey Bee”.