Central Iowa Music Therapy
Providing counseling, EMDR and music therapy services for adults and teens coping with trauma, de
Kelli is a temporary licensed mental health counselor (TLMHC) in the state of Iowa, a licensed creative art therapist (LCAT) in the state of New York and a nationally certified music therapist (MT-BC). Kelli is a vocalist and songwriter and is particularly interested in using music therapy interventions with EMDR to heal clients with trauma, therapeutic songwriting for treating depression and anxi
04/16/2024
My new website is up!
https://centraliowamusictherapy.clientsecure.me/?fbclid=IwAR3bYqXWpFQTMSDv7SRb8Hj4tQZvefPXKf1EM4FiIAsWrkTM5K5hKlfWVMQ
Central Iowa Music Therapy, LLC - Counseling in West Des Moines, IA Counseling in West Des Moines, IA offering Telehealth appointments. Paperwork can be filled out online. Online payments are accepted. Schedule an appointment today. Contact us at (515) 992-9119.
03/23/2024
A therapist from my alma mater NYU 💕
Brooklyn music therapist helps dementia patients bridge the past to the present More than 6 million Americans are living with dementia, and while there is no cure, patients can be helped by music.
11/15/2023
Nurture yourself as the weather gets cold! 💕
It's hygge season: How to embrace the Danish lifestyle of rest and coziness The weather is cooling down and it's time to take a load off and snuggle under the blankets. NPR's Life Kit podcast shares 11 ways to embrace leisure and relaxation this fall season.
02/01/2023
“Where your fear is, there is your task.”
— Carl Jung
11/23/2022
This talented musician and filmmaker Benjamin Wagner (I am proud to call my friend) is trying to make the “mentionable manageable” by starting these important conversations about trauma and mental health.
His life was transformed by being a literal neighbor of Fred Rogers! Benjamin is using film as a medium to share with the rest of us the gifts Fred gave him.
Conversations like these are crucial to trauma awareness. Please contribute if you can and/or share.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/friends-neighbors-documentary?fbclid=IwAR3tEm0skEXDcXpdy-mhuywH0UFofYy4Ncs_PTBoM5RipkHs091kprEO3Jw&mibextid=Zxz2cZ #/
Friends & Neighbors Documentary Please Help Us Spread a Message of Hope | Check out 'Friends & Neighbors Documentary' on Indiegogo.
03/09/2022
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/19/1081263873/mental-health-art-therapy
Art and music therapy seem to help with brain disorders. Scientists want to know why Arts therapies appear to ease brain disorders from Parkinson's to PTSD. Now, artists and scientists have launched an effort to understand how these treatments change the brain.
02/10/2022
It was so much fun to appear on Talk of Iowa to advocate for music therapy! Thank you to Dr. Nish and the Civic Music Association for inviting me to this discussion!
https://www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk-of-iowa/2022-02-03/the-healing-power-of-music-and-how-we-can-harness-it?fbclid=IwAR16n4M9c7G_DiNJRMA6m5wbm1V88ceMcjpkZ3kpdGtKSEv99p6T0YXRSc0
The healing power of music and how we can harness it Charity Nebbe and her guests talk about how the power of music, making music, listening to music and moving to music can be harnessed to promote healing, wellness and mental health.
02/08/2022
This was a great show on Talk of Iowa! I’m on advocating for music therapy at 40min:
https://www.iowapublicradio.org/podcast/talk-of-iowa/2022-02-03/the-healing-power-of-music-and-how-we-can-harness-it?fbclid=IwAR0Gq0hgHAD9_uDli_uQHtLwW4llwSRnLBRdKQaMJjlIDPLIXZLCIm4W6qE
The healing power of music and how we can harness it Charity Nebbe and her guests talk about how the power of music, making music, listening to music and moving to music can be harnessed to promote healing, wellness and mental health.
02/05/2022
Getting set for the live stream in minutes!
02/05/2022
The panel on music and healing hosted by CMA is today at one! Watch in person at Hoyt Sherman auditorium or listen to the stream:
https://civicmusic.org/healing-modes-dialogue/
Healing Modes: An Interactive Dialogue Join us on Saturday, February 5 to discover how artists and treatment specialists use music to heal the mind and body. Dr. Andy Nish, Dr. Richard Deming and guest artists Brooklyn Rider will lead the conversation, joined by wellness experts and patients. Attendees will also enjoy a short performance...
02/03/2022
Tune in today between 10am and 11am…I'll join a conversation on Talk of Iowa about music and healing!
https://www.iowapublicradio.org/show/talk-of-iowa
Talk of Iowa Talk of Iowa brings a mix of regular guests and a range of experts to the microphone to discuss what’s happening in Iowa and what makes this a special place to live. Guests include wildlife expert Jim Pease and the Hort Day crew on Fridays. You can call into the show while it's live from 10 a.m. t...
02/01/2022
I will be joining a panel on music and healing presented by the Civic Music Association at Hoyt Sherman Auditorium (or via live stream) this Saturday, Feb 5, at 1pm Central.
https://civicmusic.org/healing-modes-dialogue/
I’ll join a conversation about this panel on IPR’s Talk of Iowa b/w 10am and 11am this Thursday!
Healing Modes: An Interactive Dialogue Join us on Saturday, February 5 to discover how artists and treatment specialists use music to heal the mind and body. Dr. Andy Nish, Dr. Richard Deming and guest artists Brooklyn Rider will lead the conversation, joined by wellness experts and patients. Attendees will also enjoy a short performance...
10/30/2021
08/08/2021
It’s an honor to be contracted by this team of professionals I admire. I am proud to be a part of the SHINE team! 💫💫💫💫
07/28/2021
Spent a wonderful morning at the Iowa Choral Directors Symposium at Central College! What amazing people to speak to about music therapy - they even sang with me! 🎶🎶❤️🎶🎶
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Our Story
Central Iowa Music Therapy was created by Kelli Rae Powell, MA, MT-BC, LCAT. Kelli, a board certified music therapist, specializes in creating a safe environment where clients feel comfortable almost instantly – Kelli is a vocalist and songwriter and is particularly interested in therapeutic songwriting, therapeutic instrument instruction on the ukulele, and music assisted relaxation (MAR).
Kelli is a graduate of the prestigious music therapy masters program at New York University. During her training, Kelli completed her fieldwork at Bellevue Hospital in New York, NY, with adult psychiatric inpatients and at Heartsong, a creative arts therapy program for children with special needs in Yonkers, NY. Kelli completed her music therapy internship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, NY, specializing in music therapy services for children and adults in palliative care. Kelli earned her license to practice creative arts therapy in New York (LCAT) while working as a music therapist at Mount Sinai’s Kravis Children’s Hospital in New York, NY. In 2015, Kelli developed the first music therapy program at Blank Children’s Hospital (B*H) in Des Moines, IA; in 2018, she developed and implemented B*H’s music therapy internship program, and in January of 2020 she successfully advocated for music therapy services to be provided to adult oncology inpatients at John Stoddard Cancer Center. Kelli left Blank in March of 2020 to focus her energies on the growth of her private practice and her goal of earning her LMHC for the state of Iowa.
Originally from Ankeny, Iowa, Kelli returned to Ankeny with her husband and two children in the summer of 2015. In her free time, Kelli leads an Iowa-based folk band that performs her original music internationally.
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