About Pen Bay Music Therapy
Pen Bay Music Therapy aims to facilitate creative and analytical approaches to music therapy in the Penobscot Bay area. We recognize the many ways musical experiences and spaces can support the healing, coping, and growth of individuals and communities.
Evidenced-based assumptions we carry with us include:
Music can be used to bypass different forms of pathology.
Music has a unique capacity for guiding neural pathways in the brain.
Musical experiences transcend everyday life experiences, creating opportunities to heighten awareness and actively explore and transform the self.
We can deepen our awareness of unconscious expressive blocks, impulsive choices, and personal preferences by analyzing our own music.
We facilitate collaborative processes with children, teenagers, and adults of all abilities and backgrounds. Our mission is to foster transformative relationships through shared music experiences while making individualized music and creative arts therapy available and accessible to Midcoast Mainers.
Proposed Theory of Change
Our Context
Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Waldo Counties each voted Mental Health as a top health priority in the Midcoast District 2022 Maine Shared Community Health Needs Assessment Report. Mental health was prioritized over Substance Use, Access to Care, Healthy Aging, and Chronic Disease.
Programs for Youth and Less Stigma were described as needs lacking in the Midcoast.
Our Response
Facilitating opportunities for clients to engage in therapeutic music experiences.
Celebrating the diverse and unique qualities of community members.
Partnering with community members in transformational relationships.
Outcomes
Accessible opportunities for mental
healthcare in proven areas of high need.
Reduction in stigma regarding mental health.
Programming that evolves to
meet emerging community needs.
Let’s discuss creative
possibilities.
Dan@PenBayMusicTherapy.com
(207) 955-1899
821 Commercial Street
Rockport, ME 04856