Healing Harmonies: The Therapeutic Role of Music in Mental HealthCare

Jamie Hairston
9 min readJan 31, 2024

Notice: This article was co-authored with Sara Tapia, RN. More information can be found in the About the Author section underneath the reference list.

“One good thing about music is that when it hits, you feel no pain.”-Bob Marley, Trench Town Rock.

Music therapy offers a distinct approach to using music to assist individuals in managing their emotions and thoughts. Music therapy is a unique form of healing that harnesses the influence of music to create a positive effect on our emotions…

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Jamie Hairston

Jamie is a former addiction counselor who now writes fiction about substance abuse and mental health issues.