Counseling Skills for Music Therapists Institute 2026

Join us LIVE Monday October 19, 2026 via Zoom 11am-7pm EST.

The Counseling Skills for Music Therapists course provides music therapists with basic and advanced verbal counseling theories and techniques and affords participants opportunities to practice skills in a clinical setting. Verbal processing is an essential component of music therapy practice, and many music therapists report having limited training in counseling skills. We focus on practical verbal processing skills that can be easily applied within music therapy sessions across all populations.

Participants will earn 19 CMTEs, with course time and 8 hours of asynchronous learning. *This includes 2 ethics hours*

Participants in this course will:
~Learn the fundamental theories guiding verbal counseling techniques
~Identify ways to utilize music therapy techniques to prompt, support, and validate verbal counseling processes
~Learn advanced counseling skills to support more complex client needs
~Practice counseling skills under supervision in role-play scenarios

Schedule

Live Instruction (via Zoom) 11:00am-7:00pm EST *includes two 15-minute breaks and one 30-minute meal break