The music therapist and psychiatrist should also closely discuss steps taken during each of their sessions with a client to better help that client. The importance of creativity in contemporary psychotherapy. Journal of Music Therapy. This article discusses how music can be a way to appropriately express emotions and increase communication among families or couples. Clients may be better able to express emotions which they have difficulty verbalizing if they first use music to describe how the emotions feel.
Music is a non-threatening way to encourage the sharing of emotions.
Contemporary trends in mental health work. Journal of Music Therapy. This article discusses the new treatment methods that involve group efforts. Music therapists should work as a liaison between client and their communities. Music provides structured time for family visits.