Services

Higher Octave Healing offers a wide variety of music therapy services and music enrichment programs in our Tempe clinic and across the Phoenix-metro area.

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Our Programs

Individual Music Therapy

Individualized music therapy services focus on a person’s unique needs in the areas of communication, cognition, social skills, motor skills, mental health, and general wellness. Our music therapists are skilled in using music to meet the needs of individuals with developmental differences including autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy, as well as those facing challenges from traumatic brain injury and mental health disorders such as anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Services are available in our Tempe clinic or virtually via telehealth through private pay or ESA funds.

Start With Music

Start With Music is a research-based parent-child developmental music program for all children age 5 and under. Participants in this program engage in a variety of songs and music games designed to support aspects of healthy development including socialization, communication, and pre-academic skills. Start With Music sessions take place in schools and community centers throughout the Phoenix metro area in partnership with Arizona First Things First, Valleywise Health, Rosie’s House, Child Crisis Arizona, the City of Peoria, and other early intervention initiatives.

Social Sounds

Social Sounds is a group music program for individuals age 5 and up with diverse needs. Current Social Sounds opportunities include our Every Octave Choir and adolescent music therapy groups. Participants will learn new skills, make music together, and socialize through unique music experiences. Contact us to learn more.

Rock Band

Teens and adults with developmental disabilities in HOH’s Music Therapy Rock Band program participate in a unique music therapy setting while learning valuable life skills. Band members learn to play instruments, choose songs, rehearse as a band, and even perform all while learning pre-vocational and life skills such as planning, decision-making, teamwork, coping skills, and independence.

The Rock Band program has limited openings for the 2025-2026 season. Contact us for more information.

Community Music and Wellness

HOH partners with other organizations across the Phoenix-metro area to bring music therapy services to schools, facilities, and community centers of all kinds. Our music therapists bring innovative music interventions into these settings each week to help individuals meet their goals in communication, cognition, social skills, coping, stress management, physical wellness, and more!

HOH music therapists currently provide service in:

Schools: serving students with autism and other developmental differences in specialized schools
Addiction Recovery Facilities: serving individuals with substance use disorders as part of a comprehensive treatment approach
Behavioral Health Facilities: providing group music therapy in inpatient and outpatient behavioral health settings
Assisted Living & Memory Care: serving individuals with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and other needs of aging
Senior Centers: reaching seniors in the community through partnerships with city Senior Centers
Hospice & Palliative Care: providing pain management, comfort, and grief support for those at the end of life and their families

Clinical Education

Higher Octave Healing is commited to supporting the music therapy profession by providing high quality continuing education opportunities. These include:

Music Therapy Internships for eligible students who have completed their music therapy coursework
Continuing Music Therapy Education (CMTE) Opportunities for professional music therapists to learn and earn pre-approved Continuing Education Units (CEUs)
Clinical Supervision to provide individualized expert support for professional music therapists
Sound Practice: A Support Network for Music Therapists for professional music therapists to learn, grow, and build community≠