I'm Here With You

Authors

  • Maya Benattar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v11i2.582

Keywords:

dementia, awareness, toning, improvisation

Abstract

Through my work as a music therapist with people who have dementia, I’ve learned a lot about the power of connecting on a simple, yet profound level. When I was a new therapist I was eager to always “do” and found it hard to just “be”. This is a story about Elizabeth, a nursing home resident and one of my first individual clients. My experiences of working with Elizabeth helped me learn how to be fully present, connect in a space of deep intimacy, and develop my personal identity as a therapist.

Author Biography

Maya Benattar

Maya is a board-certified music therapist, and has an MA in music therapy from New York University. She currently works with adults of various ages/diagnoses in a NYC area nursing home, and has presented at several regional and national conferences.

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Published

2011-06-15

How to Cite

Benattar, M. (2011). I’m Here With You. Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.15845/voices.v11i2.582

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Stories