Gainesville Music Therapy - Abigail N. Yeh, MT-BC

Announcement: Gainesville Music Therapy will be closing as of August 8, 2008 and is not currently accepting new clients. Abigail Yeh will be relocating out of state.

Welcome to Gainesville Music Therapy!

Specializing in work with children and adolescents with Autism and other special needs, Gainesville Music Therapy uses the process of music-making as a tool to work towards a client’s goals and objectives.

Potential Goals in Child-Centered Music Therapy:

Improve Receptive / Expressive Language
Increase Fine and Gross Motor Control
Increase Attention Span
Expand Memory and Cognition Skills
Improve Social Interaction
Improve Relatedness with the Outside World
Improve Frustration Tolerance and Impulse Control
Develop Self-Esteem, Self-Expression, Mood, Self-Confidence

When a child enters the music room for their weekly music therapy session, they are offered a host of musical instruments and a variety of types of music to play. The session is far from a sing-along. Using improvised music, based on spontaneous, in-the-moment interactions, the music becomes a conversation between child and therapist. By engaging the child in song and instrumental play, the therapist challenges and supports the child in their goal areas. For more information on the Child-Centered Music Therapy program, click here.

Using Music to Change Lives.

Gainesville Music Therapy also works with facilities and organizations in the area to develop outreach music therapy programming for work with individuals with a variety of needs and disabilities.

I hope you enjoy the website. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or comments.

Abigail N. Yeh, MT-BC
Founder and Director
Gainesville Music Therapy