1:10 - 1:50 | Music Is My Therapy in the EmpowHER Room
Are you dealing with issues in your life that you want to overcome? Are you interested in learning a unique way to approach mental health and wellness? Are you looking for new ways to practice self-care? Do you love music? Well the Music Is My Therapy Workshop is a must! This workshop will discuss the healing powers of music on the human brain when addressing mental health. You will learn some new music, vibe to so old music, and have many ah-ha moments that will connect all the dots of how music has already been used in your life to heal. This workshop is a fun interactive journey that will uncover the song in your heart and the soundtrack of your wellness.
Take away from this transformative session:
History of Musical use for Healing
How music works with your brain
Using music as a coping tool and to treat trauma
Improvement of Mental Health with Music
Meet Jennifer Pope
Chief Clinical Therapist of J. Pope & Associates, LLC
Jennifer Pope, LCSW-C is the founder, CEO, and Chief Clinical Therapist of J. Pope & Associates, LLC, a private mental health group practice located in Baltimore, MD. She is also the Executive Director of The Pope’s Foundation, a non-profit organization focused on lowering the stigma of mental health in urban areas. She began her passion for mental health while attending Paul L. Dunbar High School. She then graduated from Morgan State University with her Bachelor of Science in Psychology in 2006. Continuing her desires to become a clinician in the mental health field, she attended University of Maryland, Baltimore School of Social Work receiving her Masters of Social Work with a concentration in Mental Health in 2012. She is a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical and a BSWB approved clinical supervisor. She also holds a Certificate in Advanced Trauma Therapy and is EMDR trained. Her desire to make mental health more approachable & tangible along with her self guided grief journey after the loss of her father, inspired her to write the mental health workbook, Music Is My Therapy. She has taken her experience along with her book to make a dynamic workshop focusing on how music can be used as a tool for healing. She is committed to provide creative methods to achieve mental wellness. Her passion drives her to continue to serve the community in her professional efforts to lowering mental health stigma, provide clinical services to underserved communities, and encourage everyone to achieve their optimum level of wellness.
Social Links & Website:
www.jpopeconnections.com and www.thepopesfoundation.org
IG: @music.ismy.therapy, @j.popeconnections, and @thepopesfoundation
YouTube: @ThePopesFoundation