How Music Can Help the Therapy Process: Steady On Playlist.<\/p>\n

Here you can read about and listen to music that was used to help a trauma victim begin treatment for PTSD.<\/p>\n

In our book, we describe how\u00a0 Beth started treatment for PTSD with Dr. Jaremko almost twenty years ago. Early on, she was given a music cd with songs chosen by Dr. Jaremko designed to motivate her to examine her life in terms of making changes leading to less anxiety and more productivity. But why would she listen to a therapist with whom she had little history?<\/p>\n

The relationship between therapist and client is integral to recovery. For an example of how multimedia inputs can set up and aid the relationship part of the process of recovery, Beth\u2019s story about the first phase of her own treatment is presented below. It shows how the relationship between her and Dr. Jaremko was made strong and collaborative by using a playlist of music relevant to her life: past, present and future.
\nThe powerful combination of music and metaphor adds greatly to the behavior change process. Opportunities for healing that carefully chosen music can inspire are compelling. Here we present\u00a0 a \u201cDuet\u201d between Dr. Jaremko and Beth, where Beth explains why each song on the CD was meaningful to her\u2014a seriously damaged person at the time\u2014and Dr. Jaremko indicates his reasoning for including the song on the playlist. From the day Beth got that CD, she states she felt less alone and more confident that she\u00a0 was working with someone who knew what he was doing.<\/p>\n

\u201cSteady On\u201d by Shawn Colvin<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n