If you care for someone with dementia you may have heard about music therapy. Today Kim Hegwood with be speaking with Katelyn Blankenburg, owner of Texas Music Therapy.
Here is what we will be talking about.
1. What is music therapy and how does it help dementia patients?
2. What kind of music is used in music therapy?
3. What makes music therapy different from listening to our favorite music?
4. Is music therapy the same as what they did in “Alive Inside”?
5. What qualifications does a music therapist have?
6. What are some examples of what you have seen in therapy sessions?
How to connect with Katelyn
Email:katelyn@texasmusictherapyservices.com
Website: www.texasmusictherapyservices.com
Phone: (281) 218-0880
Facebook: @texasmusictherapyservices
Instagram: @texasmusictherapyservices
Bio:
Katelyn Blankenburg, the owner of Texas Music Therapy Services, LLC, is a board-certified music therapist and neurologic music therapist. She completed her bachelor’s degree in music therapy at Sam Houston State University and is currently working on completing her Master of Music Therapy at Loyola University New Orleans. Her thesis looks at gait patterns in Parkinson’s paired with musical stimulus and tactile feedback. Katelyn has worked in many different areas, with many different people, including end-of-life care, memory care, stroke rehabilitation, neuro-rehabilitation, disabled adults and children, mental health, and more! Katelyn and her team of music therapists provide individual and group music therapy as well as music enrichment groups throughout the Houston area.
Author Bio
Kim Hegwood
Managing Attorney
Kim Hegwood is the Founder and Managing Attorney of Your Legacy Legal Care®, a Houston-based estate planning and elder law firm she established in 1998. A graduate of South Texas College of Law, Kim was inspired to focus her practice on elder law and estate planning after watching her own grandparents struggle with the challenges of aging. With nearly 30 years of experience, she helps families with wills, trusts, powers of attorney, Medicaid planning, and asset protection.
Kim is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and her firm has been named Best Trust & Estate Law Firm by the Houston Chronicle. A mother of three, she spends her free time with her children and grandchildren and volunteers with several local charities.
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