Music Therapist in Upper Montclair, NJ
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Creative Solutions Therapy
622-624 Valley Rd
Suite 6D
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Music Therapy is an enjoyable, positive, and at times a nonverbal approach to psychotherapy, offering a creative outlet in the exploration of emotional, behavioral, social, and cognitive issues. The creative process tends to come naturally to individuals of all ages and often aids in processing and expressing anger, sadness, grief, anxiety or difficult experiences. Music Therapy is highly beneficial when exploring anxiety, family issues, anger, socialization and self esteem, and development disabilities, especially those on the Autism Spectrum.

Along with Music Therapy, as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, I work with each Client to help them set and achieve their own individualized goals. I find that the majority of the time, it is our own self-destructive thoughts and behaviors that hold us back from living life to its full potential. By changing our counterproductive thought patterns we can eventually become our best resource to live a fulfilling and beneficial life.
Licenses/Certifications
 Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC)
License Info
LCSW - State of NJ; MT-BC - National
Bio
Valerie Michalowski is in private practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and a Board Certified Music Therapist. She currently works full time as a Mental Health Clinician for a School Based Youth Services Program, treating high schools students in individual, group, and family settings.

She graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2008 with a Masters degree in Social Work. During her time in South Carolina she worked part time as a Music Therapist on the Inpatient Psychiatric Units (children through geriatric) at Palmetto Health Baptist Hospital. Prior to that, she attended SUNY New Paltz, graduating in 2005 with Bachelor of Science degrees in Music Therapy and Piano Performance, and a minor in Psychology.
Memberships:
National Association for Social Workers
American Music Therapy Association
New Jersey Music Therapy Association
Payments Accepted
Cash, check, insurance
Practice Areas/Issues Treated
 Music Therapy
 Autism Spectrum Disorder
 Child Development
 Developmental and Learning Disabilities
 Emotional and Self-Expression Issues
 Mental Health Issues
 Physical Disabilities
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