My Vision - Music, Creativity, Community

Building on my experience teaching DJ skills to multicultural women in community workshops, I aim to complement my counselling services by offering 'Music Appreciation workshops' for neurodivergent (ND) individuals in the near future.

I am interested in exploring and discovering your creativity and talents to benefit your well-being.

Community 

A safe and accepting environment that fosters a sense of community with other ND people like yourself, may help reduce isolation and feelings of rejection or being misunderstood. 

It can be a breath of fresh air, finding 'your' people, you can be yourself around, and who may understand without anything needing to be explained.

A sense of community and belonging help build and foster resilience, essential when navigating today's world. Exploring and discovering your mutual interests and strengths while also (respectfully) discussing your differences, may improve social communication skills.

Benefits in Social /Cognitive/Emotional Skills

Social skills, communication, and mood change, according to some research, can arise from music, considered by some to be a valuable resource and protective factor. 

Music Education may provide ND individuals with increased confidence and advanced social and cognitive skills, reinforcing academic material and promoting psychomotor skills. 

Research has shown that music strengthens the weak areas of a brain with learning differences and builds up as well as  the brain's auditory, visual/spatial, and motor cortices.  

In other words, the parts of your brain related to your speech, language, reading, focusing, attention, and concentration issues. 

Creativity and Confidence 

Encouraging a connection to music and teaching technical skills (eg DJing), I hope your creative potential will also awaken over time. 

Utilizing your creativity and strengths may help you build self-esteem as you become better at doing things yourself, which may help you feel less overwhelmed as you face the practical challenges of life.

You could develop a stranger sense of self, no longer affected by what others think and say.

Autonomy

The best part is, you do not have to do it my way! You can tell me,  what would benefit you? You may not want DJ lessons, you may be looking for sharing music and talking about what it means to you with other like-minded people. If you want to learn an instrument, maybe I can find you a tutor.

Maybe you want to advocate for your needs in the neurotypical world/school/workplace and help create a more even playing field and want to bounce ideas off other like-minded people. 

 And if not, that is fine too! 

Hit me up! I am always listening and I will advocate and support you however I can.