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Good Girls Gotta HealFinding Peace as a Highly Sensitive Person with Maya BenattarSummary:Ever felt overwhelmed by the world? In this episode, Megan chats with music psychotherapist Maya Benatar about what it truly means to be a Highly Sensitive Person (HSP). Maya shares her own journey and how music helped her navigate her own sensitivities. We dive deep into how childhood experiences can shape our sensitivity, and how to embrace it as a strength. Maya explains how music psychotherapy can help us connect with our emotions, manage anxiety, and find peace within ourselves. We also discuss the importance of creating a safe and accepting space for healing...
2025-02-1948 min
Sensitive Stories31: Surrendering into Softness + Less Anxiety Through MusicAre you pushing yourself beyond your limits? In this episode, I talk with Maya Benattar, LCAT about ways to soften into rest and connection with yourself and: • Using music and other sensory experiences to understand your emotions more clearly • Leaning into softness and being gentle with yourself more often • Unhooking from the pressure to always overextend yourself • Finding the balance between doing and being, action and rest • The importance of having your emotions and experiences be seen and held by another Maya is a licensed music psychotherapist in private practice in...
2024-10-1551 min
Resilience Development in Action: First Responder Mental HealthE.151 The Healing Harmony: Exploring the Transformative Power of Music Therapy with Maya BenattarSend us a textHave you ever felt a song resonate so deeply that it seemed to echo the very chambers of your soul? Imagine a therapeutic space where such profound connections are not just possible but are the cornerstone of healing. Today, we're joined by the remarkable Maya Benattar, who guides us on an exploratory journey through the world of music therapy. With Maya's expertise, we unravel how music's transformative power is not just for children but a tool for emotional expression and personal growth at any age.From the authentic presence of a t...
2024-05-0854 min
The Chill FactoryMusic Therapy: Tune In, Up and OutIf you're like most people, you use music to relax, but have you ever considered going deeper with music therapy? And what is music therapy anyway? Is it turning the lights out and listening to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon? Is it drumming or singing to relieve stress? Is it playing a harmonica in your therapists office and exploring how you feel when you do? Music psychotherapist Maya Benattar is here to talk about all of the above, including ways to use music to feel better while listening to it... and well beyond. After the conversation, Jor...
2023-03-2323 min
SHINE ON! Kacey's Health & Happiness ShowUse Your PowerLet's make life just a little bit better. Music Therapist Maya Benattar has some advice about how to move forward in positivity. Former Poker Champion Annie Duke helps us know when to quit and find a new plan.
2022-10-2424 min
Therapy Chat322: Rhythm + Our Nervous Systems With Music Therapist Maya BenattarWelcome back to Therapy Chat! This week host Laura Reagan interviews returning guest Maya Benattar, a music therapist practising in NYC. Maya's first interview on Therapy Chat was in 2017 and we're grateful that she agreed to return for this conversation to talk about rhythm and how it shows up in our lives. Listen to this fascinating discussion of how Maya uses rhythm in her work with clients! Maya Benattar, MA, MT-BC, LCAT is a music therapist and psychotherapist in private practice in Midtown Manhattan and online throughout NY state. Her specialties include anxiety, developmental/intergenerational trauma and...
2022-03-191h 07
Soul Sessions with Jodie GaleHealing Trauma with Music Therapy with Maya BenattarThis episode is proudly sponsored by Jodie's group, Trauma Warriors™. In Healing Trauma with Music Therapy, Maya Benattar talks with us about all things music therapy.Maya Benattar, MA, MT-BC, LCAT is a music therapist and psychotherapist in private practice in Midtown Manhattan and online throughout NY state. Her specialties include anxiety, developmental/intergenerational trauma and highly sensitive people (HSP). In addition to her clinical work, Maya offers supervision/consultation for other therapists, provides professional development and wellness workshops, and offers restorative workshops for helpers and healers. Maya received her master’s degree from New York...
2021-12-1446 min
Trauma Warriors044: Healing Trauma with Music TherapyIn Healing Trauma with Music Therapy, Maya Benattar talks with us about all things music therapy. Maya Benattar, MA, MT-BC, LCAT is a music therapist and psychotherapist in private practice in Midtown Manhattan and online throughout NY state. Her specialties include anxiety, developmental/intergenerational trauma and highly sensitive people (HSP). In addition to her clinical work, […]The post 044: Healing Trauma with Music Therapy appeared first on Trauma Warriors.
2021-12-1346 min
A Therapist Takes Her Own AdviceReclaim Your Rhythm with Maya BenattarIn this episode, I’m speaking with Maya Benattar, musician, vocalist and music therapist. She talks about how her parents inspired her to become a music therapist and how she uses music to help clients connect with their emotions and deepen their therapeutic experience. She invites clients to let loose, get messy and fully participate and reclaim their rhythm. Maya Benattar, MA, MT-BC, LCAT is a music therapist and psychotherapist in private practice in Midtown Manhattan and online throughout NY state. Her specialties include anxiety, developmental/intergenerational trauma and highly sensitive people (HSP). In addition to...
2021-06-1650 min
Women In-Depth: Conversations about the Inner Lives of WomenMusic Therapy: Reclaim Your RhythmIn this episode, therapist and pychotherapist Maya Benattar and I talk about her intriguing work in music therapy. Maya is in private practice in New York City and online in the State of New York. (01:24) She specializes in helping women who are ready to work through trauma, “stuckness,” and long-held anxiety. In addition to her clinical work, she offers online and in-person “Reclaim Your Rhythm” workshops for helpers and healers and is a frequent presenter and speaker at conferences and trainings. Maya received her Bachelors in Music Therapy from SUNY New Paltz and her Masters in Music Th...
2020-12-0933 min
Awaken Your Wise WomanMaya Benattar on Music & Managing AnxietyAnxiety demands that we stay in control. Creativity suggests that we do not. In this episode of Woman Worriers, host Elizabeth Cush talks with music therapist Maya Benattar about how music can help women find their voice and manage their anxiety.Support the showI hope you enjoyed the show! You can also follow me here: Instagram YouTube Facebook
2018-05-0732 min
Therapy Chat96: Expressive Arts: Music TherapyWelcome to episode 96 of the Therapy Chat Podcast with host Laura Reagan, LCSW-C. My guest this week is Maya Benattar. Maya is a music psychotherapist, but you might also call her a mindfulness mentor, a creativity coach, or a big fan of slowing down. Maya helps women who long to experience true clarity and confidence in themselves and their lives, but are held back by anxiety or fear. She supports them in slowing down and exploring their lives creatively so they can make significant changes and discover the strong, confident woman they can be. She knows...
2017-07-2840 min
Practice of Being SeenMaya Benattar: Embodying TransformationNew York City based music therapist and psychotherapist Maya Benattar helps us explore the “new normal” that has emerged in our post-election world. Maya is a member of our Practice of Being Seen Community for Therapists and accepted our invitation to publish a piece on the contributor’s blog on practiceofbeingseen.com. To begin, Maya reads Finding the New Normal in Our Post-Election World which she wrote in mid-November and published on our site on inauguration day. Our conversation focuses the process of writing, editing, publishing, and watching a personal story create ripples far beyond your own memori...
2017-03-1500 min
Launching Your Daughter21: Music reduces anxiety for women and teen girlsToday's guest is Maya Benattar, licensed creative art therapist and board certified music therapist in New York city and Manhattan, NY. Maya talks about her work with women and how singing, music and mindfulness can calm worries and fears. We know music is important to most teenagers and can be a great way for parents to connect with them. Music can help us transcend from the stuckness to a place of feeling seen and connected. In this episode you will learn: Maya works primarily with women who struggle with anxiety " Triumph over anxiety to understand it...
2016-09-2030 minSocial-Emotional Learning: Panel discussion on the role of providers and parentsSocial-Emotional Learning (SEL) the process of acquiring the knowledge and skills to be successful in life. It’s how we understand and manage emotions, forge and cultivate good relationships, feel and demonstrate empathy, make good decisions, and accomplish healthy goals.
For the first time Kids AtoZ will be broadcasting from the road with the help of Hidden Chapel Studios. We're presenting a panel discussion with SEL experts at a training for the staff of the New York Center for Child Development to help them better serve their families. The content is parent friendly and is helpful for caregivers to develop skill...
2015-02-0900 minThe Benefits of Music on Child DevelopmentToday’s Brains in Toyland segment regards the wonderful benefits that music has in a child’s life.
Our guest today is Maya Benettar, MA, MT-BC, LCAT who is a music therapist and expert in the impact of music on development.
We’ll talk about how music can benefit physical development like the motor and sensory systems and intellectual development, like creativity, organization, language, and learning. We’ll also talk about how music can help foster social-emotional development an such as interpersonal skills and relationships.
Ms. Benattar will talk to us about what the best types of music are for children, d...
2014-10-0700 min