Counseling is ART

"From the moment we decided not to give up, we already began to succeed"

South Florida Arts & Counseling is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating, guiding and counseling children and families through their exposure to music and art. By offering music salient experiences we enable creativity, self-actualization, and a meaningful sense of joy, motivation and wellness.

In addition to the counseling through music program, South Florida Arts & Counseling also renders traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, EMDR, Family systemic approaches, Trauma Focused, Motivational Interviewing, and several other modalities of the counseling field for all age groups.

With over 50 Qualified Professionals, South Florida Arts & Counseling is contracted with all major insurance companies. Also offering a sliding fee scale for the self pay

TELE-REMOTE COUNSELING FOR FLORIDA RESIDENTS

Individual, Family Counseling and Couple's Counseling from the comfort of your favorite place on earth.

Our Mission

"South Florida Arts & Counseling is a nonprofit organization that uses music and the arts to educate, treat, and promote the mental health and well-being of musically and artistically inclined individuals, while vocational tendencies and/or abilities Specific skills are enhanced through music and art instruction".

GRANT Programs

"My Talent, My Future"

Uses musical motivation to create inner change.

It provides an opportunity for behavior modification and mood improvement by enabling specific skills and talents associated to music. It targets self-expression, self-discovery, and creativity.

"Abuelos Of Today"

Targeting Alzheimer, Dementias and Parkinson through the utilization of Music. It provides a music immersive experience to older adults with degenerative diseases by enabling brain neuroplasticity and sensorial activities with salient experiences in Music.

Music has been used as a therapeutic tool for centuries and has been shown to affect many areas of the brain, including regions involved in emotion, cognition, sensation, and movement. This fact, combined with the engaging nature of music and the diversity of musical forms, makes music exceptionally effective in treating a wide range of physical and mental problems.

Music sharpens the brain's ability to "encode," a skill used in hearing, language, and reading, and acts as a protective factor for school performance against risks such as attendance, self-efficacy, and behavior. In addition, it helps improve motivation, self-perception, self-esteem, self-awareness, creativity, social skills, and friendships.