Board Certified L. Elise Carter received her Masters in Music Therapy in 2020, after having completed a one-year internship at the Louis Armstrong Center for Music Therapy at Mt. Sinai Beth Israel hospital in New York City. She received her Master of Arts degree from Montclair State University.
Her specialties in music therapy include working with individuals with special, in both group and individual sessions. Ms. Carter is currently employed at Camp Acorn in Allendale, New Jersey, and doing one-on-one music therapy sessions through Hana Music in Palisades Park, New Jersey. In addition to her current work with special needs populations, during her training at The Louis Armstrong Center, Ms. Carter worked with patients in the palliative care unit, in hospice and also in acute psychiatric inpatient units. Ms. Carter is currently providing guided meditation sessions and one-on-one Zoom sessions for those interested in experiencing music therapy online.
What is Music Therapy?
According to the American Music Therapy Association, Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program.
Music therapy interventions can be designed to:
- Promote Wellness
- Manage Stress
- Alleviate Pain
- Express Feelings
- Enhance Memory
- Improve Communication
- Promote Physical Rehabilitation
Research in music therapy supports its effectiveness in a wide variety of healthcare and educational settings. For further information, please explore the American Music Therapy Association website at www.musictherapy.org.
A music therapist uses music as a medium to accomplish other goals that the patient or client may have. These goals may be related to health, psychology, and more. Music therapists work with clients with verbal or physical handicaps, substance abuse, eating disorders, abused children or adults, homeless youth, NICU, SICU, MICU and more. Because music is often wordless, emotions that are hard to express verbally can be released through a musical encounter. Studies show that live preferred music can lower heart rate, blood pressure, anxiety; help with insomnia; provide an outlet for emotional expression in both verbal and non-verbal populations; and increase socialization. Studies show that patients who listen to preferred music request less pain medication.