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Dr. Barbara Minton - Healing Through Music and Neuroscience
Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Dr. Barbara Minton - Healing Through Music and Neuroscience
Apr 13, 2026
Season 7
Episode 6
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In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Barbara Minton, a clinical psychologist and neuroscientist who integrates music and frequency-based tools into mental-health treatment. We explore how music affects the brain, how these principles can be woven into psychotherapy, and why sound-based interventions may offer unique advantages for clients struggling with regulation, trauma, or chronic distress.
Topics we cover include:
- How music engages neural systems involved in emotional regulation
- Using sound as part of case conceptualization and treatment planning
- Working with neurofeedback, auditory stimulation, and embodied modalities
- When music-based interventions are most clinically effective
- Ethical and cultural considerations in using music therapeutically
- The future of neuroscience-informed, music-based mental-health ca
Website: Dr. Barbara Minton: drbarbminton.com
Music and healing project site: musicandhealing.net
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-minton-057957164/