Thoughts on Record: Podcast of the Ottawa Institute of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Dr. Barbara Minton - Healing Through Music and Neuroscience

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/