Music therapy that promotes healthy emotion regulation and reduces complaints with EIMT.
Welcome to SonaNova
Practice for music therapy, education, and research. We work with Emotion-regulating improvisational music therapy (EIMT).
By making music together in music therapy, we treat adults so that they learn to regulate their emotions in a healthier way and reduce depressive symptoms.
We also train music therapists and conduct further research into EIMT.
For music therapist
Are you a music therapist and want to learn to consciously apply EIMT and deepen your understanding of how to treat depression and emotion regulation, and promote mental health? Discover our EIMT training courses, masterclasses, and educational therapy and strengthen your practice with supervision.
About EIMT
With Emotion-regulating improvisational music therapy (EIMT), you'll create music together with a music therapist in ten sessions. You'll work on the cello, marimba, or djembe. The music therapist will tune in to your playing; you're in control. It's not about playing well or musical experience, but about how the music affects you and how it helps you manage your emotions more healthily. Homework you develop together with the music therapist will help you manage your emotions differently in everyday life.
Reviews
May 2025
"The cello has a calming effect. You feel the body of the instrument vibrating against you, and that also calms your breathing and feelings."
Lotte
July 2025
"The marimba feels like a blanket, like protection. As if I’m allowed to be who I am there, surrounded by a steady, safe foundation that supports me."
Rick
September 2024
"With the djembe I could really let loose: express tension, let it all out. A release… letting go of emotion, tension, and sadness."
Melissa
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