Music Therapy Rooted in Neuroscience, Play & Empowerment.
🎶 Meet Mikelia Wallace, MT‑BC
Board‑Certified Music Therapist in Beaverton, OR for Neurodivergent Kids & Teens
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Music Therapy for:
Children ages 3-10, Tweens and Teens
Mikelia specializes in neurodivergence, developmental disabilities/delays, sensory differences, TBIs (including those acquired at birth), anxiety, from early childhood to early adulthood.
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Accepting new clients
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Assessment: $150
Clinical hour: $115
Does your child find words hard, sensory experiences overwhelming, or focus elusive? With Mikelia, music is not only the bridge, it is also the point of integration and connection, supporting communication, nervous system regulation, and self-confidence through joyful, adaptive connection.
👋 Hi, I’m Mikelia!
As a certified Neurologic Music Therapist (NMT) rooted in DIR/Floortime, Nordoff-Robbins, and neuro-affirming practice, I specialize in supporting Autistic, sensory-sensitive, and neurodiverse children (ages 3–15), especially those with ADHD, anxiety, developmental delays, or brain injury. My goal is to help kids tap into their innate musicality to build motor skills, emotional expression, and self‑advocacy.
What To Expect in Music Therapy
At The Real Work, sessions are tailor-made with instruments and musical experiences that adapt to your child’s learning style, sensory needs, and interests. Whether it's drumming, improvising, singing a melody, or making rhythms with their bodies, each interaction is also an opportunity to build:
Fine & gross motor coordination
Expressive or alternative communication
Emotional regulation & sensory engagement
Confidence, advocacy, and connection
🍃 Why Music Therapy with Mikelia Stands Out
Custom instrument adaptations based on motor and sensory needs
Research-based Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) techniques for tangible developmental impact
Play-first, child-led sessions in a sensory-safe music lab
Inclusive practice that honors Autistic communication styles and interests
About Me: Neuro-Affirming music therapy for children and teens.
I am a board-certifed music therapist (CBMT: #16398) who specializes in neurodivergence and co-occurring mental health concerns. I believe that innately everyone is musical and anyone who wants to make music has every right to. As a music therapist, I am trained to adapt instruments and create interventions to encourage self-expression, self-advocacy, and build skills that translate to activities for daily living. I am heavily influenced by Nordoff-Robbins, DIR/Floortime, Sprouting Melodies, and Neurologic Music Therapy. I enjoy seeing a child, tween, or teen thrive and find joy in creating music, all while secondarily targeting development.
I am also a certificed Neurologic Music Therapist. Neurologic music therapy (NMT) is a neuroscience-based approach that focuses on supporting, developing, or rehabilitating cognitive, speech, and motor skills. NMT techniques are heavily research-based, require advanced training to facilitate and require extensive continuing education to remain certified. Mikelia became a music therapist because she saw the effectiveness of neurologic music therapy with folks who sustained a traumatic brain injury. She continues to see NMT as an effective intervention for children to learn and practice skills while having fun through music.
When you work with me, we will focus on:
Building rapport, self-advocacy and communication through preferred and improvisational music
Adapting musical instruments to target specific goals (like fine or gross motor)
Working with individual differences to create a safe sensory environment and encouraging exploration.
Music Therapy With Mikelia is…
Rooted in helping your child, tween, or teen thrive and find joy in creating music, all while secondarily targeting development.
