#131 – Sensory Regulation Strategies with Stephanie Leavell, MT-BC

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Welcome back to Creative Therapy Umbrella! We are excited to share this upcoming series with you called “Whats In Your Therapy Bag?” The first four episodes of this series will include short minisodes with Kate where she shares her current favorite resources, interventions, and skills that she uses all the time! We then have four super special interviews lined up with other creative arts therapists, followed by two capstone episodes that will be more of Kate sharing important skills for creative arts therapists working with emotional skills!

Today’s episode is with Stephanie Leavell — she shares her decision making process and implementation strategies for sensory regulation in music therapy, including several of her own songs! Check out the links below to get access to the mentioned songs and interventions in the episode!

Stephanie is a board-certified music therapist, children’s musician, and the founder of Music for Kiddos, a online platform that provides high-quality music resources and continuing education for music therapists, educators, and caregivers. A graduate of Berklee College of Music, Stephanie specializes in early childhood music and is known for writing music that is engaging, gentle, and developmentally informed—supporting everything from sensory regulation to social-emotional learning.

Mentioned Songs/Products:

“Strong Like a Tree” song

Canopy Scarf

“A Gentle Wave” song

“Bear Hug” song

“Move to the Beat” song

Check out Stephanie’s resource library, courses, curriculums and songs, and more on her website, Music for Kiddos! Follow Stephanie on Instagram and check out her songs on Spotify!

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