Emotion Regulation Therapy

NEW! We are proud to offer emotion regulation therapy services
to children and families in Chattanooga.

What Is Emotion Regulation Therapy?

Emotion Regulation Therapy is a specialized Occupational Therapy service that supports individuals with understanding, identifying, and influencing their emotions. This new therapy service offering is designed and based on an evidence-based program called Regulation Beats, developed by Noah Perales.

The program allows children of all abilities to complete music-making activities that exercise communication, mindfulness, empathy, attention, regulation strategy, and emotion regulation skills. If your child has large reactions to small problems, struggles to describe their feelings, resists enduring difficult tasks, has trouble navigating peer conflict, and/or finds it challenging to make helpful decisions in emotional situations, they will benefit from emotional regulation services.

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Individuals with limited English proficiency will have access to free interpretation and translation services.

“The Emotional Regulation program has been a big help for Georgie (my daughter) because it made her emotions easier to understand and related it to music which she enjoys. This has helped at home because she remembers the tools she has practiced at OT and is able to use those and also better communicate what she is feeling.” – Georgie’s Mom, Brianne

Check out Georgie’s song created during one of her sessions!

Therapy Service Providers

Noah Perales, COTA

Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant

Chattanooga Clinic

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Emotion Regulation Therapy FAQs

Who can benefit from Emotion Regulation Therapy?

Children with:

· Autism

· ADHD/ADD

· Behavior challenges

· Developmental delays

· Down syndrome

· Isolated socially

· Learning disabilities

· Sensory processing disorder

Does my child need to have any musical skills to participate?

Not at all. Although the Emotion Regulation program can include instruments, it is highly adaptable for a variety of skillsets!

Is this Music Therapy?

No. Emotion Regulation Therapy is a specialized Occupational Therapy service that uses music-based tools to address emotion regulation. Music Therapy is a distinct therapeutic field, much like Physical or Speech Therapy, that has its own rules, governing bodies, and credentialing processes. Although the interventions may look very similar, the approach behind them comes from a different scope of practice. Both are great and important to differentiate!

Take the First Step

Emotion regulation therapy benefits children as they learn healthy emotion management. Ask your pediatrician about a referral to Siskin today. We look forward to meeting you!

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