RGV Music Therapy and Wellness Center

RGV Music Therapy and Wellness Center We provide music therapy, rec therapy, & community wellness in South Texas ✨
Musical Mindspace Podcast 🎧
Advocacy, CMTEs, resources ⬇️
Latina-owned ❤️

The first and only private practice for music therapy in the Rio Grande Valley.

Come and join us next Saturday, December 13th, for our final Soniditos session of the year! ❄️📍Location: Our office in M...
12/05/2025

Come and join us next Saturday, December 13th, for our final Soniditos session of the year! ❄️

📍Location: Our office in Mercedes

✨ 2025 WRAPPED ✨As we close out another meaningful year at our private practice, our hearts are full. This year brought ...
12/05/2025

✨ 2025 WRAPPED ✨

As we close out another meaningful year at our private practice, our hearts are full. This year brought so many moments worth celebrating. As we reflect on 2025, gratitude is at the center of it all 🩵

Thank you, RGV, for allowing us to walk alongside you - in your stories, your healing, and your music. This community is why we do what we do 🙏🏻🌴

Here's to another amazing year! 🎉

🎧 New Episode Out Now! Our Musical Mindspace podcast returns with a powerful conversation on how music supports comfort,...
12/03/2025

🎧 New Episode Out Now!

Our Musical Mindspace podcast returns with a powerful conversation on how music supports comfort, connection, and dignity at the end of life with special guest Dr. Amy Clements-Cortes ✨

🔎Search “Musical Mindspace” on your preferred streaming platform or click the link in our bio to access the newest episode!

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/musicalmindspace

Episode Description 🎙️

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Amy Clements-Cortes to explore the powerful role music plays at the end of life. We’ll discuss how music therapy can bring comfort, connection, and dignity to individuals receiving hospice and palliative care - often creating moments of profound meaning for patients, families, and clinicians alike.

We also discuss her contributions to the growing body of literature in this field, including the research and writings that are helping to expand understanding and elevate best practices in music therapy.

This episode offers an intimate, insightful look at how music can ease transitions, honor life stories, and create space for humanity when it’s needed most.

‘Tis the season, South Texas! 🌟🎅Our collective Christmas playlist now has 70+ tracks from local RGV + South Texas artist...
11/28/2025

‘Tis the season, South Texas! 🌟🎅

Our collective Christmas playlist now has 70+ tracks from local RGV + South Texas artists—all in one place. These are just a preview! Search “A 956 Christmas” or click the link in bio to listen with us on Spotify 🎶🌴

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Did you know that music can rewire our brain? 🧠Music is a powerful tool for neuroplasticity - the brain's ability to res...
11/25/2025

Did you know that music can rewire our brain? 🧠

Music is a powerful tool for neuroplasticity - the brain's ability to reshape and strengthen its neural connections 🎹

Have you listened to our podcast about music and health? Stream "Musical Mindspace" on all platforms (link in bio) to learn more from music therapists about the many benefits of music for our well-being 😊

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11/18/2025

Harym has been practicing all the songs on the new Taylor Swift album, “The Life of a Showgirl” since the week it came out! 🎶

Listen to her rendition of the intro chords to “Honey” 🍯

Share your favorite song from the album in the comments below!

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Join the rhythm of our community spaces! 🎶We’re hosting music therapy groups over the next few weeks for all ages and ab...
11/11/2025

Join the rhythm of our community spaces! 🎶

We’re hosting music therapy groups over the next few weeks for all ages and abilities. Visit rgvmusictherapy.com/community-spaces (link in bio) to sign up ✨

About:

🪇Los Soniditos is a fun and inclusive music therapy group for children with intellectual or developmental disabilities. Using singing, rhythm, instruments, and movement, kids build social skills, academic readiness, and creativity. Led by a board-certified music therapist, each session supports connection, growth, and joyful expression through music.

🎶 Ukuelele for Wellness - Discover the joy of music and the power of self-expression through the ukulele in this virtual, supportive group designed especially for adults. Ukulele for Wellness combines gentle music instruction with mindfulness and emotional awareness to help you relax, connect, and create.

Take a moment to tune in. How are you feeling today? ✨🎶Here are four ways you can check in with yourself musically:1️⃣ I...
11/10/2025

Take a moment to tune in. How are you feeling today? ✨🎶

Here are four ways you can check in with yourself musically:

1️⃣ Improvise your mood
2️⃣ Name a song that’s been on your mind
3️⃣ Identify a chord that resonates with you
4️⃣ Pick a lyric that speaks to you

Share you check ins with us in the comments! ☺️

🎉Congratulations to our clinical director, Marisa, for being published in a special edition of this week highlighting D...
11/07/2025

🎉Congratulations to our clinical director, Marisa, for being published in a special edition of this week highlighting Decolonial Perspectives in Latin America.

“My heart, perspective, and work are forever influenced by the people and culture of the Rio Grande Valley. Thank you to my family and to those who came before me.

Thank you to my fellow team of music therapists at RGV Music Therapy who inspire and encourage me every day. Thank you to ezequiel bautista for being a soundboard throughout the process of writing this article.

Thank you to my husband, Omar, for your support, music, and guidance.

Lastly, thank you to for your collaboration and meaningful translation.”

Visit rgvmusictherapy.com/literature to connect with music therapy publications in the borderlands ✨

Los Soniditos group on Saturday, November 15th. Come and join us! 🍂🎶🍁
11/05/2025

Los Soniditos group on Saturday, November 15th. Come and join us! 🍂🎶🍁

We publish literature and offer CMTEs rooted in the lived experiences of clients and music therapists in the borderlands...
10/27/2025

We publish literature and offer CMTEs rooted in the lived experiences of clients and music therapists in the borderlands to honor the stories that shape our practice and deepen collective understanding ✨

Visit our website to learn more about our CMTEs or explore our Literature page to access works from therapists in the RGV📚💻

10/22/2025

A sneak peek into the sounds of dia de mu***os! ✨🎶💀

Here’s a musical moment from our CMTE course, where theory meets practice, and every note tells a story 🕯️

“Decolonizing Music Therapy in the Borderlands: Día de Mu***os Traditions and Music Practices” is a continued education course for music therapists and will be available virtually for a limited time only through 10/26/25 🧡

🪈Asael Marquez
🎸Omar Oyoque

Visit rgvmusictherapy.com/cmte for more info! 💻

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309 Progress Street
Mercedes, TX
78570

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 4pm
Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm

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+19566252600

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In the Rio Grande Valley, access to music therapy has been extremely limited...until now. Over the last few months, music therapy has become available across multiple settings including home health, behavioral health, hospice, and support for veterans with PTSD. This is a huge step forward for healthcare in the Rio Grande Valley.

Access to music therapy treatment is important for several reasons. Music therapy is an allied health profession that is research and evidence-based which means that everything music therapists do is intended to target very specific objectives. For children who are nonverbal, music can be the bridge for communication with others. In hospice care, patients can compose or record favorite songs as a legacy for their loved ones. Music can teach academic skills, reinforce positive behaviors, provide relaxation, improve motor functioning, and facilitate positive coping for traumatic events.

The difference that music therapy can make is immeasurable. Music itself has been referred to as a universal language because of its constant presence throughout the course of humanity. I have seen Alzheimer's patients sing every word of a "Golden Oldie" after being unable to recognize themselves or their loved ones. I have watched families come together at the bedside of their beloved elder to join in one last hymn.

Music is always with us. As music therapists, we are trained to take these connections and use them to enhance the lives of our patients in a clinical setting. Music therapists have a minimum of a bachelor's degree in music therapy and a current, professional credential (MT-BC) to practice music therapy.