Hey, thanks for visiting. If you're struggling emotionally,
or if everything feels overwhelming, therapy can help.
Welcome, hi, I hope this site answers some of your questions about therapy,
music therapy, or what working together might be like.
I am glad to speak with you so that you can see if it feels like I'm a good fit.
If you're stuck, sick of this, sick of yourself, or if you're grieving, dealing with difficult emotions, feelings that feel too big to manage; if you're trapped in painful thoughts or self-destruction, or if you're too often in anxiety, or in other people's heads;
if you're plagued with body image/ eating issues, or a full on eating disorder (or two), or you're struggling with the effects of past or recent trauma,
or hey, if you're feeling overwhelmed as fuck by local and global crises, rising fascism, ecocide, and war on everything most vulnerable and precious... probably on top of a few of those first struggles... all while trying to function despite so many unknowns...
I can't make it not hard. But I have experience and training that can probably help.
(and so do you.)
All consultations take place over a secure video health platform. Consultations are around 20 minutes, and are free. Virtual and in-person sessions are available.
Spring 2026: I can accept new clients, subject to schedule.
Contact me with questions and/or to book a consult to see what you think
RACHEL NOLAN: Registered Psychotherapist, Music Therapist Accredited
Most clients see me for individual verbal psychotherapy for support with the issues above.
I also offer music therapy for a wide range of people.
Psychotherapy clients may incorporate music therapy at some point, or regularly, in our work together,
but many are more comfortable in the verbal realm, and there we stay.
Please have a look around to learn more about psychotherapy or music therapy work with me.
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the difference between a seed and a towering tree is nothing
compared to the difference between a seed and no seed.
wondering about change?
you got yourself a seed.
let's nurture it.
music therapy
In addition to being a verbal psychotherapist, I am an accredited music therapist and am licensed to provide music therapy.
Psychotherapy clients may choose to include music therapy as a a large or small part of our therapy work together. I also provide music therapy in elder care, and for children and adults with communication, emotion processing, social connection or self-esteem goals.
I work with facilities or individuals, and can work onsite with individuals and groups at care homes, day programs, or clients' homes, or in my downtown Hamilton clinic space.
Exclusive music therapy services are not available online.
In music therapy, clients and I use music to support a variety of health goals
quick bio
I am a Registered Psychotherapist providing verbal psychotherapy and music therapy care in downtown Hamilton, part of the Flourish Therapy Practices co-operative clinic.
I originally trained as a music therapist, and the role of curiosity and acceptance in clients' processes in expressive therapies has influenced the way I work today as a verbal psychotherapist. I now use specific modalities in my verbal practice which are informed by what past clients in both inpatient and outpatient mental health settings have found helpful and meaningful. I believe that as a health care provider my ethics require me to fight injustice and oppression and I work to do so in making my clinical care as informed and accessible as I can.
To learn more about the clinical experience, training, lived experience and philosophy that informs my practice, please see my full Bio page, and my Psychotherapy and Music Therapy pages to learn about my specific work in these areas.
To ask me any questions you might have, please don't hesitate to contact me!
