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Mental health support group for Musicians and Creatives

Within the music industry, connection drives artistry and opportunity. At the same time, it can bring unique pressures, vulnerabilities, and emotional challenges that deserve thoughtful support. Creative work is deeply relational, emotionally demanding, and often closely intertwined with one’s sense of identity. Group therapy provides musicians and music-industry professionals with a supportive, confidential space to thoughtfully explore these dynamics fostering greater self-awareness, emotional resilience, and more authentic connection in both their personal and professional lives.

Interpersonal process groups are designed for creatives who want to better understand how they relate to others—onstage, in the studio, on the road, and in their personal lives. These groups are especially supportive for those navigating the emotional complexity of creative careers, where collaboration, feedback, visibility, and vulnerability are constant.

Group Details

Who: Individuals (age 18 plus) who are interested in strengthening their relationships through developing a deeper understanding of how they relate and engage with others.

Details: Wednesdays, 6:30pm - 8:30pm, starting April 2026

Choose your own rate:

  • $25 per session (out of network) or

  • $50 per session (out of network) or

  • $75 per session (out of network)

Scholarships available. I ask for a 1 month minimum commitment to protect the stability of the group and provide adequate time for you to adapt to the group therapy environment.

How to Begin:

To join the group, get started by scheduling a 15-minute phone consultation with me where you can learn more about the group and get to know me. From there, we will meet individually so that we can talk through your goals for the group and assess if the group can realistically help you achieve them.

The Approach

For many individuals, the idea of sharing personal experiences in a group can feel uncomfortable at first especially in an industry that often rewards self-reliance, performance, and emotional endurance. Yet participants frequently discover that group therapy becomes one of the most grounding and affirming spaces in their lives. For some concerns, it can be just as effective as individual therapy, and in many cases offers benefits that individual work alone cannot provide.

Interpersonal process groups focus on relationship patterns and how they show up in real time. This includes challenges such as trust, boundaries, communication, conflict, collaboration, and asking for support, issues that commonly surface in band dynamics, creative partnerships, management relationships, and touring environments.

Rather than talking about relationships in the abstract, group therapy allows members to experience them as they unfold. Through honest conversation and encouraged feedback, participants gain insight into how they come across to others and how relational habits developed over time may be impacting their creative and professional lives. This “here-and-now” process is one of the most powerful aspects of group therapy and often leads to corrective emotional experiences that feel both practical and deeply personal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Contact Information

ryan@mindfullnashville.com

2002 Eastland Ave #102

Nashville, TN 37206