Founder and Lead Music Therapist
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Flourish Music Therapy was founded by Nathan J Miller, MA, LCAT, MT-BC, CAPP in 2017. Nathan is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and Board-Certified Music Therapist residing and working in Manhattan, New York.  In 2011 he graduated with a B.M. in Music from West Chester University of Pennsylvania and went on to obtain his M.A. in Music Therapy from New York University in 2015. He also holds a certification in Applied Positive Psychology and 
incorporates the tenets and science-based research from the emerging and acclaimed field of Positive Psychology into his work. 
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Nathan has experience working with both children and adults from diverse populations 
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  • oncology patients

  • individuals with mental health diagnoses

  • individuals with cognitive and developmental disabilities

  • individuals with learning and behavior disorders

  • veterans

  • individuals with neurological disorders

  • hospice patients 

  • typically developing individuals seeking a healthier and more fulfilled life. 

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Nathan has presented his work at national and regional conferences around the United States as well as hospitals in the New York area including Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and Bronx Psychiatric Center.
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A professionally trained musician with over 15 years of experience playing, writing, and performing many styles and genres of music, Nathan incorporates music from all over the world into his work.  Some of these styles of music include original and improvisational music, Classical, Jazz, Latin and South American music, Folk, Bluegrass, Country, Rock, Hip-Hop, Rap, Blues, and more. He is a multi-instrumentalist with extensive training and experience on piano, guitar, voice, and percussion.
 
Nathan also has a comprehensive background in music education having provided piano, guitar, voice, and drumming lessons to individuals of all ages within private and public music education practices.
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Learn - Grow - Flourish

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