INTERNAL TRACKS
Rhythm, Story and Embodied Regulation
If Hip Hop has ever helped you come back to yourself, make sense of things, or put you somewhere else - this may be for you.
Internal Tracks is a 90-minute session that works through rhythm, story, and the body - not just conversation. It's deep, focused work that meets you where music already does.
The work integrates trauma-informed clinical approaches with music-based exploration, using Hip Hop thoughtfully and respectfully as a tool for expression, meaning-making, and connection.
Internal Tracks sessions are client-led and unfold in real time. There is no agenda and no right way to be in this work. We follow what shows up at a pace guided by you. You don't need to know what to do or what to notice - my role is to track and support the process with attention to safety and choice. We can use humor and creativity when it feels right!
THE MIX
Hip Hop
We don't just hear Hip Hop - we feel it. It can reach depths that words sometimes can't. Beats, lyrics and movement get into our bodies in powerful ways. Rhythm and sound can shift, communicate and heal in real time. We use tempo, beats and lyric exploration to support emotional awareness, reflection, and connection. We pay attention to how rhythm, music and meaning are experienced. Music is chosen and guided by you.
Polyvagal-Informed Care
Our systems are always scanning how safe we feel. Music has an incredible way of impacting our nervous system and sense of connection with self and others. Internal Tracks sessions support regulation, safety, and state awareness, with attention to pacing, grounding, and shifts in activation. Safety and choice are the priority. We can gently bring awareness to the body as a way of supporting regulation and presence.
IFS-Informed Parts Work
All of us develop different internal responses or "parts" to manage being in the world. This work pays attention to emotions, beliefs, reactions, and patterns as useful information, helping build a clearer understanding of what's happening inside.
Because this is a pilot, the structure may continue to evolve based on clinical experience, consultation, and client feedback.
SESSION INFO
Length: 90 minutes
Cost: $300 (self pay only)
Access: A limited number of reduced-rate sessions are reserved to support access and inclusion.
CULTURAL CONTEXT & CARE
This work is not performance-based, does not require musical skill, and does not involve creating or recording music.
Hip Hop is a culturally rooted art form with deep historical, social, and political significance. I offer Internal Tracks with cultural humility and respect for Hip Hop's origins, along with an awareness of the importance of not extracting or diluting cultural meaning.
Internal Tracks does not attempt to teach Hip Hop culture or replicate artistic practices. Instead, it recognizes music as a powerful medium through which many people already regulate, reflect, and make meaning - and brings that reality thoughtfully into the therapy space.