Melissa Spiess, M.M., Mt-Bc, Nmt Fellow is a Owner, Music Therapist at Living Spirit Therapy Services. She possess expertise in music therapy, elder care, treatment, wellness, healthcare and 27 more skills. Colleagues describe her as "My dad suffers from dementia and first met Melissa while receiving hospice care. I noticed that my dad was showing increased verbalization and appeared to be more alert during visits. Music has always been a part of my dad's life, thus I chose to continue his sessions with Melissa after he graduated from hospice care. I recently increased dad's music therapy sessions to weekly. Since that time, staff at the care center and other family members have remarked that dad talks more and even recites Catholic prayers during chapel services, something that he had not been capable of 12 months ago. I highly recommend Melissa and feel strongly that music therapy has enhanced my dad's life." and "Excellent resource! When she was not able to visit our facility anymore, her replacement she hired was awesome too! Tried to check all the boxes above, but the site will only let me check 3. Too bad, she is all of the above!"