Timothy HonigAssociate Professor of Music Therapy, Music Therapy Program Coordinator
Biography
Tim Honig, PhD, MT-BC is Associate Professor of Music Therapy and the founding Director of the Music Therapy Program at Westfield State University. Having previously taught in the graduate and undergraduate music therapy programs at Drexel University, Rowan University, and Appalachian State University, Dr. Honig has had extensive experience teaching and supervising music therapists throughout his career.
Dr. Honig’s clinical background is in mental healthcare, acute psychiatric health, and cancer care, and his interests include the use of music improvisation, song work, and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM), a music-centered depth approach to therapy. A Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery and Endorsed GIM Trainer, Dr. Honig serves as the Director of the Appalachian Institute for GIM and provides GIM therapy and supervision within his private practice.
Dr. Honig is the Editor of the Journal of the Association for Music and Imagery, and his work has been published in the Journal of Music Therapy, the Nordic Journal of Music Therapy, Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy, and Approaches: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy. Tim is an active presenter regionally, nationally, and internationally.
Education
PhD in Music Therapy, Aalborg University
Master of Music Therapy, Appalachian State University
Music Therapy Equivalency, Appalachian State University
Bachelor of Music, Lawrence University