Music Portraits for Healing from Painful Life Experiences

Healing Through Music: A Gentle Path Forward

Gentle waves on a serene shoreline, symbolizing healing from emotional pain.

My goal is to create a safe harbor for your heart. As a trauma-informed piano composer and certified life coach, I use a trauma-informed approach—respecting your boundaries and ensuring you control the pace—to foster gentle emotional release. Music Portraits offer a compassionate, non-verbal way to process painful life experiences. My album Music Portraits (Solo Piano) includes healing tracks. Listen below.

During your Music Portraits session, I’ll craft a custom solo piano composition (3–5 minutes) inspired by your story.

    Enhance Your Journey with the Legacy Experience
    Take your Music Portrait to the next level with the Legacy Experience—a 12-week process of composition, professional recording and distribution to all major online streaming platforms, PLUS a certificate verifying you or your loved one as the source of inspiration. Pricing details are discussed during your Intro Call.

    Note: John Albert Thomas retains all rights to the composition; you receive a perpetual, royalty-free license for personal use only, with John reserving all rights.

    What Clients Are Saying

    What you did, taking the time to learn of me, my story, and turn it into music on the fly as an audio painter of sorts was nothing short of amazing.

    ~ Cody

    Your reaction to my story solidified the sense that it is a story worth sharing - that God can take broken things and turn them into beauty.

    ~ Beth

    I LOVED the entire experience! You have such a talent and gift! Thank you for taking the time to do it!

    ~ Lisa

    So beautiful! Your art tells a story of fracture, brokenness, transformation… unifying through love.

    ~ Suzi

    Your music is reflective, restful, and I hear God in every note.

    ~ Karen

    I played your music while I was in labor and it helped me keep calm and relaxed.

    ~ Paula

    The music is graceful...soothing. A thread of hope runs through each piece.

    Kathy Parsons, MainlyPiano.com

    I’ve been falling asleep to your piano music every night… it’s been super helpful dealing with anxiety.

    ~ Rebeccah