Creativity & Mental Health in the Music Industry

The music industry thrives on creativity: deep feeling and an itch you cant scratch unless your'e creating or performing. Being brave enough to bare your soul through sound, for many musicians, isn’t just a job but an identity, a compulsion, and sometimes a lifeline.

So what happens when the very thing that fuels your purpose also becomes the thing that depletes you?

As a therapist who works with creatives and someone with a foot in the industry myself, I’ve seen how creativity and mental health can mesh beautifully together, but also how easily it can turn into burnout, anxiety, or despair.

Musicians often face enormous internal and external pressure: to be original, relevant, marketable, resilient. Behind the scenes, there’s perfectionism, imposter syndrome, late nights, financial instability, and the emotional toll of putting your heart on a stage ( or a screen) for others to consume.

Many people in the music world are also neurodivergent; ADHD, autism, or high sensitivity (RSD) are more common than we know. These ways of being can bring incredible depth and originality to creative work, but without understanding and support, they can also lead to overwhelm, rejection sensitivity, and emotional exhaustion.

Throw that together with the erratic schedule of gigging or touring, the loneliness of studio time, the comparison traps of social media and it’s no wonder that many artists silently struggle.

If any of this resonates with you, know that you’re not alone.

As a therapist who understands both the creative world and the complexity of mental health, I offer a space where you don’t have to perform, explain, or justify how you feel. Whether you're dealing with anxiety, low mood, identity struggles, ADHD, imposter syndrome, or just feeling stuck, we can work through it together, at your pace.

I’ve worked with musicians, artists, neurodivergent creatives, and people navigating the challenges of fame, rejection, reinvention, or recovery. My approach is flexible and collaborative — a mix of insight, compassion, and practical strategies to help you reconnect with yourself and your creativity.

Therapy can be a place to breathe, regroup, and start to feel more like yourself again, creatively and personally.