Jordan Elias, MT-BC is a board-certified music therapist based in Berlin, Germany, offering individual music therapy, community music programs, and creative arts therapy. He specializes in working with neurodivergent individuals, including autistic individuals and people with ADHD, as well as people navigating anxiety, burnout, depression, grief, and life transitions. Sessions are available in person in Berlin and online.
Learn more about services on the online sessions page or get in touch to book a free consultation.
Therapeutic Approach
Jordan's approach is collaborative, creative, and trauma-informed. Alongside talk-based processing, sessions draw on music-making, lyric analysis, songwriting, and improvisation as primary tools for emotional exploration and expression. Rather than applying a single fixed model, Jordan works relationally, following each client's pace and interests.
A core focus of the work is helping clients understand how past experiences shape present patterns of feeling and behaviour, and using creative methods to build new emotional language, self-awareness, and resilience. It starts with formulating goals together. The focus here is process orientied: using music as a way to support those goals rather than aiming toward a polished product.
Jordan's practice is explicitly neurodiversity-affirming and queer-affirming. Sessions are adapted to each individual's sensory, cognitive, and communication needs.
Education & Credentials
Jordan holds a master's degree in cognitive neuroscience from Freie Universität Berlin and a bachelor's degree in psychology and music therapy from Berklee College of Music. He is board-certified by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (CBMT) — the independent body that sets the professional standard for music therapists in the United States and internationally — and has completed over 1,000 hours of supervised clinical practice. The MT-BC credential requires ongoing continuing education to maintain. His graduate research investigated the impact of sound on stress using behavioural and neuroimaging methods, grounding his clinical work in a direct understanding of how music affects the brain and nervous system.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Jordan works primarily with neurodivergent individuals (autistic individuals and people with ADHD), musicians, and anyone navigating anxiety, burnout, depression, grief, chronic illness, or significant life transitions. No diagnosis is required — many clients simply want a more creative or embodied approach to emotional wellbeing than traditional talk therapy offers. Sessions are neurodiversity-affirming and queer-affirming.
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Jordan offers individual music therapy sessions on a weekly or bi-weekly basis, community music therapy groups for anyone in Berlin, and creative arts therapy for clinical settings. Adapted music lessons — guitar and small group ensembles tailored for neurodivergent learners — are also available. Individual sessions can be held in person in Berlin or online.
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No musical experience is needed at all. Most clients come with little or no background in music. Sessions are built entirely around you — your comfort level, your interests, and your therapeutic goals. There are no right or wrong notes, and nothing to perform or get right. The music is a means, not an end.
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Yes. All individual music therapy sessions are available online via a secure video platform, making them accessible from anywhere in the world. Online sessions are equally effective as in-person work for most clients. Jordan works with clients across Berlin, Germany, and internationally.
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Jordan holds a master's in cognitive neuroscience from Freie Universität Berlin and a bachelor's in psychology and music therapy from Berklee College of Music. He is board-certified by the Certification Board for Music Therapists (MT-BC) and has completed over 1,000 hours of supervised clinical practice. He maintains the credential through ongoing continuing education in music therapy, neurodiversity, and trauma-informed care.
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The first step is a free 30-minute consultation, which you can book via the contact page directly or through Calendly. This call is an opportunity to ask questions, share what you're looking for, and get a sense of whether working together feels like a good fit — with no pressure or obligation to continue.