Highlights from July/August 2026

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Supporting Mental Wellness Across Indiana

Life brings challenges for all of us. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, major life changes, parenting challenges, or simply feeling overwhelmed, counseling can provide a safe, supportive space to process emotions, build coping skills, and work toward personal goals. Counseling isn’t only for times of crisis. Many people seek counseling to help navigate everyday challenges and improve their overall well-being.

Some common reasons people seek counseling include:

• Anxiety and stress

• Depression

• Grief and loss

• Life transitions

• Relationship or family concerns

• Parenting challenges

• Trauma or difficult past experiences

• Caregiver stress and burnout

• Building healthy coping skills

• Improving communication and

  emotional wellness

Seeking support is a sign of strength, and taking the first step can make a meaningful difference.

Seeking support is a sign of strength, and taking the first step can make a meaningful difference.

At Meaningful Day Services, our Counseling Department is committed to providing compassionate, personcentered

care to individuals across Indiana. We proudly serve both individuals with intellectual and developmental

disabilities and members of the broader community through individualized counseling services designed to meet

ea ch person’s unique needs.

Our clinicians offer:

• Individual Counseling

• Couples Counseling

• Family Counseling

• Telehealth services throughout Indiana

• Specialized experience supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

No matter where someone is in their journey, our goal is to help them feel heard,

supported, and empowered.

Music Therapy

Music Therapy is a research-based, allied health profession. It is the systematic use of music (both live and recorded) to address: behavioral, social, psychological, communicative, physical, sensory motor, and/or cognitive functioning. These services are provided by board-certified music therapists who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in music therapy; have completed 1,200 hours of clinical training, including a supervised internship; and passed the national board certification exam to obtain the credential MT-BC, Music Therapist – Board

Certified.

At MDS, our board-certified music therapists implement individualized sessions based on an assessment, developed goals, and input from the individual. Sessions are conducted in home or in community-based settings. Funding for music therapy is available through the FS and CIH waivers in Indiana. Private pay rates are also available.

Our music therapists also offer a variety of music therapy groups. Check out our website to see what groups are available in your area at www.meaningfuldays.com.

We are accepting referrals for the following services and locations:

Behavior Supports: Now accepting referrals in Jeffersonville, Columbus, Fort Wayne, Franklin, Jasper, Vincennes, Evansville, and South-, East-, and West-Indianapolis. We are also accepting referrals in Hendricks County with daytime availability. Openings include daytime and afterschool (may vary based on region).

Music Therapy: We have expanded to St. Joseph County (South Bend and Mishawaka) with daytime and afterschool openings. We have day and afterschool openings in Jeffersonville, New Albany, Sellersburg, and Charlestown. We have daytime openings in Greenwood, Franklin, New Whiteland, and Whiteland. We offer our wait list for all other regions. Funding options include CIH, FS waivers, and private contracts.

Recreational Therapy: We are excited to be expanding to Monroe and Morgan counties! We are currently scheduling interviews for day and after school times.

We have daytime openings in Hendricks and Vanderburgh counties. In addition, we have after school and daytime openings in Allen, Huntington, Vanderburgh, and Gibson counties. We offer our wait list for all other regions. Funding options include CIH, FS waivers and private contracts.

Submit referrals through website at: https://www.meaningfuldays.com/enroll