Neesa Sunar, LMSW

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Neesa Sunar, LMSW

Fundraising Consultant 
& Writer
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Articles & Publications

Below are select articles I've written over the years.


Since 2015, I've written on mental health and music for numerous online publications including HuffPost, VICE, Psyche, Greatist, Ravishly, The Establishment, The Strad, and the Journal of the American Viola Society.

How I use the mutuality of Intentional Peer Support in my music teaching

When I am In Tune, My Body Knows It: Playing with Multisensory Aphantasia

When I am In Tune, My Body Knows It: Playing with Multisensory Aphantasia

Article on The Strad, about how private music instructors can use the modality of Intentional Peer Support in lessons to support students.

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When I am In Tune, My Body Knows It: Playing with Multisensory Aphantasia

When I am In Tune, My Body Knows It: Playing with Multisensory Aphantasia

When I am In Tune, My Body Knows It: Playing with Multisensory Aphantasia

Article on The Strad, about learning challenges I've faced with having a condition that affects how I mentally practice & approach the viola.

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A Musician with Sensory Overload Shows There are Ways to Adapt

When I am In Tune, My Body Knows It: Playing with Multisensory Aphantasia

A Musician with Sensory Overload Shows There are Ways to Adapt

Article on Psyche: about feeling overwhelmed with the loudness of orchestral playing, switching to Early Music performance to adapt.

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I have no mind’s eye: let me try to describe it for you

Peer Support Is More Than My Job — It’s Also My Lifeline

A Musician with Sensory Overload Shows There are Ways to Adapt

Photo by Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas

Article on Psyche, a description of Aphantasia, a condition I have that renders me with a "blind mind's eye."

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Peer Support Is More Than My Job — It’s Also My Lifeline

Peer Support Is More Than My Job — It’s Also My Lifeline

Peer Support Is More Than My Job — It’s Also My Lifeline

Article on Greatist, a day in my life as a peer specialist during the COVID pandemic in 2020, connecting with clients over the phone.

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