The talking cure has it's limitations.  Music soothes the savage beast within, but it does so much more.  Music is the best form of catharsis, whether experienced as a performer or a listener, who vicariously identifies with the emotion in the song, and finds relief in that very vicarious process. 

So I double as a doc and a DJ, playing vinyl for patients on my turntable (it's more therapeutic to watch the record spinning around while the eyes are fixated on the record jacket). 

Sometimes, if I've written a song that seems to mirror what a particular patient is going through, I'll perform the song right here in my office for that patient. 

Sometimes I play VJ, showing music videos that directly address the core issues of my patients.  Luca and No Son of Mine by Genesis addresses issues of childhood neglect and abuse.  Crazy, by Gnarls Barkley addresses mental illness as something we all share, to a degree, simply by living in a society that represents one big dysfunctional family. 

I have fun doing what I do, as a doc and a DJ.  I'd hate to be in a job where I can't put my own personality into my work.  It makes work seem more like play.