For Katy Kristoffersen music is therapeutic.

Kristoffersen, who is now the music director at the United Church of the San Juans in Ridgway, double- majored in psychology and music at Miami University in Ohio. Though her therapist dreams never came to fruition, she often blurs the line between the two in her work as a composer, accompanist and mindfulness coach.

“I used to teach mindfulness,” Kristoffersen said. “And it’s really similar to music. It’s really a feeling. It’s ...