Serenata
A soulful mental-wellness experience that pairs mood check-ins with original jazz piano
and therapist-guided reflections — so every tone begins with a feeling.
Your feeling → your chord
Name what’s present, we match a chord progression and prompt.
8 categories · 100 jazz progressions · 2-sec reflective bridge
A human, musical way to check in
Serenata was created by a licensed psychotherapist and a jazz pianist to honor how people actually talk about feelings. Instead of clinical checklists, users begin with a simple prompt, a color-infused mood wheel, and a chord that resonates.
1. Feelings first
We invite the user to describe what’s present — even if the language is imperfect.
2. Harmonic response
Serenata maps feeling language to an 8-category mood wheel and selects a matching jazz progression.
3. Reflective bridge
A short therapist-guided moment links the user’s word to the music, journaling, or meditation flow.
The Serenata Mood Wheel
Eight expressive quadrants — Spark, Ignite, Veil, Shade, Root, Soul, Fire, and Flow — each paired with tempo, color,
and jazz voicings from our pianist. This is the emotional engine of the app.
Shade · Slower minor colors
Flow · Gentle forward motion
Choose a mood → wheel lights up → Serenata selects chord & prompt.
How Serenata flows
App opens with an inviting, non-clinical question → 2-second reflective bridge → mood wheel → chord progression →
Word or Whisper journaling → optional Echo of Emotion.
1. Invitation
“What’s present for you right now?”
2. Reflective Bridge
Therapist voice links word → emotion → music.
3. Mood Wheel
Color + category chosen.
4. Chord Selection
8-sec jazz progression (Motley library).
5. Word or Whisper
User writes, speaks, or replays tone.
6. Echo of Emotion
Optional short reflection saved to history.
Piano + Therapist meditations
Short, themed series you can return to — road-rage calm, workplace emotional resets, compassionate self-check-ins.
All backed by original solo jazz.
Driver Calm (1 min)
Breathe with the chord, release frustration, re-enter traffic grounded.
MoodTrack Companion
Name the song resonating with you that day; Serenata holds it for later reflection.
Therapist Overlay
Optional therapist voice during chord loop for emotional salience.
Sponsor a moment of calm
Serenata is designed to stay accessible. Friends, family, and community partners can underwrite calming sessions
for people who need them most — $5 to $500 tiers.
How it works
- Choose a tier.
- We apply it to user sessions.
- You receive a thank-you note / impact summary.
Created by Veronica J. Motley, EdD, LPC
Clinical insight meets world-class jazz. Serenata unites therapist-guided emotional language with a custom library of
jazz progressions recorded specifically for this app experience.
Psychotherapist-led
Language, prompts, and reflective bridges are written from a trauma-informed, emotionally nuanced lens.
Musical director
All chords are original jazz progressions — recorded, named, and categorized for the mood wheel.
Made for developers
Clear architecture, chord database, and workflow docs make Serenata easy to ship in phases.
Get updates as we launch
Serenata is in active development. Join the list for behind-the-scenes builds, chord previews, and sponsor tiers.
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