This article is a phenomenological qualitative study focusing on human experiences and explorers the procedures that female victims of domestic violence - who reside at shelters - achieve inner growth and overcome difficulties via music experiences by Guided Imagery and Music (GIM). The study categorized music experiences of three female victims for seven sessions and interviews with professional counselors who lived with them and social workers; then, it drew core thematic categories. To guarantee the trustworthiness of the research, I used triangulation including categorizing and member checking, and the strategy proposed by Padgett(1988). The data analysis released that image - reaction clusters of participants for their music experience - output 141data, which were sorted into 34 sense groups, and finally into 10 broad thematic categories and 5 core thematic categories. As a result, the research shows that Guided Imagery and Music helps female victims who temporarily reside at shelters and have to make a quick decision for their near future by promoting inner growth to overcome their challenged situations.
key wards: phenomenological theory, GIM(guided imagery and music), domestic violence, collective unconsciousness, image, symbol, archetype