Music therapy is an evidence based practice regulated by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
In music therapy the patient and music therapist use a range of accessible instruments to create a shared interactive musical language called ‘clinical improvisation’.

Through the musical experience and therapeutic relationship it can be possible to explore and build relational connections at a conscious and unconscious level.

Patients do not require any prior experience of playing instruments to benefit from music therapy.

Music therapy can take the form of one-to-one or group sessions. The length of the therapeutic process can be short or long term depending on the needs of the individual.

All music therapists are required to undertake regular clinical supervision and continued professional development training in order to maintain a high standard of practice.

Musical responsiveness is present from birth in every person, and remains accessible as a healthy functioning part of ones self, regardless of background. There are many benefits to Music Therapy:   

Helps express feelings, emotions and experiences that can not be communicated in words.

Gives experiences of ‘being heard’ both at a verbal symbolic level and at a non-verbal sensory level.

Helps to regulate and contain emotions through affect attunement · Providing stability · Giving experiences of control and self-agency · Integrating physical, emotional and cognitive processes.

Offers new and different experiences of self.

Helps draw individuals into social interaction, providing new ways of relating and communicating with others. 

Increases creativity, motivation, focus and concentration. 

Increases self-esteem and confidence.

We usually have an initial assessment period of 3 sessions.

Each individual session lasts 50-60 mins, groups are usually 1 hour or more depending on the requirements.

We like to review how your treatment is going for you and get your feedback, so we can tailor the treatment to better serve you going forward.

Music Therapy session can include:

Clinical Improvisation
Reflection
Talking
Songs / Songwriting
Psychoeducational Music Therapy
Guided Image and Music
Sensory Music Therapy
Recording Music
Neurological Music Therapy
Mentalization Based Music Therapy
Psychodynamic Music Therapy

All sessions are confidential. Instruments are provided. No prior experience of playing instruments is needed to benefit from Music Therapy.