"What we play is life"
"What we play is life"
Music & Sound Therapy
Music Therapy and Integrative Counselling Service
About Music Therapy
Music, sounds and musical practice have been demonstrated to be powerful tools that can contribute to and enhance cognitive, motor and emotional development, helping the physiological system as well as increasing the production of hormones that reduce stress, depression and anxiety.
Music, as a non-verbal medium and universal language, can express feelings that cannot be put into words, and Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music with all its elements o achieve non-musical goals and to help people improve physical and mental health, and it's an effective form of therapeutic support for a wide range of people with different needs including Social/Emotional/Behavioural Problems, ADHD, Down’s Syndrome, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Abuse (physical, sexual, emotional), Life-threatening illnesses (cancer and others), Dementia, Mental Health Problems, Neurological Conditions, Stress, Trauma.
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At Music & Sound Therapy we implement effective music psychotherapy methods to instil self-understanding among patients, helping them to adopt new attitudes and feelings towards life situations. Our music therapists draw upon the innate qualities of music to enhance people's well-being of all ages, abilities and needs, such as, amongst others, children, adolescents, adults, elderly with mental health needs, learning disabilities, Autism, Down Syndrome, Alzheimer’s disease, brain injuries. Our music therapists support the clients in striving for their full potential by encouraging them in their full physical, emotional, social, and spiritual development. Music Therapy is an effective form of therapeutic support for a wide range of people with different needs including emotional problems, ADHD, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Life-threatening illnesses (cancer and others), Dementia, Stress, and Trauma.
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At Music & Sound Therapy we help clients work together to support them in improving verbal and non-verbal communication, promoting social skills, offering positive and creative means of expression, and helping confidence, creativity and personal growth. We use instruments and voices to help people to communicate in their own musical language whatever their ability, providing sensory and intellectual stimulation experiences.
Who Benefits
The development of a relationship between client and therapist is central in our therapeutical approach. This is facilitated through shared music-making which encourages communication and emotional empathy through a creative exploration of sounds, rhythms, melodies and harmonies.
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In a music therapy session, interactive improvisation, structured activity, composition, singing and playing are used to help people to communicate in their own musical language whatever their ability, promoting also socialisation and engagement. Our aim and privilege at Music & Sound Therapy are trying to reach everyone through music, supporting unique forms of expression and unlocking creativity. We offer multiple music therapy approaches to improve the quality of life for older people with dementia, adults and children.
Who we work with
We provide our services where clients, patients, students, and families, working across Health, Education and Social Care settings throughout the South-West Area of the UK.We provide different services to residential homes, charities, private clients (individuals/families), mainstream and special schools, independent schools, community groups and different facilities that benefit from funding offered from a wide range of sources.
Our team is especially experienced in reaching those who are isolated or withdrawn and are finding interpersonal contact and communication difficult.
