Specialisms
Music therapy is everyone of all ages and all abilities, a love of music is all you need!
Across our team we have many different areas of clinical expertise and we work closely with many schools, care homes and case managers. We also work with Heath Farm Fostering and the National Fostering Group.
Below are some examples of our specialisms:
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Children Looked After / Foster Care
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Trauma
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PTSD
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Eating Disorders
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Survivor's of sexual abuse
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Dementia Care
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Stroke
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Brain Injuries
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Neurological Conditions
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EOTIS / SEND provisions
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Autism
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ADHD
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Pathological Demand Avoidance
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Disabilities
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Mental Health
Videos
Kent Online / KMTV Interview
Victoria was invited by the production students at the University of Kent to be part of show about the wider music community across the county.
The Kent Music Therapy segment starts starts 10 minutes into the clip, but we recommend watching the whole episode as it is wonderful to see what else is happening in Kent.
Victoria discusses some of the myths and misconceptions about music therapy and how music can be used as a tool to enhance the therapeutic process.
Music For Expression
This video is from one of Victoria's first roles as a music therapist with Inspirative Arts and provides and example of what a music therapy session may look like.
The client attend a SEND provision and the sessions where online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The client was referred to music therapy to work on communication skills and increase their confidence.
The video highlights the communicative nature of music therapy as we take turns to improvise upon each other's melodies.
Song Writing Project
Part of the music therapy process can involve song writing to help express feelings. We can write brand new songs or use familiar tunes and change the words.
The song was written by young people who are survivor's of sexual abuse as part of the annual reclaim the night campaign.
They chose to write the song to the tune of Don't Worry Be Happy by Bobby McFerrin to express their feelings about the dismissive attitude towards sexual violence.