Music Therapy with Adults  

Supporting you on your health journey

For those seeking additional support for disability or mental well-being, Registered Music Therapist Amy Cooper, facilitates individual music therapy appointments at our Sherwood practice. Amy has appointments available for those with plan-managed or self-managed NDIS funding. No previous experience with music is required to participate in a music therapy program.

The Australian Music Therapy Association gives an excellent definition of music therapy. 

Music therapy can assist adults seeking to address:

• ASD
• Anxiety and depression
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Chronic pain
• Social and communication challenges
• Emotional regulation
• Brain injury or stroke
• Cerebral Palsy
• Other physical and neurological conditions

Music Therapy sessions include:

• Singing
• Song writing
• Playing instruments – guitar, ukulele, and percussion
• Lyric and music analysis
• Developing playlists
  
• Music for relaxation