SOUND RESONANCE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Director, Music Therapist
Chris worked as a Music Specialist/Occupational Therapy Assistant in the NHS mental health services for a number of years before completing his undergraduate degree in Creative Expressive Therapies Music at Derby University in 2016. He undertook an MA in Music Therapy at Bristol UWE graduating in 2020. Chris has diverse experience working with a range of ages and needs especially those whose lives are effected by mental illness. Chris has a rich ethnomusicological heritage underpinned with psychodynamic approaches to music therapy. Chris is also guest lecturer and workshop facilitator at Derby University, Health Music Circle trainer for the International Creative Ability Network (ICAN) and National Association of Psychiatric Intensive (NAPICU). He is also a welcome guest at PANArt Hang© Manufacturing Ltd in Switzerland, where his musical experiences and research contribute to the development of innovative music therapy instruments.
Elizabeth originally trained as a singer at the Royal College of Music and for thirty years was engaged in performing, teaching in schools and privately and bringing up her three children. Motivated by her experience of the therapeutic effects of music on an audience and the therapeutic relationship with her students, Elizabeth was delighted to undertake further training at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, completing her MA in Music Therapy in 2020. She has experience of working with children in special needs schools, community groups at a children's hospice, and in adult mental health. Elizabeth has a particular interest in working with infants and with children and their families. Her MA research explored the work of therapists in music therapy groups for infants with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their carers in children's hospices.
Emma completed her undergraduate degree in Music at DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama in Dublin before moving to London to do her MA in Music Therapy at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. She has experience working with both children and adults in a variety of settings with a range of needs including mental health, emotional and behavioural difficulties, profound and multiple learning disabilities and age-related illnesses. Emma is also a certified Neurologic Music Therapist.
Imogen completed her undergraduate degree in Music at Royal Holloway, University of London in 2013. She worked in arts education before undertaking an MA in Music Therapy at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and qualifying in 2018. Imogen has worked with adults and children in a variety of settings including schools, charities and in community, inpatient and forensic services for the NHS. She has experience with clients with a variety of needs including mental health, autism and profound and multiple learning disabilities. Imogen has experience in individual and group therapy and takes a psychodynamic approach to her work. She has a particular interest in systemic theory and enjoys working collaboratively to support individuals, families and organisations. Since 2020, Imogen has supervised Music Therapy trainees on placement from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Isobel trained at the guildhall school of music and drama and qualified in 2004. She has worked in a variety of settings including the NHS, schools and privately. She has extensive experience in working with Autism, PLMD, children with learning difficulties and children with behavioural / emotional issues including looked after children, children who have suffered abuse and attachment disorders. She has a keen interest in brain development and its impact on children and young people and qualified in Neurological Music Therapy in 2017. She is a BAMT registered supervisor and has hosted Music Therapy students on placement. Isobel works in both individual therapy and group therapy and works both client centred and psychodynamically.
Carine completed her undergraduate degree in Music & Psychology at the University of Leeds before moving to London to undertake her MA in Music Therapy at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Carine qualified in 2010 and has since also trained in Neurologic Music Therapy and is a qualified GIM and MI therapist. Carine completed her 200hrs yoga teacher training in 2017 and has since presented internationally on the benefits of using a combined approach in therapy. Carine has experience working with children and adults in a variety of settings and with a range of needs, including mental health, emotional and behavioural difficulties, sensory processing difficulties, and profound and multiple learning disabilities. In her private practice Carine works with children and adults offering music therapy, GIM, and yoga. Since 2014 Carine has been supervising Guildhall students on music therapy placements and has been offering private music therapy supervision.
Ben is a music therapist, jazz pianist and saxophonist. Ben completed his BA in Music at Newcastle University, where he began work as a private pianist and session musician. Ben started working at Oakham School as their Graduate Musician, where he led choirs, ensembles, and taught KS3 music whilst also accompanying instrumentalists for their ABRSM exams. Ben studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and completed his MA in Music Therapy in 2021. His MA research explored the role of family-centred music therapy in perinatal mental health settings, and has an interest in studying systemic-based therapies further in the future. Ben has clinical experience of adult mental health (forensic psychiatry) and ASC with all age groups.
Seán is a music therapist and classically trained saxophone and piano player. He graduated in 2015 from a Bachelor of Music degree in Dublin at DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, specialising in the pedagogy strand. Seán has experience performing in classical ensembles such as a saxophone quartet, wind ensembles and orchestras, while also having experience as a session musician. He has experience playing in different styles and working as a piano accompanist. Seán undertook the MA Music Therapy at Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2018, completing his studies in 2020. He has clinical experience in palliative care, adult mental health, working with clients with schizophrenia, personality disorders and depression, and children with autism and emotional difficulties. Seán also works as the music therapist for a hospice in Southeast London, in an NHS adult mental health community service and in an outreach music therapy service in south London.
Sophie graduated with a Music degree from the University of Leeds and subsequently completed her Masters in Music Therapy at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2017. Sophie has experience working for schools, charities and in the community, with a focus on children and young adult work. She has experience working with young people with autism, profound and multiple learning disabilities; children who have experienced trauma and bereavement and those with social, emotional and behavioural difficulties.
Job Titles:
- Speech and Language Therapist
Toni completed an undergraduate degree in Primary Education. She has vast experience with children and young people with Autism and worked for many years as a Teaching Assistant with the client group before qualifying as a Speech and Language therapist. As a therapist, Toni has worked with children and young people with a variety of needs including Autism, Down's Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties. She has vast experience in AAC and functional communication and supporting children and young people to engage and thrive within their learning environment. She has a particular interest in understanding the link between communication and behavioural difficulties and working with children and young people, their families and their wider support network to develop communication and subsequently reduce behavioural outbursts. She has training and experience in Lis'n Tell- Live and Inclusive Story Telling which works extremely well when co-delivered with a member of the Music Therapy Team.