Bristol Music Therapy
A new Music Therapy service for Bristol, Gloucestershire, & Somerset
Areas We Work In
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Mental Health
Mental Health can affect anyone. We work with people experiencing a variety of mental and emotional issues, not limited to anxiety, depression, and trauma, to provide a safe and supportive space to creatively express themselves in.
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Autism Spectrum & Neurodivergence
Music Therapy has been used extensively to connect with neurodivergent people. We meet you where you are, allowing you to be heard and building a rapport and relationship with you through music.
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Learning Disabilities
People with learning disabilities can find it difficult to communcate with, or feel isolated from, others. Music Therapy provides oppertunity for new ways of communication and meaningful relationships through creative expression.
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Dementia & Alzheimer's
Music Therapy can be effective in alleviating isolation, and enabling connection and communication for people living with Dementia or Alzheimer’s. Through Music Therapy, dignity and joy can be brought to those peoples lives that we care about.
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Teens & Young Adults
Music Therapy can creatively support Teens and Young Adults as they navigate their growth and development through this psychosocially challenging age. Music Therapy creates a supportive, judgement free, environment for teens and young adults to explore.
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Life Limiting & Palliative Care
Saying goodbye can be difficult, even for people who can say the difficult things. Music Therapy provides a voice without words and a way to navigate the powerful emotions that come with death, grief, and farewells. This service is open to family as well as individuals.
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Brain Injury & Neurodisability
Music Therapy can aid people affected by brain injury or neuro-disability in a variety of ways. Music Therapy can support physical rehabilitation goals as well as emotionally and psychosocially aiding in adjusting to a new way of being in life.
What is Music Therapy?
Music Therapy is an evidence-based psychological intervention, delivered by HCPC registered music therapists.
Every person has the ability to respond to music. Music Therapy uses this fact to facilitate positive change through live musical interactions and relationship building between client and therapist.
Music Therapists are Allied Health Professionals that work with a wide variety of people across all ages, abilities and stages of life.
Our Values
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Personal
We believe that each client is unique. We don’t prescribe ‘cookie cutter’ interventions. Instead, each client’s therapy is totally bespoke.
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Relational
We believe that a strong therapeutic relationship can be a catalyst for profound change. We will work to create a space that is supportive for your journey.
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Client-Centred
We believe in letting the client direct their course of therapy. Instead of prioritising what the therapist thinks, we treat you as the expert of your own experience.
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Evidence-Based
We believe that clients get the best out of therapy when their therapist continues to learn. We strive to continue developing our own knowledge with up-to-date theory.
Meet the team
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Garrick Wareham
My client group covers working with children and young people that have diagnoses of ASC and/or learning disabilities or complex behaviours. My current work with young adult clients focusses on mental health and neurological disability, exploring their experiences in the world. I also work with older adults that have dementia or are experiencing cognitive decline.
HCPC Registration: AS018044
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Harry Byford
I am an HCPC Accredited Music Therapist with particular experience working with individuals with a diagnosis of ASC and/or learning disabilities, individuals with physical disabilities, as well as those recovering from acquired brain injuries (ABIs). I am predominantly a guitar player, though enjoy experimenting with any instrument I can get my hands on!
HCPC Registration: AS018024
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Clara Jeffery
I’m a fully qualified Music Therapist registered with the HCPC. With experience working with children and adults, I provide bespoke therapeutic interventions using functional or psychodynamic approaches based on the client’s needs. I’m Neurologic Music Therapy trained, able to incorporate NMT techniques into work with clients with neurological conditions or injury.
HCPC Registration: AS018013
Where we are
For younger clients we are able to facilitate sessions in school during school times, for adult clients we work out of local studios and spaces that clients are able to conveniently travel to. We are also able to offer home visits and will travel to most places in Bristol, Somerset or Gloucestershire. All we ask is that a parking space is made available nearby to where you’d like the therapy to take place.
Book a free consultation today
Our Blog
In this blog we take a look at some ideas around why music ‘feels’, or makes us feel, certain ways and some ways that Music Therapists think about it in sessions.