British Journal of Music Therapy, Ahead of Print. In this article, we explore challenges and possibilities as expressed by adolescents who participated in music therapy in an out-of-home setting. Music activities they reported participating in include listening to music, songwriting, playing in a band, and performing. The study is based on qualitative research methodology where we ask the following research question: What do adolescents in a child welfare setting consider as challenges and possibilities when reflecting on their participation in music therapy activities? To answer this question ..read more

British Journal of Music Therapy, Ahead of Print. In this position paper, I use auto-ethnographic approaches and case studies to explore the findings from the 2020 British Association for Music Therapy Diversity Report which highlighted the disturbing gaps in the diversity of music therapy in the United Kingdom. I focus specifically on racial issues in music therapy and the impact of Brexit as a cultural demarcation landmark in the political landscape of the United Kingdom. Throughout this article, challenging terminology and language are used to explore the systemic nature of prejudice and op ..read more

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British Journal of Music Therapy, Ahead of Print. The following autoethnographic article discusses a personal experience of therapeutic regression, through free associative singing embedded within vocal psychotherapy training. This regressive experience spurred moments of personal growth through use of unconscious and subconscious processes. A key component within vocal psychotherapy training is learning through self-experience: this article also discusses the impact of the experiential learning and its impact on my clinical practice ..read more

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British Journal of Music Therapy, Ahead of Print. This article grew from a consideration of perceived visibility; specifically how this might play a role in experiences of minoritisation. In this article, I reflect on the concepts of (in)visibility and (in)audibility, together with critical theories of bodymind literacy and Barthes’s theory of the grain of the voice to consider what fresh perspectives these might offer to music therapy. Examples are drawn from clinical work and my personal lived experience as a nonbinary, trans, White, disabled person, to demonstrate how these concepts can be ..read more

British Journal of Music Therapy, Volume 36, Issue 2, Page 69-70, November 2022 ..read more

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