Music Therapy with Shari
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Music Therapy with Young People

Music is a huge part of youth culture, and while tastes can differ, respect and trust is possible.

Music can be an amazing way to explore your strengths, challenges and who you are in relation to others.

Shari has worked and/or currently works with children and adolescents from 11-18yo living with special needs, and those living with mental health needs, excluded from school, and/or experiencing chronic pain.

For a young person experiencing low or fluctuating mood and/or anxiety, using music as a form of self-expression and a way to communicate can provide a youth-culture-accepted platform for developing awareness and strategies for managing self, and self in relation to others. 

For a young person experiencing grief, loss or trauma, music can offer a space for reconnecting, reassurance, processing, externalising emotions, and finding a way forward.
For a young person who needs support with their social skills and communication, music-making opportunities can be used to encourage and develop self-confidence and ways of enhancing their communication and interactions with others.
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  • Home
  • What is Music Therapy
  • Why you might benefit
    • Children
    • Young People
    • Adults
    • Older adults
  • Services, Ask Shari
  • About Shari
  • Shari's Publications and Presentations
  • News/Blog
  • Links
    • Music Therapy With Shari on Facebook
    • Client's experience of Music Therapy With Shari
    • CeleBRation Choir on One News
    • Music Therapy New Zealand
    • Music Therapy New Zealand on Facebook
    • Master of Music Therapy Training