Music Therapy

Music Therapy at Greenvale School

At Greenvale School, Music Therapy is delivered by Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and is based on the principle that all individuals can respond to music, regardless of their musical ability. Through sound, rhythm, and improvised music, Music Therapy creates a musical relationship between the child or young person and the therapist, providing a safe and creative environment for exploration, growth, and self-expression.

What Does Music Therapy Offer?

• Confidence and Self-Development: Music Therapy helps students build confidence, develop a sense of self, and explore their strengths and needs.
• Creative Communication: Sessions use verbal and non-verbal communication to foster shared play, interaction, learning, and understanding.
• Emotional and Sensory Support: Music Therapy offers a unique way to support emotional regulation, address sensory needs, and process difficult emotions such as grief or anxiety.

Areas for Referral
Referrals to Music Therapy may be made to support:

• Confidence, resilience, and autonomy.
• Peer, home, and school relationships.
• Anxiety, emotional regulation, and focus.
• Bereavement or loss.
• Sensory needs.

Referrals are submitted by Key Stage Coordinators. Please speak to your young person's Key Stage Coordinator for more information on Music Therapy.