Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy − Music Therapy section

Staff list

Managing Director
Board of Governors
Department Heads
Therapists at the National Centre
National Outreach
Administrative Staff
Accounts
Fundraising

Managing Director

Pauline Etkin, Dip. P.P. Ed., Dip. M.T. (N-R)

Also Vice-Chairperson of the Board of Governors. Trained as a music therapist in the UK (Nordoff-Robbins programme) and has worked for 25 years with children and adults. As MD she is responsible for both business and clinical sides of the charity. Previously worked as teacher and senior lecturer at a teacher training college in South Africa; Partner for Health Professions Council (HPC); Advisory Council Member of the Association of Professional Music Therapists (APMT); Head of Training at Nordoff-Robbins 1993-2003 and developed the two-year Masters degree programme.

Email: petkin@nordoff-robbins.org.uk

Tel: 020 7267 4496

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Board of Governors

Chairman: Derek Green: Formerly Managing Director of A&M Records, Head of China Records and Director of the British Phonographic Industry. Appointed Chairman of the Board of Governors in 2007; previously Co-Chairman of the Fund-Raising Committee (with Jeremy Marsh) 2000-04.

Vice-Chairperson: Pauline Etkin, Dip. P.P. Ed., Dip. M.T. (N-R): See above (Managing Director).

Hilary Came, B.Ed (Hons): Retired Headteacher at school for children with physical disabilities; extensive industry experience; Director of regional DRAKE project (a music charity).

Professor Jackie Campbell, BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD: Highly esteemed researcher; former Head of Research and Consultancy at the Centre for Healthcare Education at University of Northampton; private consulting work; significant contributor to the Arts Therapy Board of Council for Professional Supplement to Medicine (CPSM) now Health Professions Council (HPC); Chairperson of Nordoff-Robbins Research Ethics Committee.

Nancy Jarratt: Former Director at Moet and Chandon; original member of the Fundraising Committee in 1976; active member of a number of other charities; music and arts enthusiast.

Brian McLaughlin, Chairman of Fundraising: Music retailer, spent entire career with HMV, serving as Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer before retiring in December 2005. Remains as a Non-Executive Director of HMV Group plc and holds similar post on the Music Industry Trusts Board.

Michael Miller, BSc, ACA, FRSA: Chartered Accountant and Finance Director in the music industry; Chairman of the Finance Committee.

Jeremy Mills: Solicitor.

Dr Mark Morris, BA, MBChB, MRCPsych: Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst in private practice; previously worked within NHS and Prison Service.

Helen Patey, BA, MPhil, Dip. M.T. (N-R), Deputy Managing Director and Head of Clinical Services: Senior music therapist; previously worked as a teacher. Experienced lecturer of music therapy (nationally and internationally); widely published author on music therapy; Chairperson of the British Society for Music Therapy 1994-98; responsibility for government contacts; Alternate Member of the Health Professions Council Arts Therapy Board.

Dr Clive Robbins, CMT/RMT, DHL, DMM: Co-founder of Nordoff-Robbins approach; began working with Paul Nordoff and developing the approach in the 1950s; special educationalist and anthroposophist; Founding Director of the Nordoff-Robbins Center for Music Therapy at New York University.

Willie Robertson, Vice-Chairman of Fundraising: Insurance Broker with 35 years experience in the music industry; original member of the Fundraising Committee in 1976.

Rachel Verney, Head of National Outreach Developments: Trained with Paul Nordoff and Clive Robbins 1975-6. Has worked as a music therapist and trainer in the UK, and as a supervisor and mentor to Nordoff-Robbins training programmes in Germany and New York. Responsible for the national development of Nordoff-Robbins music therapy services and the Continuing Education Programme; Co-Director of the MA in Music Therapy (Community Music Therapy / Nordoff-Robbins) training programme; representative of Operational and Development aspects of Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy.

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Department Heads

Helen Patey

Deputy Managing Director and Head of Clinical Services

Email: helen.patey@nordoff-robbins.org.uk

Tel: 020 7267 4496

Dr Gary Ansdell

Co-Head of Research
Programme Co-Director, MA in Music Therapy (Community Music Therapy / Nordoff-Robbins)

Email: gary.ansdell@nordoff-robbins.org.uk

Tel: 020 7267 4496

Dr Mercédès Pavlicevic

Co-Head of Research

Email: mercedes@nordoff-robbins.org.uk

Tel: 020 7267 4496

Rachel Verney

Head of National Outreach Developments/
Programme Co-Director, MA in Music Therapy (Community Music Therapy / Nordoff-Robbins)

Email: outreach@nordoff-robbins.org.uk

Tel: 020 7267 4496

Simon Procter

Programme Director, Master in Music Therapy (MMT)

Email: simon.procter@nordoff-robbins.org.uk

Tel: 020 7267 4496

Ruth Fluin-Hardy

Head of Finance

Email: ruthfluinhardy@yahoo.com

Tel: 020 7371 8404

Fraser Simpson

Communications Manager

Email: fraser.simpson@nordoff-robbins.org.uk

Tel: 020 7267 4496 / 07505 159966

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Therapists at the National Centre

Sandra Brown Clinical Co-ordinator Year 1 / Head of Library

Emily Cawdron

Matthew Dixon Senior Therapist

Nicola Dunbar

Jean Eisler Consultant Therapist

Neil Foster

Cheow Godfrey Clinical Tutor / Senior Therapist

Charlotte Hill

Claire Hope

Jasenka Horvat Clinical Tutor / Senior Therapist

Oonagh Jones

Judith Nockolds Clinical Co-ordinator Year 2

Maja Milicevic

Nicky O'Neill Therapist in charge of Saturdays

Harriet Powell Senior Therapist

Jacqueline Robarts Senior Clinical Tutor / Senior Therapist

Lib Sackville West Senior Therapist

Tim Smith

Julia Usher Clinical Tutor / Senior Therapist

Donald Wetherick Continuing Education Manager / Senior Therapist

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National Outreach

Rachel Verney

Head of National Outreach Developments
Programme Co-Director, MA in Music Therapy (Community Music Therapy / Nordoff-Robbins)
Email: outreach@nordoff-robbins.org.uk
Tel: 020 7267 4496 / 07747 794657

Harriet Crawford

Deputy Head of National Outreach

Email: nrmt.southeast@nordoff-robbins.org.uk

Tel: 020 7267 4496 / 07841 997894

South East: Therapists

Harriet Crawford (Regional Head Music Therapist)

Contact details: see above

Charlotte Hill

Gillian Young

Alex Street

Neil Foster

Clare Greaves