Apply for music therapy
From helping non-verbal children connect with the world to improving end-of-life care, our work can help people of all ages and circumstances.
Some music therapy services can be accessed directly from our own centres around the UK through a referral. If you or someone close to you might benefit from music therapy, you can make a referral by filling in our online form.
**Please note that we’re only currently accepting new referrals for our centre in Newcastle. This is a children-only Open Access service, currently available on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10am to 5pm. After-school sessions are in high demand, so please speak with your child’s school to see if they can accommodate daytime appointments. Schools are often supportive in ensuring students have access to additional therapeutic support.**
Or if you’re an organisation looking to partner with us, please click the link below.
Music therapy delivered from our centres
There are many conditions or circumstances that might lead to a person of any age having difficulty finding avenues for communication. These include learning disabilities, mental health, autism, brain injury, dementia, life-limiting illness and trauma or grief. If you or someone close to you might benefit from the power of music making, making a referral is simple.
- Anyone can make a referral. This can either be done directly by yourself or by a parent, carer or professional.
- Referrals can be made online.
- We provide music therapy services in Birmingham, Cardiff, Croydon, Fife, Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, North London, Poole and Swansea.
- Depending on the current level of demand in each of our regions, we can usually only accept new referrals in selected locations.
- Our music therapy services are provided free of charge.
Please note that, with the exception of our Newcastle centre, new referrals for all our Open Access services are temporarily paused. If you’re an organisation looking to partner with us, please click here.
Other ways to access music therapy
From other providers
To explore options for music therapy from other providers, search the directory compiled by the British Association for Music Therapy (BAMT).
From our partners in the community
As well as delivering services directly, we collaborate with education, health and social care organisations to offer music therapy on their premises.