How to apply

Click on the button below to fill out our simple form and register your interest in group music therapy sessions.

One of our team will then be in touch to discuss your requirements in more detail.

Key benefits of our group music therapy sessions

There are lots of ways music therapy can make a meaningful difference. Here are just a few:

• Connection: encourages social interaction, group awareness and understanding, respect and meaningful connections
• Emotional wellbeing: provides an outlet to process emotions, reducing anxiety and stress
• Confidence and self-esteem: builds self-belief, feeling of capability and encourages participation
• Communication skills: encourages increased functional and expressive communication, turn taking and listening
• Focus and motivation: supports sustained attention and engagement in meaningful activities
• Skill development: explores and develops both musical and non-musical skills

What is music therapy?

Music therapy is a regulated profession, utilising collaborative music-making to help people whose lives have been affected by illness, disability or injury through supporting their psychological, emotional, cognitive, physical, communicative and social needs.

Many musical activities can improve someone’s wellbeing, such as singing in a choir or listening to music. However, our music therapists, who are registered health professionals with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), set therapeutic goals, engage in regular clinical supervision and have continuous professional development to ensure high quality and to maximise benefits for their clients.

At Nordoff and Robbins we take a unique ‘music-centred’ approach to music therapy, where the music therapist’s role is to develop the client’s experience of collaborative participation, opening them up to the many rewards of music making.

Who are Nordoff and Robbins music therapy?

We’re the UK’s largest independent music therapy charity, reaching across England, Scotland and Wales. With over 60 years of experience delivering music therapy sessions to some of the most vulnerable people in our society, our purpose is to break through any barriers created from illness, disability or life circumstance with the power of music, creating space for people to express themselves and find connection in society.

We have a threefold mission in the way we carry out our music therapy:

1. We deliver music therapy sessions all over the UK to change the lives of vulnerable children and adults though our open access centres, community partnerships, and within a variety of education, health and social care organisations.
2. We educate the next generation of music therapists through our Master of Music Therapy programme.
3. We conduct research into the impact of our work, including through our PhD programme.

At Nordoff and Robbins, our therapists work with a wide range of people, including those with autism or learning disabilities, those who have experienced trauma, homelessness or struggle with mental health difficulties, and those with neurological conditions or dementia. We use music to engage people in ways that feel safe, motivating, and meaningful. By focusing on each individual’s strengths and needs, music therapy supports outcomes such as improved mental and emotional wellbeing, reduction in anxiety, increased communication, motivation, focus, and experience of forming stronger social connections.

Click on the button below to find out more about our work and who we support.