Echo Music Therapy
Welcome to Echo Music Therapy
Echo Music Therapy is a music therapy service based in Kilkenny, Waterford and Wexford. We facilitate group and individual sessions. Echo Music Therapy is accredited by the Irish Association of Creative Arts Therapists (IACAT). We operate within various facilities in the South East and engage in private practice. 'Where words fail, music speaks'. Here at Echo Music Therapy we are passionate about providing a therapeutic intervention that anyone can engage in irrespective of age, ability or musical experience.
What is music therapy?
Music Therapy is an evidence-based profession, which uses music clinically as a tool to promote therapeutic change in areas of social, emotional, physical, cognitive, psychological and existential domains. Music therapists adapt their sessions to the participant to achieve goals that would help restore, maintain or improve functioning and quality of life. Music therapy is an internationally established profession used as part of interdisciplinary healthcare support. Music therapy interventions are person-centred and evidence based and can only be conducted by a fully qualified music therapist. Music therapy is not music teaching or entertainment. No prior music experience is needed to attend a music therapy session. It's focus is on improving non-musical strengths by using music as a tool. Music therapy through its therapeutic relationship promotes healing, growth and achieving personal potential.
Reasons for referral
- Emotional expression
- Self-regulation/relaxation
- Behavioural issues
- Physical needs/motor skills/physical rehabilitation
- Confidence/self-esteem
- Anxiety/stress relief
- Communication/speech and language difficulties
- Memory and cognition challenges
- Loss/trauma
- Socialisation/isolation
What happens in a music therapy session?
Music therapy is person-centred. This means the therapist will adapt their sessions to your tastes and preferences. It is completely client led. Here are some examples of methods and techniques that could be used:
- Improvisation using instruments
- Song writing/composition
- Studio recording/digital composition
- Song singing
- Vocal improvisation
- Movement to music
- Music assisted relaxation
- Music and art
- Receptive music experiences
- Lyric analysis
- Structured music making
- Mindfulness-based music therapy
