Music Therapy

Music Therapy for Kids and Adolescents

Our Music Therapy Team specialises in providing targeted music therapy for kids. We offer a wide range of services designed to support the developmental and therapeutic needs of children and adolescents. Our music therapy services are dedicated to providing high-quality, evidence-based interventions that harness the power of music to achieve functional goals and improve the lives of young people.

Our team of Registered Music Therapists (RMTs), most of whom have additional certification as Neurologic Music Therapists from The Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy, employs music-based interventions to facilitate improvements across various domains including:

• Expressive and Receptive Language: Utilising music to enhance both the understanding and use of language.
• Speech Development: Supporting the development of clear and effective speech through musical cues and activities.
• Self-Regulation: Using music to help children manage their emotions, behaviour and attention.
• Sensory Integration: Employing music as a tool to assist with the integration of sensory information.
• Executive Functioning: Improving memory, attention and cognitive skills through structured music activities.
• Motor Skills: Enhancing both fine and gross motor skills via music-driven movement and exercises.
• Self-Expression: Providing a musical outlet for children to express their feelings and thoughts.
• Social Skills: Facilitating the development of social competencies (such as joint attention, turn-taking and cooperative play) through music.

At QPAH, our innovative approach to music therapy for kids on the Gold Coast is designed to empower children and adolescents, helping them reach their full potential in a supportive, affirming and creative environment.