testimonials
& stories
Here you can find some testimonials and stories from people who have engaged in or contracted music therapy services with Stella and have generously shared their experience.
Emily
“In the group sessions I feel like I’ve found a group of people…when we play music together I feel recognised and more confident in my own abilities.
Being in the music therapy sessions has helped me to overcome the thoughts I have about having to be perfect…it allows me to be myself.”
Additional Support Needs Education
“In our experience, Stella changes the class aura which allows our pupils to relax and engage with minimum distractions. This provides the pupils with a safe, calm environment to relax and express themselves in a way that they sometimes find challenging.”
“I watch the children attending their session, I am in awe of their love for it and watch them benefit from attending.
My son also attended and this developed his communication and interaction. I feel it really benefited him and can't wait for him to attend again.”
“Cannot recommend Stella enough.
The difference Stella makes to our pupils through music therapy is unmatched. Thank you Stella, you really do amazing work.””
Intensive Psychiatric Care
“These sessions have been very well received by patients and staff. The patients look forward to them and feel they really benefit from them. From my point of view, they provide a really useful insight into how patients are functioning and how they can manage structured activity. Stella has provided us with regular and very useful feedback and has made the effort to join the MDT and make sure her work is done in conjunction with the wider team.
These sessions have highlighted signs of illness where we are struggling to assess patients and also allowed us to track progress in recovery and evidence improvements in concentration and attention. It also widens our own knowledge of a patient's interests and gives us something to discuss that is not all concentrated on their mental state.”
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“Helped me relax and have lots of fun. Stella is a talented musician who can accommodate all levels/skills of each patients, the variety of instruments is great as well.”
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“The Music Therapy has been extremely beneficial to me and my mental health.”
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