Music Therapy Archives

20th March 202420th March 2024

Family Wellbeing Events

TESSA and Family Routes are excited to announce three Family Wellbeing Events hosted by Joe from the Gathering Drum. These sessions will take the form of a Drumming Circle using a variety of different instruments and is open to parents and children over the age of 5. Joe has a wealth of experience in working with participants of all ages and regularly leads family group sessions.

There will be opportunities for families to connect, beat some drums and create some noise together.

Places will be limited so please only apply for one event. Following registration, we will be in touch to confirm your place.

Please click the button and fill in the form to sign up:

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Saturday 27th April @ Moira Lakes, 32b Old Church Lane, Aghalee, Craigavon BT67 0EY 1.15-3.15pm
Saturday 18th May @ Hans Sloane Education and Visitor Centre, 23 High Street, Killyleigh BT30 9QF 1.15-3.15pm
Saturday 8th June @ Girdwood Community Hub, 10 Girdwood Avenue, Belfast BT14 6EG 1.15-3.15pm

GDPR Statement: TESSA and Family routes collect data from the form for the purpose of contacting you with details about the programme and may retain your details for future events in line with our data protection policy. Should you have any questions about this please do not hesitate to contact us.

20th March 202427th March 2024

‘Play It’

TESSA and Family Routes are excited to announce ‘Play It’ a space for young people to connect with each other, learning new skills and create together. This will include fun and engaging rhythmic musical activities to support social and emotional development.

Please click the button to sign up

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Venue: Online
Day: Tuesday
Dates: 30th April, 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th May, 4th June
Time: 5.30-6.30pm

GDPR Statement: TESSA and Family routes collect data from the form for the purpose of contacting you with details about the programme and may retain your details for future events in line with our data protection policy. Should you have any questions about this please do not hesitate to contact us.

6th July 202323rd August 2023

Neil Foster

TESSA Therapist

Location
Belfast

I am registered/accredited with:
HCPC, Registered member
NISCC, Registered member

Code of ethics observed
BACP Ethical Framework
NISCC Standards of Conduct & Practice

Qualifications
BA (hons) [Royal Conservatoire of Scotland]
MMT [City University, Nordoff Robbins, London]

Additional information
Neil Foster is an HCPC registered Music Therapist currently working with children, young people and adults in the County Down and Belfast area.

Having trained as a classical musician, Neil worked as a session musician, community musician and music educator for a number of years before training as a Music Therapist, gradating with a Masters in Music therapy (MMT) from the Nordoff-Robbins centre (London) in 2006.

Since then he has worked across a range of social care and educational settings as well as in private practice, publishing research on new music therapy approaches within the fields of trauma and life threatening illness, and pioneering new music therapy services for organisations such as Mencap, the National Autistic Society, Combat Stress and the Royal Marsden NHS Trust.

Neil moved back to Northern Ireland from London in 2015 and has since worked locally for Lifeline, Contact NI and Victim Support NI, offering crisis support through creative arts and music therapy for young people and their families, particularly those affected by domestic violence, early abuse and neglect. Through this work, Neil gained several years experience of supporting looked after and adopted children through complex family litigation, working closely with social services and the family court system.

Neil has supported adopted children and families with complex needs in a range of settings since qualifying in 2006. His main areas of specialism are trauma and additional learning needs, and he employs a creative, play based and child centred approach.

Contact information: please contact TESSA.