Garrick Wareham
Music Therapist, Masters Research Student
HCPC Registration #: AS018044
Integrative Music Therapist (Humanistic / Psychodynamic)
Music is a way of expressing yourself, but also totally unique in the way that you can build connection with others. It can provide structure to things like drawing, storytelling, and other creative narrative activities that can tell us about ourselves as they unfold. I aim to follow the client, letting them show me the things that are most important to them through our relationship as it develops. I work with a wide variety of clients across the lifespan, with recent work including working with neurodivergent individuals, mental health with adolescents and young adults, emotional and functional aspects of brain injury, and relational work with individuals with dementia.
I’m primarily a saxophonist and pianist with experience in music production and experimental electronic and ambient composition. In my work with clients I creatively explore the ways in which we can play instruments together, moving past some of the limitations of “conventional” playing.
I have a piece of published research focussed on experiences of silence in music therapy in Approaches, an open access peer reviewed journal. You can find the article here: https://journals.qmu.ac.uk/approaches/article/view/637. I am also in the final year of a Masters degree in Health & Care Research at UWE My current research project is centred on the experiences of people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. I am also undertaking UWE’s Supervision Training for Music Therapists, and will offer supervision to therapists in the future.
Music Therapy Pricing
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Before work begins with a client I like to make sure that we’re a good fit. As Music Therapy can be a strange space to step into I hold three (3) sessions to make sure that I can meet the client’s needs and that the client can make a decision about whether I’m the right therapist for them. This package includes three sessions and a short report. After these sessions we make a decision as a team to decide if we continue.
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Therapy is personal; that’s a core component of my approach to working with clients. Through 1:1 sessions I develop a relationship with the client through music, free play, self expression and conversation. I trust that the client will lead me to the things that are most important to them, and support them in a way that allows them to be curious about themselves and how they interact with the world around them.
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Online Music Therapy can feel different to being in person together, but it offers oppertunity to people that may not be able to access sessions with me in person. In these sessions we may improvise on instruments, draw and create stories to music, write songs, or just share and listen to music together. We find a way to work together in a creative way through the internet.
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Blocks of 12 sessions can be reserved for clients who find this option suits their cash flow better, or would prefer a more limited time intervention. A review will be held with the client/caregiver at nine (9) weeks, at which point a discussion about continuance or ending therapy will be had. Depending on availability, it may not be possible to maintain the time/day of the sessions between blocks of 12.
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Item description
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Official report writing can take significant time to ensure that they are correctly completed. Similarly, space needs to be carved out of schedules to ensure that full focus can be given. I will make clear any costs of reports or meetings to my clients before committing to them.
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If you’re further out than about 30 minutes travel from other appointments then I may discuss a Travel & Time charge with you. I try to schedule clients to avoid this and will discuss this with you before commencing work.
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Sessions funded through EHCPs and similar sources will be quoted depending on the basis of the work outlined with the client. The quote will include predictions reasonable inclusions of report writing time and meetings likely to take place. Typically, sessions for EHCP clients are priced at £70 per session, with other costs matching the list above.