About Newcastle Music and Art Therapy
Newcastle Music & Art Therapy is the largest provider of Music Therapy and Art Therapy in the Hunter Region.
We are a team of nine Music Therapists and Art Therapists who offer a range of Music Therapy and Art Therapy services. We have a beautiful, purpose-built creative arts centre in Warners Bay with spaces full of musical instruments, art materials and multisensory mediums to engage people of ALL ages.
We have an experienced leadership team who provides clinical supervision and support to all staff. In fact, between Susan, our practice owner, and Katishe, our practice manager, we have over forty years experience. So you know you are in safe and competent hands at Newcastle Music & Art Therapy.
We have seen and heard many stories, and understand how complex life can be. Experience has taught us that we don’t know everything, and we greatly value your lived experience. We are here to walk beside you.
Our Services
Newcastle Music & Art Therapy offers a range of services including individual and group Music Therapy and Art Therapy.
We also provide group programs in schools, hospitals, aged care facilities and other community centres.
We are a fiercely inclusive service, welcoming people from all walks of life, including all neurotypes, genders, ages, abilities and folks from the LGBTQI+ community. We really want people to feel safe to creatively express who they truly are without fear of judgement, while working towards their goals.
It is important to note, we tick all the boxes as far as being an ethical and safe provider!
All therapy services are conducted by Masters qualified, professionally registered Music Therapists and Art Therapists. We have an experienced leadership team who provides clinical supervision and support to all staff.
Our service is a fully registered NDIS provider.
Our Art Therapy team are approved counsellors for Victims Services NSW, as part of the Victims Support Scheme (VSS)
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Newcastle Music & Art Therapy Services
Individual Music Therapy Sessions
We provide Individual Music Therapy sessions for all ages and abilities.
These are tailored sessions where you work one-on-one with a Registered Music Therapist. Music Therapy looks and sounds different for everyone. Your Music Therapist will ask you about your interests – your session could include active music making, listening to or discussing music, connecting socially with other people, movement, improvisation, or songwriting.
Our purpose-built music rooms are equipped with a huge collection of musical instruments – guitars, pianos and keyboards, ukuleles, drums, xylophones and all sorts of percussion instruments.
Individual Art Therapy Sessions
We provide Individual Art Therapy sessions for all ages and abilities.
In Art Therapy, the focus is not on making a perfect, beautiful end product – it’s about using art making to support active engagement in therapy, encouraging expression, communication, storytelling, multisensory grounding and emotion regulation. We can learn a lot about you by how you approach the materials, how you tolerate when things don’t go how they planned, and how you problem solve.
We have purpose-built rooms with a wide variety of art materials to choose from. Some people really respond well to being given a certain theme to make something around, while others prefer to explore and be self-directed – though often it is a combination of the two. Your Art Therapist will always be holding your therapeutic goals in mind and will weave them into your session.
Music & Art Therapy Groups for all ages
We offer specially designed music therapy and art therapy groups for Childcare Centres, Preschools, Playgroups, Schools, Community Centres, Retirement Communities, Nursing Homes and more.
We can bring our specially designed music therapy and art therapy program to you, or you can come to our clinic in Warners Bay!
External Supervision for Art Therapists
Katishe Grudnoff, our practice manager, is an ANZACATA-approved supervisor and provides supervision sessions for Art Therapists both onsite in Warners Bay and via zoom around Australia.
Other Services
Are you looking for something musical or artistic, but don’t know where to start?
Contact us to have a chat about your needs, and we’ll be able to advise you on what we can offer!
Meaningful Connections
We aim to provide accessible music and art therapy programs for people of all ages and abilities. We bring joy into people’s lives by creating meaningful connections between people helping people know their worth and reach their potential – through music and art.
Our Therapists
Changing lives through music and art!
At Newcastle Music & Art Therapy, we’re all about creating a space where everyone feels welcome and valued. We are a neuroaffirming practice, proudly support people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ folks, and Indigenous peoples.
It’s important to us that everyone feels included, heard and seen. We’re here to break down barriers, celebrate our differences, and make sure everyone can be themselves and shine.
Newcastle Music & Art Therapy operates on Awabakal country. We acknowledge the Awabakal people as the traditional custodians of the Warners Bay region and pay our respects to Awabakal elders past and present.
We are committed to a positive future for the Aboriginal community.
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Our Address
16/363 Hillsborough Road
Warners Bay NSW 2282