Press Play Music Therapy in Greenslopes, Queensland | Medical and health
Press Play Music Therapy
Locality: Greenslopes, Queensland
Phone: +61 7 3420 0924
Address: 14 Stoneham st 4120 Greenslopes, QLD, Australia
Website: http://www.pressplaymt.com
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25.01.2022 I accidentally went AWOL on social media It’s nearly been 3 weeks since I last posted. At first, I was just getting so busy with work that I didn’t know how to make the time to post... and then it felt good having a social media break that I just didn’t come back straight away...and then it got easier to stay away than to break the drought. But the thing is... showing up online is also important to me. So I’m going to take the time to figure out how I do that within time li...mitations I have and post in a way that is meaningful for both you and I. Ie. quality not quantity. In the meantime, I’m going to take a slightly longer pause so I can come back with the goods. Does anyone else out there like self-imposed social media breaks? **here is a photo I took of myself while intending to take a video - almost like those times you intend to take a photo then have a minute long video of photo poses
19.01.2022 For the next 2 weeks, my books are open for virtual cuppas. Do my posts spark an interest for you and you're curious about working with me? Maybe you're:... unravelling your way through grief, numbness, lostness or anger moving through some life transitions or changes wanting to create more space for your desires to take hold and grow wings wanting to learn the language of your body/sensations/emotions so they can become fuel for aligned and sustainable action figuring out how to express and hold boundaries that empower all parties longing to learn how to hold space for yourself and others with more ease I'm also available to hold space for other therapists/practitioners/clinicians who are desiring mentoring/supervision/personal mastery support. I have 2 spots available tomorrow where we can chat about your needs and whether we would be a good fit. All questions will be welcome and absolutely no obligations to move through with paid support. Bookings: https://calendly.com/pressplaymt/30-minute-virtual-cuppa
18.01.2022 Hello 2019!!! . Wow what a year 2018 was. . This time last year, I found out I would begin working at Little Window. I was nervous, scared, daunted and so so excited with what lay ahead, but gee contacting Little a Window was the best work decision I have ever made!... . 2018 pushed, pulled, stretched, shrunk and expanded me in places I didn’t even know existed. It began with equal amounts of resistance and vulnerability as I navigated a shattering personal loss, re-evaluated what was most important to me and threw myself into the depths of private practice. I’m so grateful for the wonderful, nurturing and encouraging support I received from this wonderful community as you all came along for the ride with my video and social media experiments. . I began with 2 days at Little Window. After four months of self-doubt, trust, fear, deep internal work and diving in with the wonderful support from Little Window - Counselling, Psychology and Wellness, I increased to 3 days and was booking out 4 weeks in advance! I was absolutely blown away by this and did a lot of happy dances along the way. But it also meant I had to creep away from social media so I could take care of myself and focus on my client work. I couldn’t continue being everything while also being true to myself and my work. . 2018 ended with some bitter sweet news. Bitter in that I had to close my books, turn away new referrals and start planning towards closing with my clients - the children, parents, families and people who taught me so much about what it is to be human. And sweet because I began growing a little human inside me, ready to come into the world this year. . So what will 2019 look like for Press Play then? I have officially closed my books and will finish up at the end of March. Then my focus will shift back to the world of full time Mothering (which is full-time regardless right?!). . I can’t tell you exactly where Press Play will head from this point, but I can tell you I’ve got plans to return with more heart led, playful, body based, creative and musical juice when the time is right. . throw back to a fresh faced graduated me because I don’t have any recent photos of myself!! Photography by a talented friend Clare Vacha. See more
18.01.2022 A cheeky hello from me and my littlest!! I know some of you have been asking after me so I thought I’d drop a line to say hi. We are going really well. We’ve been through all the seasons of bringing a new baby into the world but I’ve been especially appreciating the space to devote to family and of course myself. I’ll continue to be pretty quiet here for awhile but may drop in here and there to share my ponderings
15.01.2022 In a group I facilitated yesterday - we explored home. What home, belonging and safety feels like. It was evident (as I suspected) that many of the group didn’t have a felt sense of safety, belonging or home in their body. Home was cold. Judgment. Shame. Unwelcoming. A place to avoid or run from. Or a place to go but numb out from. Their own minds, emotions, sensations and bodies were not safe to be with. ... Something I’m so familiar with myself. Se we started weaving in little experiences to feel the edges of belonging. Even remembering the group brings tingles to my skin. Which is why I’ve created homecoming. A place where we can start to feel what belonging feels like from the inside out. A place to land. To drop into. To be held. With warmth. Compassion. Nurturing. Play. Curiosity. Experimentation. Home, safety and belonging IN OUR OWN mind, emotions and body. Would you like to be able to have that soft, warm place to land within yourself? One more week left for free virtual cuppas. https://calendly.com/pressplaymt/30-minute-virtual-cuppa
14.01.2022 Last week I finished a 5 month intensive therapy experience. While I have been privileged to experience 1:1 therapy for many years now with a therapist who works from a deeply grounded, embodied, culturally inclusive, trauma-informed, spiritual and creative approach, I had never taken a deep intensive dive in. So I said yes to Luminess with @thediamondwomenproject Yes to a deep dive into grounded safety in my body, grief, anger, loss, aliveness, pleasure, delight, nurturing,...Continue reading
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13.01.2022 We don't make enough space to talk about grief. This is exactly what I felt yesterday as I sunk in and listened to my conversation with @thediamondwomenproject in her Motherhood and Messy Truths audio series. And I realised it's because we don't know how to. We don't trust that if we go there we won't get out again. ... Grief doesn't feel safe in our bones. And when a feeling isn't safe - our body and brain cue into trauma and stress response. In this conversation you'll hear 2 women who have learnt to find safety in grief which has allowed it to alchemise into creativity, beauty, connection, pleasure and a deeper anchoring into what is true and important. It felt refreshing to be heard and trusted in the natural progression of grief. I began working with Kate at a time when I didn't have enough space for grief - so it took control of me until I sat down and slowly got to know her. You can listen by signing up to Kate's Motherhood and Messy Truths audio series - alongside other conversations around power, expression, boundaries, shame, pleasure and responsibility. https://the-diamond-women-project.mykajabi.com/motherhood-m
12.01.2022 Guess what?! I’m starting a new training course in September. When I first signed up a couple of months ago I wasn’t sure whether to tell you. It didn’t really fit the perfect professional, educated image I thought I needed. Quite frankly, It was because the course won’t make me look: more qualified more professional... more knowledgeable more expert In fact it’s the exact opposite. There was a time when I seeked all the labels, qualifications, knowledge and expertise - and that those things would lead me to where I wanted to go personally and professionally. That time served me well and got me what I needed, but that time is gone. Now, I’m more interested in investing my time, $$ and energy into things that will make my life and work feel more expansive, rich and connected, while also leading social and cultural change from the ground up. So drumroll..... I’m going to study Feminine Embodiment Coaching with the School of Embodied Arts and @jennaward.co I’ll tell you more about it later, but here’s some things you might like to know... The school itself is actively committed to social, cultural and ecological change from the ground up and the inside out While the course could sound flowery to some, it is informed by the latest in neuroscience, somatic, sensorimotor and trauma informed work (I’ve been immersed in the theory and science for the last 10 years!) Practitioners learn the theory, but personal mastery of the work is just as important (unfortunately this isn’t the case for many training programs out there) It aligns perfectly with the way I already practice and see the world - but will deepen and strengthen my work further I’m doing the course first and foremost for myself because this way of living has become a non-negotiable for me Never has a work decision felt so rich and exciting from an emotional, sensory AND intellectual level before. Ok. Chat soon
10.01.2022 There seems to be 2 main schools of thought when it comes to understanding our thinking. Thinking is the most important part for us to work with. If we can change our thinking we can change our lives. Or. ... Thinking is just useless chatter that we need to clear out. Focusing on the body or emotions is more important. I understand both of these perspectives but don’t subscribe to either dogmatically because they just don’t add up to the science, my practice or lived experience. For me thinking is a vital part of our make up. It’s data that our body is sharing with us. I’m not interested in immediately changing our thoughts and I’m not interested in immediately clearing them out. Yet realise that both of these ways can be helpful and even important at times - I’m just yet to see the long term sustainability of them. I’m interested in really listening to thoughts in the way I would listen to a friend. Listen to the words, the tone, pace, emotion, sense, action and feel of the thought. Thoughts have important things to tell us - they will tell us over and over in cognitive, emotional, behavioural or physical form until we really hear the core of the message (which is often indirect or cryptic). And if you’re wondering. Yes I talk to myself. And have amazing dialogue and conversations with my thoughts. Sometimes they scream at me and I don’t listen. Sometimes we have very diplomatic conversations but I still don’t act with integrity. The best convos are when I can find an embodied sense of safety to really listen to what the party in my head is here to tell me - I feel the gravity of the message and have no choice but to act on it. Then we all find a sense of safety, belonging, breathe and rest that bit easier. So where does thinking fit for me? It’s up there with all the other data our body shares with us - emotion, sensation, physiology, behaviour, relationships, energy levels...I just don’t place it in a better/worse hierarchy. In my work I weave this way of working with thoughts so people can experience it first hand - but also translate it into journaling, somatic or creative practices for those who desire to deepen the practice further.
10.01.2022 Hello friends It’s been a long time since I’ve popped in. How are you? Really, how are you? Exhausted, Tired, Angry, Lonely, Sad, Numb, Peaceful, Delighted? ... I’ve been resisting the urge to jump on for awhile now, but feeling ready to emerge into the social media world again. Truth is my inner world has been on a ride over the last 18 months (or maybe even few years?!). It’s been huge - and it feels like the outer world has been mirroring my own world with all the local and global events that are happening. I’ve got so much to say and still so much to learn and listen to. But here’s a snippet into the world of Claire of the last little while. These last 18 months have seen me... + feel a deep sense of safety that my body has never known + feel a fiery rage that burnt its way through my voice and body + feel into the depth of immense grief, loss and trauma + meet myself with the most sincere compassion when I was at my absolute ugly + feel genuinely held by my heart, gravity and the earth + feel a shimmer of desire expand into feeling all the edges and textures of aliveness, delight, pleasure and simply feeling good + grow from a girl into a grown ass woman who knows what she feels, what she needs, what she wants and ask for it boldly and unapologetically + disentangle myself from ancestral trauma, grief, beliefs and behaviour patterns + finally sink into the truth that I will never ‘arrive’ where I think I’m heading and that I will continue to be a flawed, imperfect human who will ‘mess up’, ‘get off track’ for the rest of my life and that those moments hold the real gold It’s been messy and it’s been beautiful. It’s taken equal amounts of grit, softness and devotion. Yet I cannot ignore the privilege that has been awarded to me by the colour of my skin, my body shape and abilities, my gender identity, sexuality and class while living and walking on Jagera country. This is a gap that has served me well, but it is one that I desire to hold space and tend to as I tread lightly into work and life in the coming year. Thank you for being with me in this space. I’m ready to listen. I’m ready to talk, and I’m ready to walk this talk with you in the utmost integrity.
10.01.2022 Throwing a big welcome to Ash Rowbottom as she joins the Little Window team as the resident music therapist and I begin transitioning towards maternity leave. Ash is a warm, friendly and approachable person, and the music therapist at Little Window. She is committed to helping people become empowered in navigating life’s challenges through music, and in discovering the unique creativity that lies in all of us. She believes music is for everyone, and her aim is to create a we...lcoming, safe and supportive space as you experience music therapy with her. Ash’s background is in Psychology and has done extensive work with children and young people in mental health care, at-risk families, foster children and their guardians as well as supporting young people as they exit the foster system; as well as adults in outpatient mental health care. Ash enjoys working in general and complex mental health, brain injury rehabilitation, trauma, domestic violence, abuse, substance use, Autism Spectrum Disorder, speech and language development, attachment and aged care. Ash will be available on Thursdays and Fridays If you are interested in finding out more information about Ash’s services and approach, please contact the team at Little Window - Counselling, Psychology and Wellness.
09.01.2022 I’ve had something I’ve known for a long time actually land in my bones this week. It moved from an intellectual ‘I need to/should do because it’s good for me’ to a non-negotiable that I can’t ignore. I need space to integrate my everyday experiences in order to show up. I need space to receive the medicine of my feelings, thoughts, interactions and learnings whether it tastes like dirt, fake cherry or a party in my mouth. Space to throw away what isn’t mine to keep - and put... it where it belongs. Space to play, create, move, feel, express and listen deeply. It’s something I’ve played with for a long time, but it’s only now that it can really take root and become a way of life. I believe this process of embodying an intellectual idea is fundamental to therapeutic work. With many mainstream therapies focusing on thoughts, people will often come to me saying I know all the things I should be doing but it doesn’t help me do the things. In reality, the shift doesn’t happen until our brain and body feels safe, we hear a piece of learning for ourselves and we are ready to hear and receive the medicine of that wisdom. I’m curious, is this true for you too? What intellectual knowing are you ready to hear and take ownership of this week? Craft in an integration piece by myself (completed at a therapeutic art making workshop by Justine Wake and Nicole Kinnaird at Press Pause Therapies).
08.01.2022 Music Therapy and the NDIS Did you know that music therapy is funded for NDIS participants? To help health professionals and community members understand what this means, the Australian Music Therapy Association have developed an information booklet to help people understand:... what music therapy is and is not how to access an RMT and further information about specific target areas in which music therapy may be used Supportive research and case studies are included to help illustrate how music therapy ultimately assists people to build capacity to participate in the broader community.
07.01.2022 Tomorrow is usually to honour celebrations of the Mother. We talk about gratitude, connection and fond memories. But we don’t often talk publicly about the complex and conflicting emotions that can arise. For those who’s mothers have passed on in their infancy, childhood or younger adulthood... For those who’s mothers are/were unwell in various forms For those who have been mothered by non-biological mothers For those who have never been mothered For those who’s mothers were physically or emotionally absent For those who were unsafe in their mother’s presence For those who mothered their siblings from a young age For those who are learning to mother themselves into wholeness For those who long to become a mother For those who longed to but couldn’t For those who have intentionally chosen not to become a mother For those who are attempting to repair their relationships with their mother (whether in real life or spirit) - and equally those who aren’t ready to go there Those who are simultaneously processing or grieving complex relationships with their mother while mothering themselves and/or their children And I haven’t even started on Mothers experiences themselves. The list could go on. Tomorrow I will celebrate the mothers in the world with love and gratitude without bypassing the deep-messy-complex reality that so many of us experience.
06.01.2022 A few things I’m loving this week... Eating from this plate to connect with my brother in Canada Appreciating each of my individual toes that do a whole lot of invisible work to help me move and stand Mini embodiment practices and emails from @fierceembodiment ... Words of truth from @megjberryman as she shows what is possible when she leans towards new ways of being that are regenerative and sustainable my 3 and a half year old reminding me that it’s not ok to pass anger on to others (raising her to hopefully be a better parent than me should she choose to become one ) reconnecting with old friends the everchanging sunlight from sunrise to sunset Gurrumul’s voice nurturing my heart See more
03.01.2022 But I’m not creative and don’t care for creativity - why would I want to use creative practices? I hear you. I didn’t become a music therapist for the creative aspect. I did not feel like a creative person. I played music by reading it and following instructions. I didn’t sing because ‘I couldn’t’. I came to music therapy because I wanted to support people rehabilitating from brain injuries. I loved the neuroscience on using singing, voice and breath work to support speech re...habilitation; and the use of rhythm to support physical rehabilitation. Don’t get me wrong, I still love neurorehabilitation and continue to draw from the foundations of this in my work. This work is extremely important in the world. But. And. Music therapy training isn’t all practical, linear, step-by-step mathematical processes. And life isn’t either. So, my training took me by surprise and lead me here. This is what I found. Somatic-creative-music-brain-body based explorations allow us to: - experience the idea of creativity within the safety of structure (which can be slowly taken away as safety increases) - relate with something that isn’t a person (this can be wonderful when people don’t inherently feel safe) - physiologically experience our body’s state of arousal and emotions so we have a physical anchor to remember what a particular state feels like - experience practical tools that we can take into our everyday environment - use all or some of our external and internal felt senses with intention (I need all the senses at once when my system is particularly fried!!) - access our own wisdom as opposed to being told what to do and not doing it ;) - leave with something tangible to remind us of wisdom gained to prompt us towards aligned action - develop practical individualised tools for safety, feeling, expression, regulation, integration and taking action - that work for us first hand - access the divergent thinking required for us to tackle everyday challenges (yep creativity is actually a practical necessary skill in everyday life) - experience life as it is - without having to tidy it up, perfect, or make it nice What is your experience with creativity?
03.01.2022 So grateful for opportunities for ‘being held’ in our creative group supervision on Thursday. As a music therapist I know the impact that creative processes can have in processing my work. And the learnings that unfold through the process last far beyond the session. And my clients who dive into creative processes with me say the same thing. Thanks to Justine and Nicole from @presspausetherapies for facilitating and the @little.window.psychology team for making it happen
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01.01.2022 Music therapist, John Hedigan talks about the music therapy program at the Olivia Newton-John Cancer Wellness & Research Centre - with a specific focus on the song writing and recording proces. Plus a Dry July campaign to raise funds for the service.
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