Sophie Buxton
My experience is varied and includes work with all ages, pre-schoolers through to adults in hospice care, in physical and intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, autism, visual/hearing impairment, mental illness, traumatic brain injury, neurological rehabilitation and trauma. My interest in mental health and the community began 8 years ago when I established a community music therapy program for migrant adults called Good Vibrations. This experience developed my relationships in the community and broadened my understanding of mental health in the migrant, Maori and Pacific Island communities.
I am a New Zealand registered music therapist who is passionate about the benefits of music therapy. I have been working in Auckland over the past ten years with clients in mental health, hospice, disability, brain injury, trauma and with migrants.
I am currently continuing to develop my work focused on the psychodynamic relationship using different therapeutic approaches including Music Therapy, Guided Imagery and Music (music psychotherapy) and Psychotherapy. I enjoy working with a person-centred approach and appreciate the benefits of working with individuals and groups. As a fluent German speaker, I also have a passion for learning about other languages and cultures.
Accepting Private Work
Able to Provide Supervision
Available for Consultation
+6421525609
Langlois Hunt, E. (2020). Developing a sense of belonging: A case study on the use of peer inclusion to support a child with selective mutism. New Zealand Journal of Music Therapy 18, 141-158
Hunt, E. J. (2019). What strategies did I use, as a music therapy student, to promote child-led cooperative play in an inclusive education setting? (Unpublished thesis). Victoria University of Wellington. http://hdl.handle.net/10063/8246
NZ Registered Music Therapist Master of Music Therapy, NZSM, Victoria University of Wellington, 2019 Certificate in Teaching, Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (ABRSM), UK, 2005 PhD in Theology, University of Birmingham, UK, 2000 Certificate in Counselling Skills, Counselling and Psychotherapy Awarding Body (CPCAB), UK, 1999 BA (Hons) in Theology, University of Birmingham, UK, 1995