Maria is a classically trained cellist and has worked professionally in the music industry as a performer, teacher, lecturer and music therapist, giving her an insight into the pressures of the creative world and the difficulties of working in highly stressful, fast -paced environments. 

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In her music therapy work she has experience in community and inpatient adult / older adult mental health settings, including people living with early and later onset dementia, children and adults with special needs, neurodivergent people, and those living with very complex physical disabilities. 

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Maria is also a Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) practitioner, and a Fellow of the Association for Music and Imagery, using the Continuum Model of GIM to help people explore their inner worlds.  She has a special interest in using GIM with musicians and performers struggling with stress, trauma, depression and anxiety, and those with complex pain.  GIM can also help with exploring the individuation process and transpersonal or spiritual aspects of life. Additionally she is trained in Breath Body Mind (BBM) techniques which can help balance over stressed nervous systems to prepare the client for deeper work. 

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