Mary Gayford
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About me
I offer 1-1 music and psychotherapy sessions from my private practice at Camden Therapy Centre.
I work with children, adolescents, and adults with depression, anxiety, attachment disorders, learning disabilities, autism, social, emotional and behavioural problems, brain injury, and with people suffering from dementia. I also work with parents and caregivers with their babies during their first year to promote strong attachments and to help support a loving relationship between parent and baby through song and communicative musicality. I work as music therapist at the Secret Garden Nursery in Belsize Park, North London.
My work is tailored to the needs of each person, and sessions may include the following: free- improvisation on a range of musical instruments; singing and working on finding an authentic 'voice'; song-writing; listening to and talking about music together; using music to regulate mood and reduce anxiety. Music therapy can be a powerful way of developing and strengthening the creativity and resilience in a child, particularly if they find themselves struggling in school or with their peers. I work 1-1 with children and adolescents who may be experiencing performance anxiety relating to singing or instrumental graded exams, school performances, or GCSE and A Level exams.
I work using music to promote emotional regulation and as a grounding technique. I use singing for breathing work to reduced the physical symptoms of anxiety and overwhelm such as breathlessness and increased heart rate.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and hold a current DBS enhanced certificate. I have worked as a psychotherapist in the NHS since 2018, and as a music therapist since 2014.
• HCPC number: AS 15020
• DBS update service certificate: 001491386225
• Post Graduate Diploma Foundations of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
• MA Music Therapy: Guildhall School of Music
• MA (Oxon) Music, University of Oxford
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Additional information
I work with clients in person or online and offer fixed term or open ended longer term once weekly sessions.
The initial session fee is £150, and is usually longer, up to 90 minutes, allowing time to take a full history and to agree a therapy plan. Subsequent sessions are 50 mins, fees start from £80.
I offer a reduced fee for students and those on low incomes.
