This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About us
**CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON A MONDAY FOR ONLINE SESSIONS**
My approach is designed to get to the root of your challenges, so you can experience deep and lasting change without relying on long-term therapy or medication for your well-being. My aim is for you to notice meaningful shifts within the first few sessions.
Everyone has the right and the potential to live with less emotional distress. Yet, it's easy to feel weighed down by past experiences or overwhelmed by fears about the future. Music and creativity in psychotherapy provide a dynamic and engaging way to explore the underlying causes of these feelings. Through this process, we can uncover the impact of traumatic events and help you break free from patterns of thinking and behaviour that no longer serve you.
For over 20 years, I have worked with both individuals and groups across a wide range of public, private, and nonprofit organizations, specializing in adult psychotherapy.
You don't need any musical background to benefit—just an openness to explore and a desire for change.
Contact me to book a free 20-minute online consultation, or feel free to email or message me any questions.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Paco Casasola, BSc, MSc (Hons)
- Music therapist (HCPC registered)
- Musician
I have worked as a therapist for over 20 years. My relationship with music started in my early childhood, when I studied piano, choir and music theory at Badajoz Conservatory in Spain. I later graduated as Occupational therapist (UEx, 2003) and Music Therapist (ISEP, 2009). I also have completed training in Psychodynamic Music Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Creative Ability model and other therapeutic approaches.
I am a vocational and enthusiastic professional experienced in working with individuals, groups and the community within public (NHS), private and third-sector organisations. I have facilitated classes, workshops and therapeutic interventions for the last 20 years around the UK, Spain, France and South America.
I have vast experience working with adults with a range of needs. I work with people regardless of having a diagnosis or not. The clients I work with have often experienced trauma (PTSD and complex PTSD), depression, anxiety, dementia, autistic spectrum conditions, psychosis and other non-pathology specific areas.
As a composer and multi-instrumentalist, I have written and produced original music and arrangements for most of my life.
I am aware of structural and societal inequalities and strive to be inclusive and to expand this awareness with the clients I have the chance to work with.
From the start, I prioritize transparency and open communication, working with you to establish shared goals that evolve throughout our sessions. This clarity helps us create a therapeutic relationship built on trust, where your progress remains our primary focus.
Other qualifications and therapeutic models that inform my practice are:
- Psychodynamic music therapy
- Therapeutic songwriting
- Music and imagery
- Dialectical behavioural therapy
- Model of creative ability
Member organisations *
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.
They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.
Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.
Areas of counselling we deal with
Other areas of counselling we deal with
Creative blockages
Stage fright and public speaking
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£90.00 per session
Additional information
Individual in-person sessions: £100 / €115 per hour
Individual online sessions: £90 / €100 per hour
We can decide together if you prefer weekly 60min / 90min
or bi-weekly 90min / 120min sessions.
Ask for quotes for workshops, talks and other group sessions
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Currently available online on a Monday, daytime
