Esther Simpson
Esther joined the team in November 2023 as a music therapist after spending a year with Southern Music Therapy as a student. She has experience in working with children and adults with intellectual disabilities and autism, as well as people living with brain injury and neurological conditions. Esther is particularly interested in stroke rehabilitation and worked in post-acute stroke rehabilitation, as well as working with people living with stroke in the community. In 2023, Esther travelled to Hamburg to complete her training in Neurologic Music Therapy.
The trombone is Esther’s primary instrument, and she loves finding new and creative ways to bring this into both individual and group sessions. She is delighted that she is able to bring together her passion for music and her love of people into her work every day. She welcomes every opportunity to create new connections with others and embraces that every day is a day to learn and grow! Esther loves pretty much everything and enjoys playing in a brass band, surfing, hiking, dogs, and spending time with friends and family.
- Phone: +64275009359
- Email: info@smt.nz
- Web: https://www.smt.nz
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Master of Music Therapy, NZSM, Victoria University of Wellington (2023), NMT – Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy 2023, BA/BMus (psychology, linguistics, classical trombone) – University of Auckland, (2021)