mariannerizkallahMar 82 minMeet Our TeamOn International Women’s Day 2022 NLMT is proud to announce two new team members joining Marianne and Priya, growing our team and...
mariannerizkallahOct 8, 20212 minNorth London Music Therapy is now a CIC!To donate to North London Music Therapy, follow this link There's been a lot going on behind the scenes at NLMT HQ. While we've been...
mariannerizkallahMar 23, 20213 minLockdown: One Year OnThis post was written by Priya Vithani, NLMT Music Therapist Today is the first anniversary of the announcement of the first lockdown....
mariannerizkallahMar 12, 20213 minBeing a woman in the UK in March 2021A statement from North London Music Therapy On this week in March 2021, which started with International Women’s Day, we discovered: A...
mariannerizkallahFeb 5, 20214 minSupporting your children's mental health at homeThis post was written by NLMT music therapist Priya Vithani February 1st-5th 2021 marks Children’s Mental Health Week. The theme this...
mariannerizkallahJan 15, 20214 minBlue Monday in the midst of global crisisThis post is written by Priya Vithani, NLMT Music Therapist Blue Monday falls on January 18th this year. Rumour has it that the idea was...
mariannerizkallahNov 1, 20203 minHow to manage Lockdown anxietyIf you are reading this blog and struggling with the new lockdown announcement - you are not alone. We're not living in usual times and...
mariannerizkallahSep 14, 20203 minHow singing can beat lockdown stress. Seriously.Our voice is the most powerful communicative tool we own. We don’t need to be talented actors to convey meaning through a breath, an...
mariannerizkallahAug 31, 20203 minWe need to talk about TraumaTrauma and mental health issues. It's everywhere in society, and on the rise throughout the lockdown and pandemic. In this blog post we...
mariannerizkallahJul 22, 20202 minUsing Music to Combat Stress: Six tried and tested waysSomehow, we’ve made it to the end of term. Schools have broken up for the summer (in various forms…) and many of us are considering a...
mariannerizkallahJun 19, 20203 minBereavement and COVID-19This post is written by Priya Vithani, NLMT music therapist Following my last post about loss, I wanted to specifically address ...
mariannerizkallahMay 26, 20202 minMental health during lockdown - and beyondImagine being able to go back in time to 1st January 2020 and being able to tell yourself what the rest of this year is going to look...
mariannerizkallahApr 13, 20203 minCoping with loss during a pandemicThis post is written by Priya Vithani, NLMT Music Therapist. Everyone will be experiencing a range of emotions during the global COVID-19...
mariannerizkallahMar 31, 20203 minMusic Therapy in the time of COVID - how NLMT’s remote sessions actually workFor many people, lockdown feels horrible. It challenges our mental health. Reports suggest many people are experiencing heightened...
mariannerizkallahMar 1, 20203 minWorld Music Therapy Day 2020It's World Music Therapy Day! Did you know that there are over 1,000 registered Music Therapists in the UK, working in community and...
mariannerizkallahFeb 6, 20202 minChildren's Mental Heath Week 2020February sees two relatively new milestones in the calendar - a week focusing on mental health awareness in children, and a day where...
mariannerizkallahNov 5, 20192 minHappy Birthday North London Music Therapy!And just like that, North London Music Therapy is one year old today! NLMT started completely from scratch - no ready referral list, no...
mariannerizkallahOct 27, 20192 minDepression: How Music Therapy can help the most common illness of the futureThere are many modern ways of putting it: burnout, exhaustion, stress, mental fatigue. All have roots in depression. Depression affects...
mariannerizkallahOct 10, 20193 minWorld Mental Health Day 2019This, very simply, is a post letting you know the range of things that are out there. On this World Mental Health Day, you should have...
mariannerizkallahSep 22, 20192 minUsing Your Voice - experiencing new vocal sensationsWe meant to take more pictures. We really did. The thing is, as the morning progressed and as one participant looked at their watch -...