Welcome! We provide Music Therapy services in Brisbane or via Telehealth. Please submit an enquiry by  clicking here.

Online Mental Health Music Group
Expression of Interest

Seeking expressions of interest for a new online song sharing group for adults living with a psychosocial disability. The purpose of this group is to promote connection, reduce isolation, and educate participants on ways to use music to improve coping. We will provide a supportive and encouraging space for participants to share songs and feel heard. This group is specifically for recorded music sharing. Stay tuned for another group we're launching that will be live music based. These groups will not proceed until minimum quota is reached, so we're seeking expressions of interest to ascertain the level of demand. Please 'EMAIL US' if you or anyone you know might be interested 

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​Online Sessions

Sarah is fully equipped to provide a high quality music therapy service online. Our predominant demographic for Telehealth are adults with an intellectual or psychosocial disability, however clients of all ages benefit from this platform with kids as young as 3 participating. Those accessing this service currently reside all over Australia as well as overseas. 

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Music Therapy Funding

Music Therapy is an allied health profession. Despite not currently being covered by medicare, there are several organisations who do fund sessions, including the NDIS. Please scroll down to see 2023-2024 Pricing Arrangement and Price Limits information for the NDIS.

For further information on how to navigate the NDIS to access music therapy, please visit our FAQ page and scroll to the NDIS section.

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​Music Therapy can support you or your loved one on their journey towards improved health, wellbeing or functionality. It's suitable for people with a range of needs from birth to end stage life. Sarah works from a strengths-based approach to support those who are neurodivergent. Are you looking for a music therapist in Brisbane or online but not sure how it might help?
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MTW NEWS

NDIS REVIEW UPDATE:

14 March 2025
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The independent review into music and art therapy supports is being extended to allow time to appropriately consider all 600 submissions. The revised deadline is 17th April. They have now advised that music therapy will remain under the NDIS regardless of this outcome. This is wonderful news for those of you who engage in music therapy to support your functioning and well-being. They are now focusing on assessing its effectiveness, and the appropriateness of price levels. Regardless of the review findings, music and art therapy will remain part of the NDIS for eligible participants. Hooray!

2024-2025 NDIS INFO

Here are the general details you need to know related to claiming music therapy through the NIDS this year:

SUPPORT CATEGORY: Capacity Building: Improved Daily Living
SUPPORT ITEM NAME: Assessment Recommendation Therapy or Training - Music Therapist 
SUPPORT ITEM NUMBER: 15_615_0128‬_1_3 

This is current as per the 2024-2025 NDIS Pricing Arrangements and Price Limits pp89

If you think you, your child or loved one would benefit from Music Therapy and you'd like to use NDIS funding, you will need to demonstrate that music therapy is reasonable and necessary for supporting this person in achieving their NDIS goals.

Our profession has experienced mis-information issues (i.e. participants being advised music therapy is not funded). This is incorrect. If you have been advised music therapy is not funded by the NDIS, please visit out FAQ page and scroll to the bottom section.

If you'd like more information about music therapy and the NDIS, please complete the contact form and we'll be in touch.

BLOG POST: CORTICAL VISION IMPAIRMENT (CVI)

This is Luka, one of my gorgeous little clients. His mum Heidi invited me to contribute to a blog post sharing hers and my experience of music therapy with her son. Luka has Cortical Vision Impairment (CVI) and adores music! He is very clever and 'in tune' with his auditory environment; and he learned to say his first word in context through music therapy (see clip above). Read Heidi and my firsthand account of Luka's music therapy and learn more about CVI here: 
"Music Therapy: Luka and Sarah's story - By Heidi Zec & Sarah Punch"

FUNDING

We get a lot of enquiries about funding opportunities for music therapy so will continue to research options for those who need it most. What we would advise you to do if you require funding is to be proactive and persistent. There are many wonderful organisations who are willing to help you engage in therapies that will make a difference for your child/loved one, but it may take some effort to find these and then complete the application process. 

As mentioned above, the NDIS does fund music therapy for those who qualify for it. If music therapy is helping you, your child or loved one achieve their therapeutic goals, make sure you have evidence to support its inclusion in your plan (i.e. support letter).

The Robert Connor Dawes Foundation provide in-home music therapy to people aged 0-25 diagnosed with a brain tumour via their Music Matters Grants program.
 
Clients residing in aged care facilities are often able to access music therapy through their funding packages, so it is worth asking exploring this if you have a loved one in care.

If your child/loved one is palliative, there are government organisations that will support music therapy (i.e. VPPCP).

For those on the autism spectrum, FaHCSIA/HCWA funding can be used for music therapy provided your RMT is linked in with another of your therapists (i.e. OT, SLP or Psych). Please note: MTW is not registered for this.

We'll update you as we learn more!

Read More

For more information on Music Therapy please visit the Australian Music Therapy Association website.

For useful peer reviewed articles visit Voices: A World Forum for Music Therapy.