音樂治療師Josephine

02/09/2026

Visited Newcastle Music & Art Therapy 🎶🎨

Such a privilege to visit this beautiful clinic space!

Amazing RMT Susan has put so much love and effort into building this wonderful space and providing quality therapy services to the local community. ❤️

So inspiring to see what she has created.

Thanks so much for having me, Susan! 🥰

27/08/2026

今朝去機場嘅路上 ✈️
一如以往，又同司機傾起偈嚟。

👨🏻：「你做咩㗎？」

👩🏻：「我係音樂治療師，主要專注支援澳洲嘅雙語同多元文化社群。

我哋會運用音樂去支援有唔同治療需要嘅人士。我哋而家個practice有5位音樂治療師、2位創意藝術治療師。主要服務有發展需要同殘疾嘅小朋友，例如自閉症、ADHD；亦會支援有精神健康需要嘅成年人，同埋有腦神經系統疾病，例如認知障礙症（腦退化症）嘅長者。」

👨🏻：「嘩……呢份工好有意義喎！」

👩🏻：「係呀，真係一份好有意義嘅工作。不過其實都唔容易㗎。我哋個practice幾依賴政府嘅NDIS資助，如果你有睇新聞，應該都知道最近圍繞NDIS有好多政策轉變同討論……」

然後我哋就繼續傾落去……
由音樂治療，傾到NDIS，當然又少不了講吓音樂治療嘅倡議（advocacy）。😆

我真係好、好、好鍾意自己呢份工。❤️🎶

因為喺好多好平常嘅場合——
甚至只係去機場途中，同一個啱啱認識嘅司機吹水——
我都有機會向多一個人介紹：

音樂治療到底係咩。

我哋究竟做緊啲咩。

點解我哋呢個專業有佢嘅價值。

亦都係多一次機會，為我哋嘅專業發聲。

其實倡議（advocacy）唔一定要發生喺會議、研討會、政策文件或者大型campaign入面。

有時候，佢只係由一句好簡單嘅說話開始：

「咁……你做咩㗎？」 🎶❤️
_________

On the way to the airport this morning ✈️

As usual, I started chatting with the driver.

👨🏻: “What do you do?”

👩🏻: “I’m a music therapist. I specialise in supporting bilingual and multicultural communities in Australia.

We use music to support people with different therapeutic needs. Our practice now has 5 music therapists and 2 creative arts therapists. We mainly work with children with developmental needs and disabilities, such as autism and ADHD, but we also support adults with mental health needs, and older adults with neurological conditions such as dementia.”

👨🏻: “Wow… that’s an amazing job.”

👩🏻: “Yeah, it’s a very meaningful job. But it’s not always easy. Our practice relies quite heavily on government funding through the NDIS, and if you’ve been following the news, there have been lots of policy changes and discussions around that…”

And then the conversation went on… about music therapy, the NDIS, and of course, a little bit of music therapy advocacy. 😆

I love, love, LOVE my job. ❤️🎶

Because in so many ordinary situations — even a random conversation with a driver on the way to the airport — I get a chance to introduce what music therapy is.

A chance to explain what we actually do.

A chance to help one more person understand the value of our profession.

And a chance to advocate.

Advocacy doesn’t always happen in meetings, conferences, submissions or big campaigns.

Sometimes, it simply starts with:

**“So… what do you do?”** 🎶❤️

Send a message to learn more

23/08/2026

18/08/2026

From criminology to music therapy — quite a career change, right? 😆🎶

Before becoming a Music Therapist, I spent over 15 years teaching criminology — crime, violence, homicide, prisons, policing and criminal behaviour. My first Master’s research was even on child homicide.

Looking back, though, the two careers aren’t as disconnected as they seem.
Criminology taught me to look beyond labels, think critically, and keep asking:

Why? Why not? Whose voice is missing? Who gets access — and who doesn’t?

Those questions still shape my work today — especially my advocacy for clients, bilingual families and bilingual therapists.

But therapy taught me something else too: sometimes we don’t need to analyse.

Sometimes we simply need to slow down, listen, stay present, and accept the person in front of us.
Leaving a stable career wasn’t easy — but I’d make that choice again. ❤️🎶

Considering Music Therapy or navigating life as a bilingual therapist in Australia? DM me. Let’s connect.

13/08/2026

今日 🎶《媽媽聲合唱團》🎶 又唱咗一首廣東歌——哥哥張國榮嘅《有心人》❤️

除咗享受一齊唱廣東歌，媽媽們都好努力、好認真咁學睇譜、練習發音，真係好欣賞大家！👏🏻

如果你都想同一班廣東話媽媽一齊唱歌，歡迎加入我哋！亦可以 DM 我哋，話俾我哋知你想唱咩歌！🎵

🎶 每兩星期練習一次
📅 下一次：8月27日（星期四）10:00–11:30am
📍 67–71 Springvale Road, Nunawading

報名：https://forms.gle/rtQkiRLuiUYkb28i7

03/08/2026

A placement student recently asked me:

”What’s the most difficult thing about being a music therapist?“

After nearly 10 years in this profession, my answer isn‘t clinical skills anymore.

It’s resilience, advocacy, and self-care.

Passion might help you become a music therapist.

But resilience is what helps you stay.

To every student and therapist—keep growing your clinical skills, but don‘t forget to look after yourself too. 💙

If you’d like support in your professional journey, I‘d be grateful to walk alongside you through clinical supervision.

30/07/2026

今日 🎶媽媽聲合唱團🎶 除咗練習上星期嘅英文歌之外，我哋仲一齊唱咗一首廣東歌——《問我》。

練習完之後，有媽媽笑住話：「唱廣東歌特別有feel。」
又有媽媽亦分享：「好耐冇試過用廣東話同其他人唱歌……」

我都好有共鳴😊

喺澳洲，能夠同一班都係講廣東話嘅媽媽聚埋一齊，用自己最熟悉嘅語言唱歌，真係有一種好特別、好溫暖嘅感覺。

音樂有時唔單止係旋律，更承載住我哋嘅文化、回憶，同埋一份歸屬感。❤️

🎶《媽媽聲合唱團》每兩星期練習一次。

📅 下一次練習：
**8月13日（星期四），地點： **67–71 Springvale Road, Nunawading

如果你都想同一班媽媽一齊唱廣東歌、放鬆心情、認識朋友，歡迎加入我哋！

期待到時見！🥰

報名連結： https://forms.gle/rtQkiRLuiUYkb28i7

28/07/2026

🎵 Calling all Cantonese-speaking RMTs & MTS in Melbourne! 🎵

Sunny and I are excited to be hosting a FREE face-to-face Cantonese Therapeutic Songwriting Resource Building & Peer Supervision Group on Saturday, 22 August 2026.

Come along to:
🎼 Share ideas and clinical experiences
🎵 Explore Cantonese therapeutic songwriting together
🤝 Connect with fellow bilingual music therapists
🍜 Stay afterwards for an optional Cantonese dinner!

📍 Location: Mount Waverley
🕔 Time: 5:00–6:30 pm
💰 Free

Whether you’re a Registered Music Therapist (RMT) or Music Therapy Student (MTS), you’re warmly welcome!

If you know another Cantonese-speaking RMT or MTS / allied health clinicians who may be interested, please feel free to share this invitation. ❤️

If you have any questions, feel free to contact us. We look forward to seeing you there!

Enrollment link: https://forms.gle/ETeqsoeJjj39Fqrh9

🎵 誠邀墨爾本廣東話音樂治療師及音樂治療學生！🎵

Sunny 同我誠意邀請大家參加 免費實體「廣東話治療性歌曲創作資源建立及同儕督導小組」！

📅 日期：2026年8月22日（星期六）

歡迎大家一齊：
🎼 分享臨床經驗及實務點子
🎵 一同探索廣東話治療性歌曲創作（Therapeutic Songwriting）
🤝 認識及連結更多雙語音樂治療同工
🍜 活動後更可自願參加廣東話聚餐！

📍 地點：Mount Waverley
🕔 時間：下午 5:00–6:30
💰 費用：全免

無論你係 註冊音樂治療師（RMT） 或 音樂治療學生（MTS），都非常歡迎你參加！

如果你認識其他講廣東話嘅 RMT、MTS，或者對治療性歌曲創作有興趣嘅 專職醫療（Allied Health）同工，歡迎幫手分享呢個邀請。❤️

如有任何問題，歡迎隨時聯絡我哋。期待到時見到大家！

報名連結： https://forms.gle/ETeqsoeJjj39Fqrh9

15/07/2026

Oh Lou, I honestly couldn’t be happier for you and Cath. ❤️
I know it’s been a few months already, but I still feel like screaming with excitement for you both!

Thank you for always being so supportive and encouraging over the years. It’s my blessing to know you—not only as an incredible music therapist, but as such a generous and inspiring person.

One thing inspired me today: no matter where life takes us or what job we’re doing, once we’re a music therapist, that identity stays with us. We carry it into every conversation, every relationship, and every part of our lives.

Coming from someone with more than 20 years in music therapy, those words mean so much to me. They encourage me deeply and remind me why I fell in love with this profession in the first place.

Thank you Lou ❤️


Lou，我真係打從心底替你同 Cath 開心。❤️
雖然已經過咗幾個月，但我到而家諗起都仲係好想大叫一聲：「實在太戥你哋興奮啦！」
好多謝你一直以嚟都咁支持同鼓勵我。能夠認識你，真係我嘅福氣。你唔單止係一位好出色嘅音樂治療師，更加係一位好慷慨、好有啟發性嘅人。
今日你有一句說話，令我好有共鳴：無論人生帶我哋去到邊，無論將來做緊乜嘢工作，只要曾經係一位音樂治療師，呢個身份就會一直陪伴住我哋。我哋會將音樂治療師嘅眼光、價值觀，同埋對人嘅關懷，帶到每一段關係、每一次對話，同埋生活每一個角落。
由一位做咗二十幾年音樂治療師嘅前輩口中聽到呢番說話，對我嚟講真係好有份量。佢再次提醒我，點解當初我會咁熱愛音樂治療呢個專業。
多謝你，Lou。❤️

10/07/2026

This morning, I had a lovely young client from a Korean family. She’s bilingual in Korean and English, and even knows a little Mandarin from school.
She is such a bright, thoughtful little girl. Beneath that, though, she carries a complicated family story and faces significant challenges with her mental health and self-esteem.
During our music therapy session, we sang our hello and goodbye songs in four different languages—Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, and English.
I assumed she’d be most confident teaching me the Korean lyrics (which I don’t know at all!). To my surprise, she sang most confidently in Mandarin. It was such a beautiful reminder that language, identity, and confidence don’t always fit the assumptions we make.
Moments like this are why I love music therapy.
In a multicultural country like Australia, music becomes a space where different languages and cultures are not just acknowledged—they’re celebrated. Every language a child brings into the room is a strength, and it’s a privilege to help them feel seen, heard, and empowered through music.
I love these moments.
I love this work. ❤️

今朝見咗一位好可愛嘅韓國小朋友。
佢識韓文同英文，仲因為學校學過少少普通話。佢真係好醒目、好可愛，但背後都有一個幾複雜嘅家庭背景，一直面對唔少心理健康同自我價值感方面嘅挑戰。
今日音樂治療，我哋一齊唱咗四種語言嘅Hello歌同Goodbye歌——韓文、普通話、廣東話同英文。
我本來以為，佢一定最叻教我唱韓文（因為我真係完全唔識😆）。點知最令我驚喜嘅，反而係佢唱普通話唱得最有自信、最投入。
有時，小朋友最有自信嘅語言，未必係我哋想像中嗰一種。
我好鍾意音樂治療其中一樣嘢，就係喺澳洲呢個咁多元文化嘅地方，我可以透過音樂，同小朋友一齊擁抱唔同嘅語言同文化。
每一種語言，都係佢哋身份嘅一部分；每一種文化，都值得被尊重同欣賞。
能夠透過音樂，令小朋友因為自己識唔同語言而感到自豪，真係一件好幸福嘅事。
好鍾意呢啲時刻。
我真係好鍾意我呢份工作。❤️

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