Jake

Jake began music therapy with Brooke in January 2024. During his sessions, he really demonstrates his creativity and innate musicality through his spontaneous, recitative songs, expressive singing and electric guitar playing.

Brooke's role often lies in supporting Jake musically by accompanying him and offering him a safe space for his emotions, thoughts and feelings to become apparent through his improvised songs. Jake's songs have many different themes, from winning and losing, love, grieving, family and sometimes creating stories about scary monsters and heroes. 

“Music for Jake is fundamental to his mental well-being. It acts as a vehicle for expressing difficult emotions and thoughts through improvised singing whilst also giving him a space to experience joy and collaboration through musical exploration and play.”

Brooke, music therapist