Voices of Heaven

When your child has a meltdown, it’s not misbehaviour, it’s communication.
Many parents tell me how overwhelmed and helpless they feel in those moments. The truth is, meltdowns are often a sign of sensory overload, especially for autistic children or children with sensory processing differences.

When we begin to understand meltdowns through a sensory lens, something shifts.
- Blame softens.
- Connection deepens.

And we start to see what our children have been trying to tell us all along:

“This is too much for me. Please help me feel safe.”

I’ve written a gentle and practical blog to help you understand:

- why meltdowns happen
- how co-regulation calms the nervous system
- how music therapy supports sensory processing and emotional regulation

If your child struggles with big feelings or sensory overwhelm, this will give you clarity and hope.

And if you feel your child would benefit from music therapy support, you’re welcome to reach out or book a session anytime.
Your child’s nervous system deserves safety, rhythm, and connection and you don’t have to navigate this alone.

Why Your Child’s Meltdowns Aren’t Misbehaviour: A Sensory Perspective - Voices of Heaven Music Therapy for Kids Learn why your child’s meltdowns aren’t misbehaviour but a sign of sensory overload. Discover how sensory processing, co-regulation, and music therapy support autistic children and improve emotional regulation.

When words aren’t enough, music becomes their voice.

Children often feel big emotions long before they have the words to express them. Through rhythm, melody, and play, music therapy helps them calm, connect, and communicate in ways that feel natural and safe.

At Voices of Heaven™, every session supports children to develop emotional awareness, self-regulation, and confidence — one beat at a time.

How Music Therapy Helps Children Regulate Emotions - Voices of Heaven Music Therapy for Kids Discover how music therapy for children supports emotional regulation, communication, and calm. Tailored creative sessions in Sydney.

Healing doesn’t always come through words—sometimes it’s found in music, images, and stories.

It’s about how Guided Imagery & Music (GIM) can unlock creativity, bring healing, and give voice to feelings that are hard to express.

Guided Imagery & Music: Stories of Creativity, Healing, and Hope - Voices of Heaven Music Therapy for Kids At Voices of Heaven™ Where Little Hearts Learn to Feel, Express, and Connect I have seen how Guided Imagery & Music (GIM) therapy transforms lives. Combined with Music, Drawing, and Narrative (MDN), this creative approach helps people express emotions, unlock imagination, discover healing and crea...

I’m so excited to share our latest blog post:

“How Music Therapy Helps Children with Autism Connect and Thrive” 🎶

In this post, I share a personal story from nearly two decades ago about a teenager with autism traits and an intellectual disability who found his voice through music. What unfolded was nothing short of inspiring from being told he would never “amount to much,” to bringing his grandmother to tears at his very first piano concert.

Music truly has the power to unlock connection, confidence, and joy where words sometimes cannot.

At Voices of Heaven™, our heart is to help little hearts feel, express, and connect.

How Music Therapy Helps Children with Autism Communicate, Connect and Thrive - Voices of Heaven Music Therapy for Kids Nearly two decades ago, when I was in my final year of completing my Master of Creative Music Therapy degree, I met and worked with a teenage boy who would change the way I understood the power of music forever. He was my very first music therapy client and I would never forget the time […]

Music therapy is still NDIS funded support.

Important reminder: the way music therapy is treated under the NDIS has not changed.

The National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) was very clear in its statement:

"Any proposed changes will not come into force until the review is completed and the relevant findings are considered."

So, although the Independent Review of Appropriate NDIS Pricing for Music and Art Supports continues, music therapy remains an NDIS-funded therapy.

Plan managers should continue to pay for music therapy as usual.

NDIS participants can continue to access music therapy from any registered music therapist who is a member of AMTA.

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Can you spare a minute to help this campaign? Save Music Therapy: Keep It Funded Under NDIS

Music therapy is still NDIS funded.

After the recent update to the NDIS legislation, the status of music therapy did not change.

👉 Music therapy is still an evidence-based allied health profession that continues to be an NDIS-funded therapeutic support. 👍

For NDIS participants to use funding for music therapy, it must be provided by an active registered music therapist with the Australian Music Therapy Association.

To learn more, we invite you to read our statement: https://www.austmta.org.au/news-item/17354/music-therapy-is-still-an-ndis-funded-therapeutic-support

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08/02/2024 🏅