Shaw Herron

Shaw Herron is Registered Music Therapist with the Australian Music Therapy Association. He started his own music therapy business in February 2008 after completing a Graduate Diploma in Music Therapy at UTS. He has successfully run individual and group music therapy sessions for the elderly and people with dementia at community organisations and many aged care facilities in Sydney and Canberra. He has also run individual and group music therapy sessions for children with autism and other disabilities. More recently Shaw has run group music therapy sessions for children with hearing impairments to assist with their development while adapting to their hearing aids and cochlear implants. He run educational sessions with a speech pathologist for parents of children with hearing impairments on how to use music at home to assist with their child’s development. Shaw also worked as Disability Community Support Worker when many of his music therapy sessions were cancelled due to the Covid 19 pandemic. Shaw’s music sessions have been well received by clients, carers and family members. Shaw aims to bring enthusiasm and fun to all his music sessions while providing inclusivity for every client and a variety of musical activities that promote wellbeing.