Ep 15 Daniel Thomas

Luke talks to Daniel Thomas about his process of moving from
being a music therapist into running an arts therapy business.
This includes to interesting discussion on the nature of
'brands', as well as reflections on how we communicate the subtle
nuances fo therapeutic work to other professionals.


Daniel qualified as a music therapist in 2002. His past clinical
work focused on children and families, especially supporting
attachment, bonding and resilience. Daniel has worked in prisons,
mental health settings and in special and mainstream schools with
children with a range of brain injuries and other conditions He
certified in the APCI assessment in 2014, and as a Neurologic
Music Therapist in 2017. He is also the Joint Managing Director
of Chroma. Daniel is passionate about the business of arts
therapies, believing that the economics of therapy is as
important an ethical issue for therapists as is the quality of
their practice. Working with Dr Vicky Abad, and colleagues from
around the world including Aalborg University, Denmark and Lesley
University, USA, Daniel co-authored and edited “The Economics of
Therapy” published by JKP.