Registered Music Therapists

Alison Creighton

Alison completed her Bachelors of Music (education) in 2006 and Masters in Creative Music Therapy in 2008. Her interests include working with families with young children, early intervention and children with Autism. She is currently studying the Graduate Certificate in Research Studies at UWS in hopes to pursue further research in the Music Therapy field.

Anna Chapman

Anna Chapman graduated from UTS with a Graduate Diploma in Music Therapy in 2004. She successfully applied for her dream job at the Golden Stave Music Therapy Centre in 2006. Since then she has been involved with in a wide range of projects and client populations including early intervention (a favourite!), children and adolescents with Autism spectrum disorder and recently aged care. Her latest passion has been getting the Golden Stave Community Drumming Circle up and running which caters both to adults and children with disabilities and the worried well.

Anna says "I feel lucky to work with such a dedicated and supportive team of music therapists in the only purpose built music therapy centre in Australia! The power of music to dissolve barriers and bring people together is always very inspiring."

Eudora Low

Eudora first came into contact with Music Therapy when she was doing her dissertation during her undergraduate studies in Music and Psychology. Subsequently, her interest in the area drew her to take on further studies in Music Therapy at the University of Melbourne (1988/89) to become a Registered Music Therapist. With her previous experience in piano performance, music management and music education, Eudora was able to integrate her knowledge and experience to serve clients of various age groups and needs. Eudora has a special interest in working with children with special needs and children with autism. Eudora has been with the Golden Stave Music Therapy Centre since 2003 and has always been encouraged by the progress that the clients are making.

Annette Delvecchio

Annette completed a Bachelor of Music in 2004 and the Master of Creative Music Therapy degree in 2007. She has been working at the Golden Stave Music Therapy Centre since January 2008 with a range of clients. Her interests include working with children with emotional and behavioural difficulties and adults with disability. Her experiences with specific clients so far has generated an interest in pursuing research into how music therapy can assist people with speech and language disorders.

Izumi Nago

Izumi Nago graduated from a Graduate Diploma in Music Therapy in UTS in 2005, and a Master of Creative Music Therapy in UWS in 2007. She began work at the Golden Stave Music Therapy Centre in 2008.

Izumi has been practicing music therapy with children and adults with special needs, elderly people, and psychiatric patients for over seven years in both Japan and Australia. Her recent focus has been in exploring the minds of people with and without special needs through the Creative Music Therapy approach. Her experiences have led Izumi to further explore the essence of Creative Music Therapy through her work.

Rob Devlin

Rob Devlin completed his Master of Creative Music Therapy at UWS in 2007. He is currently working at the Golden Stave Music Therapy Centre in the areas of aged care, autism and adolescents with behavioural difficulties, as well as further outreach work in aged care at Springwood Nursing Home.
Rob has also been a professional musician for 18 years, where the desire to ‘give something back’ eventually led him to study music therapy.

He says, “I strongly believe in the healing, transforming and communicative power of music. Music therapy, for me, is the perfect solution to combine my love of music with my desire to find personal fulfilment through helping other people.’