Cultivating a Trauma Informed Practice

Canadian Music Therapy

Today we are excited to interview Yasmin Kawar about her work with persons in addictions recovery, trauma, and abuse. She tells us more about what it was like for her starting out in music therapy and what her best advice is for new music therapists.

Here is a little more about Yasmin:

Yasmin Kawar is a Jordanian-Canadian music therapist and qualifying counselling therapist working in the K’jipuktuk (Halifax) area. Yasmin specializes in providing music therapy in mental health settings and is currently working with persons in addictions recovery, trauma & abuse, and criminalized populations. Yasmin's approach is person-centered, intersectional, and anti-oppressive. She works to meet her clients where they are in their life journey to collaboratively and creatively explore challenges, deepen self-understanding, and develop innate resources for healing and personal growth. Yasmin also serves as Vice President for board of the Atlantic Association for Music Therapy, and Secretary for the Creative Arts in Counselling Chapter of the Canadian Counselling and Psychotherapy Association.

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