Top

OUR TEAM

Southern Music Therapy is a private practice and ACC registered vendor servicing the Canterbury region of New Zealand. Music Therapy is an Allied Health profession in which music is used within a therapeutic relationship to address non-musical identified physical, psychological, cognitive, and social needs of an individual. Our team hold current first aid certification & Fundamentals of Safeguarding & Child Protection.

Anchor 1

KIMBERLEY WADE

Director and Founder of Southern Music Therapy

Kimberley is the Clinical Director and a Registered Neurologic Music Therapist. She is also the Founder of Southern Music Therapy.

MAY CLULEE

Senior Registered Music Therapist

May received her MA in Music Therapy in 1999 from Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, England.

ESTHER SIMPSON

Registered Music Therapist

Esther has been with Southern Music Therapy since 2023 and is a registered music therapist and neurologic music therapist.

RAELINE

Musical Volunteer

Raeline is a trained music therapist that will be returning to Southern Music Therapy as one of our musical volunteers.

KATE ANASTASIOU

Music Therapy Student

Kate Anastasiou is in her second year of her two-year master of music therapy training, and will be doing placement with SMT in a variety of settings.

GRACE CHUN

Community Musician

Grace has joined SMT in 2024 as our Community Musician after spending some time with SMT in 2023 as an intern.

Grace is currently on maternity leave.

JENNY LEE

Senior Registered Music Therapist

Jenny Lee joined the Southern Music Therapy Team in January 2017.

RENATA KUSWANTO

Registered Music Therapist

Renata joined the SMT team in January 2023.

she has worked with children and adults with Neuro-disability, intellectual disability, and developmental delay.

GEMMA GREEN

Office Manager

Gemma has joined Southern Music Therapy as a part-time Office Manager.

TING-WEI LIN

Music Therapy Assistant & training Music Therapist

Ting-Wei completed her Bachelor of Music in Taiwan and is now a Music Therapy Assistant after completing her student placement with Southern Music Therapy in 2025.