Ann Sloboda BMus(Hons) Oxon PGDipMT

Ann Sloboda studied music at Worcester College, Oxford. She qualified as a music therapist in 1985 at the Guildhall School where she subsequently taught as Clinical Tutor.

Between 1985 and 2005 she worked as a music therapist in the NHS, in the fields of adult learning disability, eating disorders, general psychiatry and forensic psychiatry.  A past chair of the Association of Professional Music Therapists, she was Head of Arts Therapies at West London Mental Health Trust for 10 years. Here, her energies were primarily directed towards establishing and developing the clinical services in art, drama and music therapy.  She has spoken widely at national and international conference and has several publications on music therapy in the field of eating disorders and forensic psychiatry:

Sloboda, A. Music Therapy and Psychotic Violence. In E. Welldon and C. Van Velsen (Eds.), A Practical Guide to Forensic Psychotherapy

Bolton R, and Sloboda, A.  Music Therapy in Forensic Psychiatry; a case study with musical commentary. In L Bunt and S Hoskyns(Eds.), The Handbook of Music Therapy.

Since 2005, she has held the post of Head of Music Therapy at the Guildhall School. She still provides consultations to music therapists working in the health and education sectors, and is undertaking a clinical training at the Institute of Psychoanalysis.