Shari has worked and/or currently works with children and adolescents from 11-18yo living with special needs, and those living with mental health needs, excluded from school, and/or experiencing chronic pain.

For a young person experiencing low or fluctuating mood and/or anxiety, using music as a form of self-expression and a way to communicate can provide a youth-culture-accepted platform for developing awareness and strategies for managing self, and self in relation to others. 

For a young person experiencing grief, loss or trauma, music can offer a space for reconnecting, reassurance, processing, externalising emotions, and finding a way forward.

For a young person who needs support with their social skills and communication, music-making opportunities can be used to encourage and develop self-confidence and ways of enhancing their communication and interactions with others.