Angela Jeong

Registered Music Therapist
Auckland Regional Centre

Angela Jeong is a music therapist based in Auckland. She holds a Master’s degree in Music Therapy from Victoria University of Wellington and a Bachelor’s degree in Music from University of Auckland. As a therapist of the Raukatauri Music Therapy Trust since 2016, Angela’s experience has included working with individuals who have neurodevelopmental disorders, disabilities, life-threatening illness, emotional needs and trauma. Her most recent work is with the Starship Hospital where she visits patients receiving palliative care.

Angela advances her skills including participating in certificate programmes on Nordoff-Robbins music therapy method in NYU (2019), DIR-Floortime method from Developmental Music Health Services (2020) and in clinical supervision at NZCMC (2021). Along with her role as a therapist, Angela also provides mentorship and supervision and enjoys presenting her work. Her most recent journal articles show the creative ways that music therapy was provided during pandemic at the Trust (2021) and the collaborative process achieved with the use of letter boards for one of her clients with autism (2021).

Having studied music for 25 years, Angela performs the harp and piano, composes and arranges music and runs a YouTube channel to share her love of music.