Nightingale NMT™: meet the voices
London | Surrey | Sussex | Birmingham
Elizabeth Nightingale, Founder
ELIZABETH NIGHTINGALE
Founder | Expert Witness | NMT™ Fellow
Elizabeth Nightingale is a registered Neurologic Music Therapy® Fellow (NMT-F™) qualified MATADOC assessor and accredited Expert Witness. Alongside her private clinical practice she also holds a number of additional voluntary roles, including being the UK representative on the Advisory Council for the Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy®, and a committee member for Acquired Brain Injury London (ABIL) forum.
Elizabeth is a highly experienced NMT™ practitioner, having been delivering NMT™ services for medicolegal cases for well over ten years. She has also set up and delivered multiple NMT™ pilots across level 1-3a rehab units in the NHS. In recent years she has been the first UK NMT™ therapist to be included within an ICAP (Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Programme), the gold standard treatment for aphasia therapy. She has been working as a clinical NMT™ supervisor since 2016 and provides this support to a range of organisations, including The Children’s Trust, Smart Rehabilitation, and STEPS Rehabilitation.
Elizabeth is a regular conference presenter and guest lecturer and has had her work and research published in the Brain & Spinal Injury Handbook, NR Times, British Journal of Music Therapy and Journal of Dementia Care. She has recently co-authored a chapter with Corene Thaut on the NMT™ technique Developmental Speech & Language Training Through Music (DSLM)® for the updated edition of the Handbook of Neurologic Music Therapy (Thaut & Hömberg, 2025).
“We have been able to practice true inter disciplinary working in tying our evidenced based approaches together for improving speech, language and cognition with the joint goals of helping people interact more successfully and participate more in everyday communication. Our ICAPs will grow more and more and we look forward to continuing to work alongside Elizabeth to utilise her skills and knowledge in helping us help others with communication difficulties after brain injury”
— Gayle Chandler, Head of Operations at Linguistic Resolutions, 2025
NATASHA LARKIN
Senior Associate | NMT™ Therapist
Natasha is a registered NMT™ Therapist affiliate, with additional training in MATADOC and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Music Therapy (NICU-MT).
Natasha brings a wealth of experience from a range of healthcare and community settings, having developed and delivered music therapy services across schools, care homes, and NHS hospitals. Her clinical passion lies in supporting children, young people, and families, particularly in acute and high-dependency hospital environments. She was instrumental in establishing the first music therapy service at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington, working across their Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), and paediatric wards.
Alongside her clinical work, Natasha also has experience in team leadership, training, and safeguarding, and continues to contribute to the development of best practice in the field. She is deeply committed to the therapeutic use of music as a way of enhancing connection, communication, and emotional expression for children and families navigating complex health journeys.
IRENE LO COCO
Senior Associate | NMT™ Therapist
Irene Lo Coco is a registered registered NMT™ Therapist affiliate and a qualified MATADOC assessor. She has extensive clinical experience supporting both children and adult clients with neurodisabilities across inpatient, residential and community settings in the charity and medicolegal sectors. She holds a voluntary role with the Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy®, co-facilitating the UK Chapter Group, which is dedicated to supporting NMT™ affiliates to deepen their understanding of the NMT™ system of standardised techniques.
Irene brings particular expertise in Applied Music Technology – a rich clinical resource for many of her clients. Her expert knowledge is often sought for publications, presentations, and trainings both within and beyond the music therapy profession. She is also a BAMT-accredited clinical supervisor, providing supervision for both trainee and qualified music therapists.
JENNY LAM
Senior Associate | NMT™ Fellow
Jenny is a registered Neurologic Music Therapy® Fellow (NMT-F™) with clinical experience supporting adult clients with a range of diagnoses including acquired brain injury and stroke. She has delivered NMT™ pilot projects in both inpatient and outpatient NHS rehab and ongoing NMT™ services for private neurorehabilitation providers.
Alongside her neuro work, Jenny has supported a wide range of populations including individuals with dementia, cancer patients, those receiving palliative care, and children with special educational needs. She has delivered services across hospitals, hospices, schools, and community organisations, and has held leadership and supervisory roles in clinical training and programme development.
Jenny is passionate about holistic, person-centred care and brings a depth of international experience to her practice, supporting clients across the lifespan with complex and diverse needs.
CATHERINE GOODMAN
Therapy Associate | NMT™ Therapist
Catherine is a registered NMT™ affiliate with clinical experience across specialist educational and community settings, delivering individual and group therapy to children and young people with a range of needs including profound and multiple learning difficulties, autism, and cerebral palsy.
Prior to qualifying as a music therapist and completing additional specialist training in Neurologic Music Therapy® , Catherine practised as a lawyer in both criminal and civil law, a background which informs her rigorous approach to clinical work, report writing, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
CAITLIN SHEK
Therapy Associate | NMT™ Therapist
Caitlin is registered NMT™ Affiliate and brings experience across a range of settings including children’s hospices, mental health services, care homes, and specialist education.
Caitlin has supported individuals with complex needs including life-limiting conditions, dementia, and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) challenges, using music to facilitate communication, emotional expression, and wellbeing. Alongside her clinical work, she has a strong background in education and therapeutic support, delivering interventions for children and young people with additional needs. She is passionate about creating safe, responsive therapeutic spaces and adapting her practice to meet the individual needs of each client.
HOISHUEN CHAN
Therapy Associate | NMT™ Therapist
HoiShuen is a registered NMT™ affiliate, currently completing her PhD at the Cambridge Institute of Music Therapy Research.
HoiShuen brings clinical experience across a range of specialist settings, including children's hospices, CAMHS, SEN schools, and community provision. She has supported children and young people with life-limiting conditions, trauma, eating disorders, SEND, and mental health challenges, working alongside multidisciplinary teams and in close partnership with families and caregivers.
With a background spanning Hong Kong, Australia, and the UK, HoiShuen brings a cross-cultural perspective to her work and a strong musicianship rooted in classical piano performance.