Dr. Cheryl Jones
Dr. Cheryl Jones, Registered Psychotherapist, PhD, works as a music therapist with individuals who have sustained an acquired brain injury or who are living with a neurodegenerative disorder. Dr. Jones earned her PhD in Music and Health Sciences at the University of Toronto where she was also a member of the Collaborative Program in Neuroscience (CPIN). She holds her Master of Music Therapy from Wilfrid Laurier University with a focus on music-centred psychotherapy and is a registered psychotherapist. She has advanced training in Neurologic Music Therapy ®(NMT), is a Neurologic Music Therapist-Fellow, and serves on the advisory council for the Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy. Dr. Jones has taught in the music therapy departments at Wilfrid Laurier University, Concordia University, and most recently at the University of Miami. She is a regular guest lecturer at conferences and universities. Her clinical work has been featured in 2 national CBC radio documentaries and in a book, Allison’s Brain. Dr. Jones has published several articles and book chapters regarding the use of music therapy to address a range of goal areas.
Based on her studies, research, and years of clinical experience, Dr. Jones has developed a music therapy model: Therapeutic Music Training (TMT). TMT uses the process of learning to play an instrument, specifically the piano, to address cognitive rehabilitation goals and/ or psychosocial health.
She currently resides in Ottawa, Canada, where she maintains a private practice Con Brio Music Therapy.
Additional Training & Specialization
Brief Focused Counselling Skills — Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute 2019
Brain Injury Family Intervention — National Resource Centre for Traumatic Brain Injury 2017
EEG Biofeedback Comprehensive Course Training EEG Spectrum International 2011
Neurologic Music Therapy — Colorado State University Center for Biomedical Research 2009
Neurologic Music Therapy — Colorado State University Center for Biomedical Research 2008
Publications
Chapter Contributions
Hakvoort, L., Jones.C., Thaut, M. Musical Attention Control Training. In Neurologic Music Therapy Handbook. Oxford University Press. (in press).
de l’Etoile, S., Jones, C. Associative Mood and Memory Training. In Neurologic Music Therapy Handbook. Oxford University Press. (in press)
The Power of Music Therapy. In Allison’s Brain, 2014. Frieson Press. (Best seller)
Journal Articles (peer reviewed)
Oliver, S., Bell, C., Jones, C., Maniate, J. (2022). When healthcare leadership and philantrophy lead to an improved patient experience: the Paul Lepsoe Music Initiative. Patient Experience Journal (9), 1.
Jones, C., Richard, N., Thaut, M. (2020). Investigating music-based cognitive rehabilitation with individuals with moderate to severe chronic acquired brain injury: a feasibility experiment. NeuroRehabilitation, 48, 209-220. DOI:10.3233/NRE-20815.
Jones, C. (2020). The use of therapeutic music training to remediate cognitive impairment following an acquired brain injury: the theoretical basis and a case study. Healthcare Healthcare, 8, 327; doi:10.3390/healthcare8030327 .
Jones, C. (2020). Therapeutic music training: A music therapy model using music training on an instrument to address therapeutic goals in areas of cognition and psychosocial health. Approaches: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Music Therapy.
Bitan, T., Simac, T., Saverino, C., Jones, C., Glazer, J., Collela, B., Wiseman-Hakes, C., Green, R., Rochon, E. (2018). Changes in resting state connectivity following melody-based therapy with a client with aphasia. Neuroplastisity. DOI.:10.1155/2018/6214-95
Journal Articles (non-peer reviewed)
The Use of Music Therapy and ABI, Impact: Pathways Ahead, The Brain Injury Association of Canada, December 2011.
Playing Your Song: The Use of Music Therapy for Self-expression with Individuals Who Have Experienced ABI, OBIA Review, Vol. 18, Issue 4. Dec. 2011.
Say It With Music. NeuroConnect, Volume 2, Issue 3, Fall 2010.
Music Therapy and Palliative Care. AVISO, Issue 62, Spring 2010.
Music Therapy and Brain Injury. OBIA Review, Vol.16, Issue 4, Dec. 09.
Music Therapy and Stroke Recovery. SSAO: Stroke Recovery News, Nov. 09.
Teaching Celina: The use of therapeutic music education to support a patient's recovery from brain trauma and 3 week coma. LCMTR Newsletter, Spring 2009.
As Seen In + Media
Featured In
Alison’s Brain: Book Publication &
CBC Radio Special
“In 2011, Allison Woyiwada was told that she had a giant brain aneurysm. After surgery, she experienced severe cognitive and physical defects. But then she began a programme of music therapy [under Cheryl Jones, PhD]: this is the remarkable story of her brain's recovery.”
Learn More: CBC Radio Special
Presentations
Keynote Speaker: Ontario Brain Injury Association Annual Conference, Niagr November 2023.
Video Lecturer: Music Therapy in Palliative Care. Turka University of Applied Sciences, Finland, January, 2020.
Presenter: Medical Music Therapy: Hub Hospice. Almonte, Ontario, March 2018.
Guest Lecturer: Full day workshop: ABI and Music Therapy. Wilfrid Laurier University, February, 2018.
Guest Lecturer: Music Therapy and Speech Rehabilitation, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, February, 2018.
Guest Lecturer: Music Therapy and Speech Rehabilitation.University of Toronto, February, 2018.
Guest Lecturer: Neurologic Music Therapy. Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, February, 2018.
Guest Lecturer: Full day workshop: ABI and Music Therapy. Wilfrid Laurier University, February, 2017.
Guest Lecturer: Neurologic Music Therapy and Acquired Brain Injury. Toronto bi-annual Brain Injury Conference, Toronto, Ontario, November 2016.
Guest Lecturer: Neurologic Music Therapy and Acquired Brain Injury. Canadian National Brain Injury Association annual conference. Toronto, Ontario, October,2016.
Presenter: The use of music-based cognitive rehabilitation interventions following acquired brain injury. Sounds of Science: Music, Technology, Medicine. University of Toronto, May,2016.
Guest Lecturer: Full day workshop: ABI and Music Therapy, Wilfrid Laurier University, Feb. 2016
Guest Lecturer: Introduction to Music Therapy. University of Toronto, Music Program, November 2015.
Guest Lecturer: Introduction to Music Therapy. Ottawa University, Music Program, November, 2015
Guest Lecturer: Music Therapy. Wilfrid Laurier University, Master of Music program, March 2015.
Guest Lecturer: Introduction to Music Therapy. University of Toronto, Music Program, November, 2014.
Guest Lecturer: Wilfrid Laurier University, Master of Music Therapy program. March, 2014.
Guest Lecturer: Music Therapy and ABI. University of Toronto, Bachelor of Music Program. March, 2014.
Guest Lecturer: Neurologic Music Therapy Training, University of Toronto, March, 2013.
Guest Lecturer: Music Therapy and ABI. Wilfrid Laurier University, Master of Music Therapy program, February, 2013.
Keynote Speaker for the Atlantic Music Therapy Association’s annual conference, October 2012, The Use of Music Therapy and Brain Trauma.
Guest Lecturer: Introduction to Music Therapy. Acadia University, Bachelor of Music Program, October, 2012.
Guest Lecturer: The Use of Music Therapy with Individuals with ABI. Brain Injury Association of Canada’s National Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, September, 2012,
Guest Lecturer: The Creative Piano Studio. Music on Michael’s Street, Waterloo, Ontario, August 2012,
Guest Lecturer: The Use of Music Therapy with Individuals Who Have Experienced Acquired Brain Injury. Canadian Association for Music Therapy’s National Conference, Montreal, Quebec, May 2012,
Guest Lecturer: The Use of Music Therapy and ABI. Brain Injury Awareness Event, Ottawa, Ontario, March 2012,
Guest Lecturer: The Use of Music Therapy and ABI. Ontario Brain Injury Association provincial conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario, November 2011,
Guest Lecturer: The Use of Music Therapy and ABI. Ontario Brain Injury Association provincial conference, Niagara Falls, Ontario, November 2011.
Guest Lecturer: The Use of Music Therapy and ABI.Brain Injury Association of Canada national conference, Prince Edward Island, August 2011,
Guest Lecturer: The Use of Music Therapy and ABI.Conrad Institute of Music Therapy Research International Conference, Ontario, May 2011,
Guest Lecturer: The Use of Music Therapy in Palliative Care. National Palliative Care Association's Annual Conference, Ottawa, October 2010, .
Guest Lecturer: Music Therapy and Mental Health. Family Services Ottawa, Neuroscience and Music Workshop, May 2010,
Guest Lecturer: Music Therapy in Palliative Care. Ontario Hospice/Palliative Care Association's annual conference, Toronto, Ont., May 2009:
Guest Lecturer: Teaching Celina: the Use of Therapeutic Music Education to Support a Patient in Her Recovery From Brain Trauma and 3 Week Coma.Laurier Center for Music Therapy Research's International Conference, Waterloo, Ont., June 2008:
Guest Lecturer: Exploring Music Therapist's Responses to the Expressed Spiritual Need of Clients. Canadian Association of Music Therapy's National Conference, Victoria, B.C., May 2007:
Guest Lecturer: The Use of Music Therapy in Special Education.Avon-Maitland District School Board Professional Development Day, Anne Hathaway Public School, Stratford, Ont., January 2007: