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Tyrone Barnes
(He/Him/His)
MTA
Tyrone was born and raised in Maple Ridge, BC, on the traditional territories of the Katzie First Nation. He brings a diverse personal and cultural background to his work, shaping a grounded, inclusive, and client-centered approach to care.
A graduate of Capilano University’s Bachelor of Music Therapy program, Tyrone has been practicing since 2016. His work is rooted in a trauma-informed, anti-oppressive, intersectional, and relationship-based approach. As Founder and Director of Peoples Music Therapy, he is committed to making music therapy more accessible, community-oriented, and responsive to the diverse needs of clients and families.
Tyrone’s clinical experience includes work with incarcerated youth, adults in addiction treatment and recovery, children with ADHD and behavioural challenges, seniors in geriatric care, and youth and adults diagnosed with ASD. He has provided services in partnership with organizations including the Ministry of Children and Family Development, Downtown Community Court, Vancouver Coastal Health, the Vancouver School Board, and Fraser Health.
Outside of work, Tyrone enjoys spending time with his family, travelling, baking sourdough, and listening to Hip-hop.
Where there are people, there is music.
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Felicia Cooper-Wall
Felicia is passionate about creating a warm, authentic, and non-judgemental space where you feel heard and supported. She believes in the power of genuine connection and approaches her work through a feminist, weight-inclusive, and trauma-informed lens. Her focus is on meeting you where you are, fostering self-compassion, and working collaboratively to explore new perspectives and possibilities.
Felicia is committed to helping clients dismantle harmful narratives and re-author stories that reflect their values, strengths, and hopes for the future. She honours each person’s lived experience and recognizes the courage it takes to reach out for support. With over 10 years of experience in mental health, trauma, and working alongside youth, Felicia brings a depth of understanding to her practice. She is especially interested in supporting women who have struggled to love and connect with their bodies throughout their lives. She also draws on her own journey as a parent, having navigated pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood, with all the challenges and joys that can bring.
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Kaia Stoesz
(She/Her/Hers)
BMT, BMus
Kaia (she/her) has been living and working on the unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), and xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) nations since 2017. Her music therapy framework is rooted in anti-oppressive, trauma-informed, and client-centered practices that honor the autonomy and individuality of every person she works with. Her work centers around the fundamental belief that music-making is an essential component of the human experience, and that every person can grow and change through their relationship with music.
Kaia has clinical experience working with seniors in long-term care, neurodiverse children, adults in substance abuse recovery, at-risk youth, survivors of human trafficking, survivors of stroke, and adults with developmental disabilities. She is also an active volunteer for the Music Therapy Association of British Columbia (MTABC), currently serving on their Continuing Education Committee. In 2023, she completed her Level 1 training in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM).
Kaia is also a classically trained pianist, having earned her Bachelor of Music from UBC in 2021. She enjoys playing other instruments as well, including guitar, ukulele, violin, and Balinese Gamelan.
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Shannon Wong
(They/Them/Theirs)
RTC, DVATI
I work people of all ages and backgrounds and I have experience working with neurodivergent and/or queer people (of all ages, genders, identities) who want to pause, explore and reconnect. Societal expectations of how we should act and navigate the world can be exhausting. It can be hard to feel safe enough to reconnect with our inner selves, fearlessly use art materials, explore difficult topics, and live authentically. No art making experience needed. Everyone can make art.
As an art therapist, my role is to guide clients through the art making process, and the thoughts that may come up. My job is not to interpret your art, but rather listen and support you as you gain your own insight. I hope to collaboratively build the safety needed to be with my clients as they reconnect with their authentic selves.
Art Therapy is a mental health service that utilizes art making with models of counselling and psychotherapy that takes into account the many ways individuals learn, remember, process, and express themselves. Solely using words cannot always fully encapsulate one’s experiences and feelings.
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