Cathy Thompson BA

Cathy Thompson is a leader in business development across Canada. She is passionate about helping people discover their own talents and gifts in the areas of personal and professional development. She partnered with Adrienne to establish Beyond the Studio because of the vision of the organization. To nurture a love of music in all clients and students. Music is such a critical part of our world and Beyond the Studio offers a gateway in which people can experience more of it, through therapy and lessons. She has seen first hand the joy and milestones that can be reached through music therapy.

 I'm excited that we are able to help more people through our psychotherapy services launched in the fall of 2023.

Author of

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Publication:

 Thompson, C., Girls Talk : An anti-stigma program for young women to promote understanding of and awareness about depression: Facilitator’s manual, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Canada. 

Adrienne is the Director of Beyond the Studio and Co-Founder of the Sing it Girls! program. She is a Registered Psychotherapist and Certified Music Therapist (MTA) with over 20 years of experience working as a therapist, educator, lecturer, researcher, clinical supervisor and performer. She is the past President of the Canadian Association of Music Therapists (CAMT), and currently provides services with CHM Therapy, Wilfrid Laurier and Concordia Universities.  Adrienne’s passion is using voice, song and music to support emotional and physical health across the life span from childhood to end of life.  Adrienne created the Singing Well bereavement program, her research in collaboration with Concordia University was published in Bereavement Care, Summer 2018. 

Research:

Laurel Young PhD, MTA & Adrienne Pringle MMT, RP, MTA (2018). Lived experiences of singing in a community hospice bereavement support music therapy group, Bereavement Care, 37:2, 55-66, DOI: 10.1080/02682621.2018.14936