Music therapy is an evidenced based profession which uses music in a planned way to help children and adults to improve, restore and maintain health. Individual needs are addressed through music and the relationship that develops between therapist and client. Music therapy is used with all ages and a variety of conditions, focusing on self-development, education, rehabilitation, relaxation, pain-management, self-expression. Music therapists often seek to develop alternative means of interaction, thereby providing new and different means of expression and communication. This ability, for a person to make contact and be understood, can have a profound value in satisfying emotional needs, enhancing quality of life and in building relationships.