Jonathan Smith

Jonathan Smith serves as a Lecturer in Psychology at Birkbeck College, University of London since 1987 (part-time since 2000) and faculty in the Music Therapy department at Guildhall School of Music and Drama since 1990. He additionally teaches research methods for master's students at Relate and the Psychosynthesis and Education Trust.

His academic credentials include:

• MA from Oxford University

His professional work integrates Music Therapy, Psychology, and Gestalt Psychotherapy with emphasis on therapeutic applications of music and experiential learning methodologies. He specializes in adult education through degree/diploma programs and conducts gestalt therapy workshops focusing on group and individual clinical practice.

His professional distinctions include:

• Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society

He maintains UKCP accreditation as a Gestalt Psychotherapist since 1988. His teaching portfolio spans psychology education, music therapy instruction, and research methodology training for clinical practitioners.

Smith mentors students across psychology and music therapy programs through Birkbeck and Guildhall institutions. His clinical practice includes private gestalt therapy sessions while maintaining active performance as a jazz/keyboard musician since 1999, demonstrating interdisciplinary integration of artistic and therapeutic disciplines.