I am Dr. Petra Kern

Music Therapy
Consultant

Empowering you to succeed, innovate new pathways, navigate challenges, and stay ahead today and tomorrow.

Services

Offering music-based program development, music-mediated interventions, and family support; providing guest lectures/professional development, telesupervision, and online/hybrid course support; producing  interactive books, the multimedia e-journal imagine, and webinars.

Consulting

As a collaborative partner, Music Therapy Consulting provides essential support to global organizations, childcare providers, and families of children with diverse abilities.

Educating

Music Therapy Consulting delivers expert online education with evidence-based, actionable content tailored for students, faculty, and professional development.

Publishing

Explore De La Vista Publisher, a branch of Music Therapy Consulting, dedicated to conceptualizing, designing, and producing  multimedia e-books, the interactive e-journal imagine, and high-quality webinars.

Committed to Excellence and Innovation!

Partner to accelerate, build capability, create change that matters, bring a new future to life, and make the world a better place!

Projects Launched

Students Taught

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Years of Experience

Why Music Therapy Consulting is Different

As Fulbright Specialist and former President of the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT), award-winning researcher and educator, and editor of imagine, Dr. Petra Kern brings unparalleled knowledge, experience, and a global perspective to her consultations. Her work is founded on evidence-based practice, every client’s individual context, capability and needs, industry trends, local insights, and emerging innovations.

She collaborates with clients at every level, whether as a trusted advisor to organizational leaders, faculty, and students, or as a hands-on coach for early childhood educators and parents.

No matter the challenge, Dr. Kern delivers innovative, practical solutions and empowers clients to build capacity and self-efficacy, enabling them to thrive in a changing world.

Fall 2024: NICU-MT Online Training

Professional music therapists are invited to train as a NICU Music Therapist with the National Institute for Infant and Child Medical Music Therapy, and gain the skills to work with one of the most vulnerable populations—newborns in Neonatal Intensive Care Units—and...

Leading the Path Toward Inclusion: My Fulbright Specialist Experience with Sinfonía por el Perú

During my time as a Fulbright Specialist with Sinfonía por el Perú, I had the opportunity to collaborate with incredible teams dedicated to creating lasting change through music education. Together, we worked on shifting from a mainstreaming model to a fully inclusive...

Fulbright Specialist Scholarship Awarded to Dr. Petra Kern

Dr. Petra Kern has been awarded a Fulbright Specialist Scholarship by the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. This prestigious award recognizes her expertise and commitment to advancing inclusive practices globally. As part of this esteemed program, Dr. Kern will be...

Exploring Innovations in Music Therapy

Invited by Dr. Mirzda Paipare to teach a course at the University of Liepāja, Dr. Kern will be traveling to Latvia this week. During the 2-day event, participants will explore the growing demand for digital music therapy services, telepractice, telesupervision, and...

50 Webinars On-Demand

Dive into personalized summer education with our expertly curated webinar series, featuring 50 hours of continuing education for just $5 per credit hour! Learn from world-leading experts on crucial topics like: Music Therapy with Infants and Young Children Eligibility...

New eBook Release

Dr. Petra Kern, Founder and Managing Director of De La Vista Publisher, launches the new eBook, "Music Therapy and Spiritual Care in Medical Settings" edited by Daniel Tague, Jennifer Townsend, and Stacy Auld. This guidebook features 7 insightful chapters packed with...
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