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 interactive e-books, imagine, and 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 Developed

Students Taught

Authors Published

Years of Experience

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.

Now Open: International Survey on Music Therapy Practices and Trends

In celebration of #WorldMusicTherapyWeek, Dr. Petra Kern, Dr. Daniel Tague, and collaborator Puchong Chimpiboon, Chair of WFMT’s Clinical Practice Commission, are pleased to announce the launch of the Global Music Therapy Survey: Evaluating Practice Statuses and...

Advancing Inclusion and Innovation in Singapore

Dr. Petra Kern recently served as the inaugural Artist-in-Residence for the emerging Master of Arts in Music Therapy program at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore. During her residency, she delivered two keynote presentations and contributed to an expert panel...

Exploring the Future of Music Therapy: Dr. Petra Kern on Artificial Intelligence and Personalized Care

A new open access article by Dr. Petra Kern explores how artificial intelligence is shaping the future of music therapy. Titled “Artificial Intelligence in Music Therapy Practice: A New Era of Personalized Care and Scalable Impacts,” the piece is featured in the...

Call for Submissions

Dr. Petra Kern and her imagine team are calling for submissions to its upcoming issue: Parent Involvement in Early Childhood Music Therapy. This issue will explore the essential role of parents in enhancing therapeutic outcomes through music therapy. We invite...

#DIGIARTHE

Join Dr. Petra Kern for a groundbreaking lecture on "A New Era of Work: AI in Creative Therapies" on November 7, 2024, at 6:00 PM (in Germany) via Zoom. In this innovative session, Dr. Kern will explore how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming art and music...

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...

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