About the speaker

Petra Jerling (PhD; M.Mus. Music Therapy; MA Positive Psychology) is a registered music psychotherapist in private practice in South Africa. Her practice is registered as Music and Well-being as she is passionate about people’s well-being, and she believes this is attainable through music as part of one’s self-care routine. She works with young children with physical and mental disabilities as well as geriatric patients in need of care. However, another passion of hers is the well-being of drug and alcohol addicts who want to make a positive change in their lives. She is on the steering committee of the international Music, Spirituality and Well-being network, as well as the European Association for Music and Imagery.  She has presented at several national and international conferences and symposia, including OPTENTIA, SA-ACAPAP, SAMTA and PASMEA, as well as the second and third international CMGIM symposia and at the second and third international EAMI GIM conferences. Petra has published in various high impact scientific journals and is also part of the editorial team of two volumes containing autobiographical work, planned for 2025.

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