I am Dr. Petra Kern

Music Therapy
Consultant

Supporting you to achieve success, explore new paths, navigate challenging situations, and be up-to-date today and tomorrow.

Services

Offering music therapy program development, music-mediated interventions, and family support; providing online/hybrid course preparation, master classes/seminars, and telesupervision; producing webinars, interactive books, and the renowned imagine.magazine

Consulting

As collabortaive partner, Music Therapy Consulting offers invaluable support to your organization, child care providers, and your family.

Educating

As experts in online teaching, Music Therapy Consulting delivers actionable, evidence-based content tailored for faculty, higher education institutes, and students.

Publishing

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

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!

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Years of Experience

Why Music Therapy Consulting is Different

As former President of the World Federation of Music Therapy (WFMT), award-winning researcher and educator, and editor of imagine, an interactive early childhood e-journal, Dr. Petra Kern’s consultation is powered by knowledge, experiences, and a global understanding of the field. Her work is founded on evidence-based practice, every client’s individual context, capability and needs, industry trends, local insights, and emerging practices. She collaborates with clients at every level, whether as trusted consultant to top organizational administrators, faculty and students or as hands-on coach for early childhood educators and parents. No matter the challenge, Dr. Kern delivers innovative and practical solutions and builds clients’ capacity and self-efficacy skills to thrive in a changing world. 

2024 Festschrift

Join Dr. Petra Kern, the imagine team, and authors for an exclusive webinar showcasing the groundbreaking and transformative potential of NICU Music Therapy, as unveiled in the 2024 Festschrift in honor of Dr. Jayne Standley. Promising inspiration, innovation, and...

Live Webinar for Healthcare Professionals

Every infant deserves a comprehensive approach to their care! Learn more about the benefits of music therapy so you can serve as an advocate for the patients and families on your unit. Through collaboration and innovation we can all work together to meet each...

Dr. Kern at the University of Music and Performing Art

Dr. Petra Kern is getting ready to fly to Vienna this Spring! She is co-teach an innovative course on Clinical Entrepreneurship at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna and delivers a guest lecture at their Ringvorlesung on AI in music therapy. The...

Unlocking Success: 2024 Webinar Series on Assessment

Unlocking Success: 2024 Webinar Series on Music Therapy Assessment Instrument This 3-hour webinar is your gateway to mastering the standardized child development assessment tool (DRDP) crucial for assessing eligibility for Regional Center clients. Join Dr. Stephen...

10 Music-Based Tips

Dr. Petra Kern and Marcia Humpal, the editor of the book, Early Childhood Music Therapy and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Supporting Children and Their Families, have been invited by Jessica Kingsley Publishers to create a blog post about the use of music with children...

Keynote Address at the UDK in Berlin

Dr. Petra Kern returns to her German roots for a keynote address at the Berlin University of the Arts. She will address digital music therapy in the age of AI, telepractice, and online learning. Step into this world and explore how technology is revolutionizing the...
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