Do you have trouble with …
… performance anxiety getting in the way of your artistic growth?
… general anxiety affecting your mental health, career and / or personal life?
… burnout erasing your energy to execute your plans?
Is it difficult to …
… deal with your anxious convictions and destructive inner voice?
… commit to necessary actions that will help your reach your goals?
… be in touch with your personal values?
Then I highly recommed this 1,5h webinar on Acceptance and Commitment Training – ACT! You will learn how to use skills from ACT to achieve peak performance for yourself (or your students). You’ll first receive a brief introduction to ACT, an evidence-based psychotherapy & coaching model that aims to teach psychological flexibility, through promoting mindfulness and acceptance of one’s symptoms of emotional distress, while also identifying & committing to actions consistent with one’s values. After the intro there will be enough time for all your questions during the Q&A.
Here are some testimonials of clients I have coached with ACT, after being trained to do this by Dr. David Juncos:
Katrin - Professional Speaker & Relationship Therapist Marie Valembois - Vocational Singer Gemma Milburn - UK based Singer and Vocal Coach Marie Valembois - Vocational Singer Kelly Van Hove - Entertrainer focused on Soft HR & communication workshops / Vocational Musical Theatre Singer
I discovered values I was not fully consciously aware of and what singing and performing actually mean to me. I strongly believe this method will add extra layers of mildness, joy and a much clearer view on my purposes. I can’t wait to discover more!
David Juncos, PsyD is a clinical psychologist and performance coach with Hornstein, Platt & Associates, Counseling and Wellness Centers, in Philadelphia, PA. He earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from La Salle University in 2015.
He has over 15 years experience in treating a variety of clinical problems, including anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders. He specializes in the treatment of music performance anxiety (MPA) and has presented internationally on his research in using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to treat MPA and enhance music performance.
He also is on faculty with the Voice Study Centre, where he provides lectures and tutorials on MPA and quantitative research, ACT, Motivational Interviewing, peak performance, and he trains music teachers in a non-clinical version of ACT to help them manage students’ MPA.
His book, ACT for Musicians: A Guide for Using Acceptance and Commitment Training to Enhance Performance, Overcome Performance Anxiety, and Improve Well-Being, has been published in 2022 with Universal Publishers.
In it, he and co-author Elvire de Paiva e Pona, MA, provide readers with numerous ACT-based techniques for help in managing MPA, enhancing performance, and addressing other common problems facing musicians, such as chronic pain, injury recovery, perfectionism, procrastination, shame, occupational burnout and career uncertainty.
