Vocal psychotherapy

I became the first vocal psychotherapist in the Baltic countries, accredited by the Music Therapy Center in New York. I studied with the method’s founder, Dr. Diane Austin, as well as Tina Warnock and Nele Fiers. Only now do I realize that the timing of that meeting was perfect and why sometimes it’s worth not delaying — we completed what was the last course Diane ever taught.

Fourteen women from thirteen countries around the world came together for a deep experiential work, combining the voice with integrative psychodynamic therapy, also drawing on ideas from Jungian analytical psychology.

In the process of vocal psychotherapy, the voice becomes a pathway to the self — not as an idea, but as an experience. Through it, what is authentic becomes visible, and the possibility arises to integrate different parts of oneself into a more coherent “I.” This music therapy model combines breathing, vocal improvisation, singing, and words.

I congratulate myself and my colleagues and look with deep gratitude at Diane Austin — her work, life experience, insights, and sensitivity shape what eventually becomes more than just a method.

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