Heidi Ahonen, Wilfrid Laurier University
Coordinator, Master of Music Therapy
Director, Manfred and Penny Conrad Centre Institute for Music Therapy Research
Professor
Waterloo, Ontario
hahonen@wlu.ca
Office:
(519) 884-0710 ext. 2431
Expert In
Burn-out
Group analytic music therapy, clinical improvisation and GIM
Low frequency sound research
Mental health and mental illness
Music medicine for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
Music medicine research
Music psychotherapy research
Music therapy
Pain management
Trauma among refugees
Trauma, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Bio/Research
I love teaching music therapy at Laurier, and my classes always include plenty of experiential components.
As a clinician, I practice music psychotherapy and have developed the group analytic music therapy method. I specialize in working with adult clients who suffer psychological trauma...
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As a clinician, I practice music psychotherapy and have developed the group analytic music therapy method. I specialize in working with adult clients who suffer psychological trauma...
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Bio/Research
I love teaching music therapy at Laurier, and my classes always include plenty of experiential components.
As a clinician, I practice music psychotherapy and have developed the group analytic music therapy method. I specialize in working with adult clients who suffer psychological trauma, PTSD, vicarious traumatization or burn-out.
My research covers a wide range of qualitative, music psychotherapy research and evidence-based music medicine research, e.g., low frequency soundwave-research.
I have authored several books, (e.g., Group Analytic Music Therapy 2007, Barcelona Publishers) and have presented at many universities and conferences in Europe and North America.
I received a PhD from Joensuu University (1998), Finland, and an MA from the University of Helsinki (1990) and am a recent graduate from the Harvard University Refugee Trauma - Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery Certificate Program (2014).
I am registered psychotherapist (RP), accredited music therapist (MTA), and a clinical member of Ontario Society of psychotherapists (OSP), Canadian Group Psychotherapy Association (CGPA), and American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)
I am currently working with traumatized individuals such as the refugee population using clinical improvisation and GIM.
I have developed the group analytic music therapy approach and am conducting vicarious trauma/burn out workshops for health care professionals all over the world.
As a qualitative researcher, I especially love narrative and arts based approaches.
I am also involved in various evidence based music medicine research projects in collaboration with the University of Toronto, e.g. we currently investigate Rhythmic Sensory Stimulation at 40Hz with AD patients, Parkinson’s and pain patients.
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As a clinician, I practice music psychotherapy and have developed the group analytic music therapy method. I specialize in working with adult clients who suffer psychological trauma, PTSD, vicarious traumatization or burn-out.
My research covers a wide range of qualitative, music psychotherapy research and evidence-based music medicine research, e.g., low frequency soundwave-research.
I have authored several books, (e.g., Group Analytic Music Therapy 2007, Barcelona Publishers) and have presented at many universities and conferences in Europe and North America.
I received a PhD from Joensuu University (1998), Finland, and an MA from the University of Helsinki (1990) and am a recent graduate from the Harvard University Refugee Trauma - Global Mental Health: Trauma and Recovery Certificate Program (2014).
I am registered psychotherapist (RP), accredited music therapist (MTA), and a clinical member of Ontario Society of psychotherapists (OSP), Canadian Group Psychotherapy Association (CGPA), and American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA)
I am currently working with traumatized individuals such as the refugee population using clinical improvisation and GIM.
I have developed the group analytic music therapy approach and am conducting vicarious trauma/burn out workshops for health care professionals all over the world.
As a qualitative researcher, I especially love narrative and arts based approaches.
I am also involved in various evidence based music medicine research projects in collaboration with the University of Toronto, e.g. we currently investigate Rhythmic Sensory Stimulation at 40Hz with AD patients, Parkinson’s and pain patients.
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