David Juncos is a clinical psychologist, author and performance coach who specialises in music performance anxiety. His treatment approach includes the use of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and he has presented his research on this subject on an international scale. He is a faculty member at the Voice Study Centre and his book, Act for Musicians: A Guide for Using Acceptance and Commitment Training to Enhance Performance, Overcome Performance Anxiety and Improve Well-being, is available for purchase now.

 KEY MOMENTS

 ‘There was a lack of good methodological rigour in how these psychotherapies were being studied in the lab’

‘What your mind is doing when anxious is worrying about making a mistake and worrying about the implications and making it’

‘Being female unfortunately makes you more likely to have MPA’

RELEVANT LINKS & MENTIONS

• Voice Study Centre: voicestudycentre.com
• Singing Teachers Talk Podcast - Ep.76 Mental Health Training for Performing Arts Workers with Raffaella Covino: linktr.ee/basttraining?utm_source
• Applause for Thought: applauseforthought.com
• The work of Diana Kenny
• The Psychology of Music Performance Anxiety by Diana Kenny
• Mental Health First Aid England: mhfaengland.org
• Voice Geek Facebook Forum
• Noa Kageyama & The Bulletproof Musician: bulletproofmusician.com
• https://contextualscience.org/

ABOUT THE GUEST

David G. Juncos, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, author and performance coach based in Philadelphia, PA. He earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from La Salle University in 2015. He has over 17 years' experience in treating a variety of clinical problems, including anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders. He specialises 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 is on faculty with the Voice Study Centre, a UK-based provider of postgraduate study in Voice Pedagogy and Performance Coaching for Performing Artists. There he provides lectures and tutorials on MPA, ACT, Motivational Interviewing, achieving peak performance, and statistics/research design, and he trains music teachers in ACT coaching to help them manage students' MPA and other performance-related problems. He recently co-authored his first book, entitled ACT for Musicians: A Guide for Using Acceptance and Commitment Training to Enhance Performance, Overcome Performance Anxiety, and Improve Well-Being. Lastly, he is an amateur songwriter and has performed both as a solo artist and in bands throughout the Philadelphia area as a vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist.

NOW AVAILABLE: To learn more about David’s book ACT for Musicians,  an evidence-based guide for using Acceptance & Commitment Training to enhance performance skills, overcome performance anxiety, and improve

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