Diandra Russo

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About Diandra Russo

Music Therapist, Educator, Lecturer, Researcher, Musician, Life-Long Learner and Practicing Mind.* Bachelor of Music in Music Therapy from Alverno College in Milwaukee, USA. Professional experience at River Oaks Psychiatric Hospital in New Orleans in the field of acute psychiatry and obtaining the American professional license: Music Therapist Board Certified (MT-BC). MAS in Clinical Music Therapy at the Zurich University of the Arts. Music therapy work experience in the field of child-adolescent and adult psychiatry, geriatrics, pediatrics. Several years of experience in the management of the music therapy department in the field of psychosomatics. Since 2023 PhD Student at Aalborg University, Denmark Since August 2021 co-director and lecturer in the music therapy programs at the Zurich University of the Arts and music therapist in private practice @MusiktherapieAarau. Musician: Saxophone player in the genres of Funk, Soul, Jazz and Cross-Over. Continuing education in Mindfulness Practice, Mindful Self-Compassion, Pain Management, Mentalization Based Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.