Music therapy is the targeted use of music within the therapeutic relationship to restore, maintain, and promote emotional, physical, and mental health.
It can be active (e.g., through playing an instrument or singing) or receptive (through listening to specific music). Music therapy is used in various fields, such as psychiatry, geriatrics, rehabilitation, special education, and palliative care.
Music therapy is effective because music provides a means of emotional expression and promotes emotional balance.
Music can have a calming, stimulating, or structuring effect. It helps reduce stress and alleviate anxiety or pain.
Music supports nonverbal communication, especially for people with speech difficulties caused by illness.
Music activates the brain holistically, which can be beneficial in cases of neurological conditions such as dementia or stroke.
Anne Pfirrmann
Music therapist (DMtG certified)
Alternative practitioner for psychotherapy
Singer-songwriter/musician
State-certified early childhood educator
In 2005, I completed my training in music therapy at the Institute for Music Therapy in Berlin with a private-law diploma.
In 2010, after passing the exam, I received a license to practice psychotherapy from the Freiburg Health Department.
From 2005 to 2022, I worked as a music therapist at the Wichern-Haus, Paul-Gerhardt-Werk e.V., Offenburg, working with people with early childhood or acquired brain damage, as well as in the fields of geriatrics and geriatric psychiatry.
From 2016 to 2020, I worked as a music therapist
at the Diakonie Day Care Center, Paul-Gerhardt-Werk Offenburg.
