David Juncos, PsyD is a clinical psychologist and performance coach with Hornstein, Platt & Associates, Counseling and Wellness Centers, in Philadelphia, PA.  He earned his doctorate in Clinical Psychology from La Salle University in 2015.  He has over 15 years’ experience in treating a variety of clinical problems, including anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders.  He specializes 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 also is on faculty with the Voice Workshop, where he provides lectures and tutorials on MPA and quantitative research, and he trains music teachers in a non-clinical version of ACT to help them manage students’ MPA.  His forthcoming book, ACT for Musicians: Enhancing Performance with Acceptance and Commitment Training, is due out in June, 2021 with Compton Publishing.  In it, he and co-author Elvire de Paiva e Pona, MA, provide readers with numerous ACT-based techniques for help in managing MPA, enhancing performance, and addressing other common problems facing musicians, such as chronic pain, injury recovery, perfectionism, procrastination, shame, occupational burnout and career uncertainty.  For a preview of his book, please visit Compton’s site:

http://www.comptonpublishing.co.uk/ACT-for-Musicians.php.