Monica Bissegger

Monica Bissegger is a medical educator and head of the Institute for Music Therapy at Alanus University. She has been a practicing music therapist at Filderklinik (Filderstadt, near Stuttgart) since 1990, working across pediatrics, neonatology, child/adolescent psychosomatics, oncology, palliative medicine, internal medicine, gynecology, intensive care, and psychosomatics. She also serves as a mentor/teaching therapist for the BVAKT (Anthroposophic Art Therapists Association) and has been a lecturer in anthroposophically-based music therapy training at institutions in Germany and Switzerland since 1991.

• Education:
  • Teaching certificate (Primary/Secondary Schools), Higher Pedagogical Institute of Canton Aargau, Switzerland (1983)
  • Music Therapy Training, Music Therapy Workplace Berlin (1986–1990)
  • Eurythmy Studies, Dornach, Switzerland (1984–1985)

Research & Practice Focus: Bissegger specializes in music therapy applications for trauma care, pediatric populations, and palliative medicine. Her work integrates anthroposophic principles, emphasizing holistic healing through music and movement (eurythmy). She also explores therapeutic music interventions in oncology and psychosomatic disorders.

• Leadership Roles:
  • Head of Institute for Music Therapy, Alanus University
  • Director of Choir and Orchestra, Filderklinik (1995–2022)
• Additional Qualifications:
  • Part-Time Additional Qualification in Music Trauma Therapy (2012–2014)
  • Anthroposophic Art Therapist (BVAKT)
• Administrative Roles:
  • Cultural Officer at Filderklinik (1990–2020), organizing event series