Chi-Yan Yeung
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Email
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Location
Colchester Campus
Profile
- Jungian Performing Art and Music Studies
Biography
I am a PhD student in Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex. My work combines the roles of concert pianist and piano teacher with an interdisciplinary research in Jungian music therapy. My studies and professional experience, including research on the emotional effects of music, creativity in youth education, speech-healing with children, and vibrational sound healing, have inspired me to explore how music and sound can activate psychic potential and support individuation. I aim to integrate C.G. Jungs ideas with music therapy and vibroacoustic sound healing to contribute to psychoanalytic studies. Outside of research, I enjoy playing piano, harp, harpsichord, and church organ, as well as reading, walking in nature, and gardening.
Qualifications
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MA in Applied Psychology of Music University of Leeds (2022)
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BA (Hons) in Music Education Hong Kong Baptist University (2019)
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Licentiate of The Royal Schools of Music The Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (2014)
Research and professional activities
Thesis
Music Therapy within Jungian Depth Psychology: A Theoretical Contextualisation
Drawing on Carl Jung's encounters with the music therapists Margaret Tilly and Margaret Braband-Isaac, this study examines the convergence between their therapeutic methods and Jung's psychological theories. It seeks to identify the foundational principles of Jungian music psychotherapy, explore their implications for both music therapy and music education, and propose a new musical approach grounded exclusively in Jungian theory.
Supervisor: Dr Ann Addison
Research interests
Jungian Psychology and Music Therapy
Exploring instructional and self-directed therapeutic technique in music.
Jungian Psychology and Music Studies
The intersection of expressive arts and music across therapy, education, and pedagogy.
C. G. Jung’s Perspectives on Sound, Alchemy, and Individuation
The intersection of science and Jungian psychology in sound
Music, Dreams and Synchronicity
Acausal connections between music, word, time, and space.
Jungian Music Studies in Asian Music
The interplay of music and medicine: insights from shamanism and Kundalini Yoga
C. G. Jung's Psychology and Medical Ethnomusicology
Holistic music therapy, including vibroacoustic therapy and cultural sound healing techniques