Benenzon psychotherapy: Wellness of the whole - Rolando Benenzon Interviewed by Dora Pavlidou

Abstract

Prof. Dr. Rolando O. Benenzon is one of the most important representatives of the field of music therapy. This interview was conducted during his stay in Cyprus for the training of Benenzon therapists at the Benenzon Psychotherapy Centre. In this interview Benenzon describes his personal journey from psychiatry to the creation of his own model,“Benenzon Psychotherapy”, where non-verbal communication is a key element. In addition to the difficulties, obstacles and reactions that had been raised in relation to the creation of his model, he refers to the skills and resources that patients and therapists have gained through his model. He also talks about the importance of freedom in each person’s life as well as about the completion of each person’s whole towards a better quality of life through his therapeutic framework.