The Gesellschaft fir Musiktherapie zu Lëtzebuerg was founded on March 14th 2004 thanks to the initiative of a few musictherapists and a few other persons of various origins and training, all interested in musictherapy.
Its objective: Promotion and acknowledgement of music therapy in Luxembourg GML will use all appropriate means to achieve that goal. In particular it will:

- give information about music therapy, training courses and fields of action
- promote exchange between music therapists and interdisciplinary exchange
- organize conferences, collaborate with international organizations
- support projects and promote research
GML is affiliated to the European Music Therapy Confederation (EMTC) since 2006

Music therapy consists in using music to further, to develop and to re-establish people’s physical and mental balance.

It mobilises resources and its aim is to optimise the quality of life through dealing with problems on a different level or through supporting a healing process.

As a non-verbal means of expression and communication, music appeals to people’s emotions; it stimulates cognitive as well as social and creative abilities, which will in turn allow the person to deal with the conflicts and challenges in life.

Due to the different parameters of music, music therapy, whether active and/or receptive, generates intra-psychic and relational processes. According to the respective need, a qualified music therapist approaches these processes in verbal or non-verbal, in individual or group therapy sessions.

Music therapy is a form of psychotherapy. Depending on the various schools and on the music therapist’s own training, the methods used will be based on psychodynamic, behavioural, systemic, holistic-humanist and integrative concepts.

The GML became member of the European Music Therapy Confederation (EMTC) in October 2004. The EMTC was founded in 1990 with the aim to bring together music therapists from the different European countries. The EMTC is a central association constituted of the various national associations of music therapists which tries to enhance professionalism in practice and research.
All members of the EMTC meet once a year. At these occasions each country is represented by a chosen delegate. Representing Luxembourg, MWS participated for the first time at an annual meeting in 2006, in Spain.
In the EMTC music therapists work together to obtain the recognition of music therapy on the European level. A decisive step towards this recognition was done by the establishment of the EMTR. This register is being elaborated by all member states; the process started in 2005 and will continue to occupy members of the EMTC during the coming years.
Every three years a large EMTC meeting is organized. The two last have taken place in the Netherlands in 2007 and in Spain in 2010. The next congress will be held in Finland in 2013.

http://www.emtc-eu.com/

Marianne Wiltgen-Sanavia
présidente
Isabelle Dartevelle-Toussaint
vice-présidente
Martine Wallenborn
secrétaire
Carole Lelong
secrétaire adjointe,
Sarah Guden
secrétaire adjointe
Laurence Reuter
trésorière
Cathy Schmartz
membre
Catherine Klecker
membre

Marianne Barthelemy-Schomer
Psychologue dipl.
Thérapeute comportementaliste
art-thérapeute diplômée
32 r. Boland
L-6715 Grevenmacher (Gréiwemaacher)
Tél. : 26 53 17 87
schomer@pt.lu

Isabelle Dartevelle-Toussaint
Musicothérapeute
Fondatrice de Mini-Notes, pédagogie spécialisée pour les jeunes enfants
147 rue Mühlenweg
L-2155 Luxembourg
Tél: 021/219 600 36 90 59
mininote@freecmd.lu

Noémie Desquiotz-Sunnen
Musicothérapeute diplômée
2, an Duelem
L-5838 Fentange
T: 423892
noemie.desquiotz@education.lu
http://www.musicotherapie.lu

Karin Frisch -Kartheiser
musicothérapeute
Centre de Logopédie
Luxembourg
Tél:445565-1

Rita Jacoby
Thérapeute par l’expression corporelle
jacoby.rita@tele2.lu


Caroline Martiny et Danièle Backes
Psychologues, Artthérapeutes
"Centre d'Art- et de Musicothérapie
pour enfants, adolescents et personnes avec un handicap mental",
4, rue Basse
L - 6792 Rameldange
Tél: 621/483869 et 621/ 396854

Martine Wallenborn
Musicothérapeute
Institut St.Joseph
2, rue de Wecker
L-6832 Betzdorf
Cabinet de Musicothérapie Intégrative
29, rue de Dalheim
L-5328 Medingen
Tel.: 00352 / 621 28 35 77
mwallenborn@hotmail.com

Marianne Wiltgen-Sanavia
Musicothérapeute,
Formation vocale, direction chorale
Cabinet de Musicothérapie Intégrative
7, Bréckewee
L-8561 Schwebach
Tel : 23 639433
http://www.sana-via.lu
info@sana-via.lu