Events

Follow the link below to see the upcoming online and in-person events.

Online and in-person events with AVPT UK trainer Tina Warnock.

Introductory workshops, interviews and more.

Go to the events page

Resources

Available to purchase – An exclusive video interview with Diane Austin.
In this video, Diane Austin talks about the UK-based Austin Vocal Psychotherapy (AVPT) training programme, founded by Tina Warnock in 2018.
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She covers the core elements of this experiential training including the Significant Song, the Shadow Song, and her own techniques Vocal Holding and Free Associative Singing.
She also explores the origins of her AVPT model, including core concepts such as spontaneity and embodiment, and some of the underpinning theories from Jung, psychodrama and trauma theory.
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This interview will be of interest to educators of music therapy, music therapists, psychotherapists, vocalists, vocal coaches or anyone wishing to understand AVPT training and practice in more detail.
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Length: 50 minutes, available for 1 month upon purchase.
Purchase the interview - £17
Watch two excerpts from the interview:

Links

This page provides links to further sources of information about AVPT, including podcasts, exclusive video interviews and our regularly updated LinkedIn page.

Episode 101 of the British Association for Music Therapy‘s podcast is Luke’s interview with Tina Warnock. This took place online in April 2025. Their conversation had a strong focus on vocal psychotherapy, including Tina’s personal process of discovering this powerful therapeutic practice, and her current roles in developing training and research in this area.

Listen to the interview here

Episode 51 of the British Association for Music Therapy‘s podcast is with Dr. Diane Austin DA, LCAT, Director of the Music Psychotherapy Center in New York City. Diane talks in this interview about the genesis of her approach, including her background in musical theatre and jazz, and how psychoanalysis played an important part. 

Listen to the interview here

Austin Vocal Psychotherapy Page

Tina Warnock’s Page