About Eta
Eta Lauw is a Registered Music Therapist with a Masters of Music Therapy from the University of Melbourne.
As a clinician who strongly believes in culturally-centred practice, Eta believes in authenticity and the use of emotional and musical connections to foster personal development and to encourage community integration and bonding. She uses an integrative approach, influenced by developmental, psychodynamic, humanistic-existential and intersubjective perspectives in her work.
Eta grew up in a family of music teachers and music has always been a part of her life growing up, having spent her formative years in orchestras and ensembles. However, she did not pursue music as a career initially, spending 10 years in the world of broadcast media and corporate communications before finding herself back into the world of music -through the form of music therapy.
Eta is particularly interested in the use of music in music psychotherapy for exploration of intra- and inter-personal relationships and personal growth. She trained personally with the founder of the Vocal Psychotherapy method, Dr Diane Austin, to further her work in trauma, and is one of the 2 certified Austin Vocal Psychotherapists in Singapore. She has completed Level 3 training in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) and is a qualified GIM therapist.
Other advanced training that Eta has received include Music Assessment Tool for Awareness for Disorders of Consciousness (MATADOC) (2015), NICU music therapy training course - First Sounds: Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby (International Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Training)(2018), Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) (2020) , Tuning Relationships with Music (2020) and DIR-Floortime for Music Therapists (2021).
Eta’s professional practice includes children with developmental delay in special schools, both in Australia and Singapore, trauma, dementia and individuals who wish to seek a greater sense of well-being and connection. She has designed and conducted community music therapy groups aimed at stroke survivors, caregivers, siblings of people with special needs and the elderly.
Eta is passionate about her work in music therapy and has presented in conferences and conducted workshops for her work in dementia and children with special needs. She has also contributed articles on culture and music therapy in Singapore in peer-reviewed journals.