How can I support you?
I’m an opera singer and…
I always ruin my auditions and I’m wary of them
I cracked a high note once and it keeps happening in the same spot
There’s this one nasty comment or review that still haunts me
I sometimes can’t stop clearing my throat
I don’t have anyone to talk to about my problems
My voice audibly shakes or cracks when I’m nervous
I feel no one will work with me if they know how scared I really am
I feel exhausted and burned out
I saw a therapist or a coach but they don’t understand my job
I’m a musician and…
Orchestral auditions give me extreme anxiety
I always perform worse under pressure
I feel anxious or dizzy before the concert
I need to use pills or alcohol to calm down before going onstage
I get shaky bow
I am anxious about the musician career
I can’t forget a bad review or a comment I got from someone and I keep wondering if they were right
I saw a therapist or a coach but they don’t understand specifics of my job
I’m Kaya ariel – Psychologist, Coach, and Lifelong Music Lover
I have spent almost my entire life around music theatre, most of it very close to the opera singers. I found my true vocation in something almost no one does: providing professional, science-based, empathetic mental health support to classical musicians.
READ MY STORY
workshop, training, lecture
Are you organising a vocal course and you would like someone to talk to participants about the mental challenges of the profession?
Are you a music teacher and would you like to organise a workshop for students to learn how to deal with the stress of the final exams?
Do you have other cool event/ideas and feel I could contribute with my knowledge and skills?