David G. Juncos, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist, author, associate lecturer, music performance researcher & performance coach based in Philadelphia, PA.
I earned my doctorate in Clinical Psychology from La Salle University in 2015. I have over 18 years’ experience in treating a variety of clinical problems, including anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders. I currently work for Hopewell Springs Counseling Center in Marlton, NJ, where I treats adults, teenagers and couples with a variety of psychological issues, including mood and anxiety disorder, substance abuse, work stress and burnout, AD/HD, personality disorders, and others. www.southjerseypsychologist.com.
I also specialize in the treatment of music performance anxiety (MPA) and have presented internationally on my research in using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to treat MPA and enhance music performance. I am on faculty with the Voice Study Centre, a UK-based provider of postgraduate study in Voice Pedagogy and Performance Coaching for Performing Artists. There, I provide lectures and tutorials on MPA, ACT, Motivational Interviewing, achieving peak performance, and statistics/research design, and I train music teachers in using ACT coaching to help manage students’ MPA and other performance-related problems. www.voicestudycentre.com.
I recently co-authored my first book, entitled ACT for Musicians: A Guide for Using Acceptance and Commitment Training to Enhance Performance, Overcome Performance Anxiety, and Improve Well-Being. Lastly, I am an amateur songwriter and I’ve performed both as a solo artist and in bands throughout the Philadelphia area as a vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Juncos, D. G., Taylor, J. B., Zenobi, D., & Osborne, M. S. (2023). Assessing psychological flexibility in student and professional musicians: Initial psychometric properties of the Musician’s Acceptance and Action Questionnaire. Manuscript under review with Musicae Scientiae.
Mahony, S. E., Juncos, D. G., & Winter, D. (2022). Acceptance and commitment coaching for music performance anxiety: Piloting a six-week group course with undergraduate dance & musical theatre students. Frontiers in Psychology, 13:830230.
Shaw, T.A, Juncos, D.G., & Winter, D. (2020). Piloting a new model for treating music performance anxiety: Training a singing teacher to use acceptance and commitment coaching with a student. Frontiers in Psychology, 11:882. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00882
Juncos, D.G., & de Paiva e Pona, E. (2018). Acceptance and commitment therapy as a clinical anxiety treatment and performance enhancement program for musicians: Towards an evidence-based practice model in performance psychology. Music & Science 1, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/2059204317748807
Juncos, D.G., Heinrichs, G.A., Towle, P., Duffy, K., Grand, S., Smith, J., & Morgan, M.C. (2017). Acceptance and commitment therapy for the treatment of music performance anxiety: A pilot study with student vocalists. Frontiers in Psychology, 8. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00986
Juncos, D. G., & Markman, E. J. (2015). Acceptance and commitment therapy for the treatment of music performance anxiety: A single subject design with a university student. Psychology of Music. Advanced online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0305735615596236.
PEER-REVIEWED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Zenobi, D., Kutsal, G., Juncos, D.G., Winter, D., & Howell, I. (2023, August). Acceptance and Commitment training delivered by singing teachers as a treatment for student and professional vocalists’ performance anxiety. Paper presented at the 9th bi-annual International Symposium on Performance Science, Warsaw, Poland.
Juncos, D.G., Osborne, M.S., Taylor, J.B., & Zenobi, D. (2023, August). Continued explorations of the psychometric properties of the Musician’s Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (MAAQ). Paper presented at the 9th bi-annual International Symposium on Performance Science, Warsaw, Poland.
Zenobi, D., Juncos, D.G., Roman, J.B., & Osborne, M.S. (2023, June). The Musician’s Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (MAAQ): A new tool for measuring psychological flexibility as it relates to music performance anxiety in student and professional singers. Paper presented at the Voice Foundation 52nd Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia, PA.
Juncos, D.G., Roman, J.B., Osborne, M.S., & Zenobi, D. (2022). Assessing psychological flexibility in university musicians: Psychometric properties of the musician’s acceptance & action questionnaire. Poster presented at the 20th annual World Conference for the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science, San Francisco, CA.
Osborne, M.S., Juncos, D.G., & Roman, J.B. (2021, November). Being willing and able: Acceptance and commitment interventions help performers deliver, when it counts. Paper presented at the Australian Society for Performing Arts Healthcare’s online 2021 conference: Back on Stage.
Juncos, D.G., & Osborne, M.S. (2021, October). A review of acceptance and commitment therapy as a psychotherapeutic intervention for student and professional musicians with performance anxiety. Paper presented at the 8th bi-annual International Symposium on Performance Science, Montreal, Canada.
Osborne, M.S., Roman, J.B., Zenobi, D., & Juncos, D.G. (2021, October). Comparing a general measure of psychological flexibility, the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II), with a domain-specific measure, the Musician’s Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (MAAQ), as a predictor of important outcomes within music performance and practice. Paper presented at the 8th bi-annual International Symposium on Performance Science, Montreal, Canada.
Mahony, S.E., Shaw, T.A., Juncos, D.G., & Winter, D. (2021, October). Acceptance and commitment coaching as a non-clinical intervention for music performance anxiety within university settings. Paper presented at the 8th bi-annual International Symposium on Performance Science, Montreal, Canada.
Roman, J.B., Juncos, D.G., Osborne, M.S., & Zenobi, D. (2021, June). Psychological inflexibility and its relation to performance anxiety, flow, and perfectionism in university musicians. Poster presented at the 19th annual World Conference for the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science, Poznan, Poland.
Shaw, T.A., Juncos, D.G., & Winter, D. (2020, May). Piloting a new model for treating music performance anxiety: Training a singing teacher to use acceptance and commitment coaching with a student. Paper presented at the Voice Foundation’s 49th Annual Symposium: Care of the Professional Voice, Philadelphia, PA.
Juncos, D.G. (2019, July). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a clinical anxiety treatment and performance enhancement program for musicians: Results from previous and current studies. Paper presented at the 7th bi-annual International Symposium on Performance Science, Melbourne, Australia.
Juncos, D.G. (2018, July). Acceptance and commitment therapy as a clinical anxiety treatment and performance enhancement program for musicians. Paper presented at the 16th annual World Conference for the Association of Contextual Behavioral Science, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Juncos, D.G., Heinrichs, G.A., Towle, P., Duffy, K., Grand, S., Kalkus, E., Braverman, A., Lipovenko, L., & Garfinkle, E. (2016, July). Acceptance and commitment therapy for the treatment of music performance anxiety: A pilot study with student vocalists. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the Performing Arts Medicine Association of America, New York, NY.
Juncos, D. (2015, July). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Musical Performance Anxiety: The Results of Two Single Subject Designs. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of Performing Arts Medicine Association of America, Snowmass, CO.
Juncos, D., Cardaciotto, L., Spokas, M., Falcone, D., Morgan, M., & Gent, L. (2013, November). Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for the Treatment of Musical Performance Anxiety: A Single Subject Design. Poster presented at the Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies, Nashville, TN.
BOOKS
Juncos, D.G., & de Paiva e Pona, E. (2022). ACT for Musicians: A Guide for Using Acceptance & Commitment Training to Enhance Performance, Overcome Performance Anxiety, and Improve Well-Being. Irvine, CA: Universal Publishers.