Gro Trondalen is a music therapist and professor of music therapy at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Trondalen has a PhD in music therapy for young people with eating disorders and a 3-year specialization in the listening method, The Bonny Method of Guided Imagery and Music (GIM). She is an experienced music therapy clinician, teacher, researcher, and supervisor for master's and PhD students and for practicing music therapists in child welfare and mental health. Trondalen has previously led the master’s program in music therapy, the PhD program in music, and the Center for Research in Music and Health (CREMAH) at the Norwegian Academy of Music. Her international commitment is evident through her active involvement in the World Federation of Music Therapy, the European Music Therapy Confederation, and the European Association for Music and Imagery. Trondalen has published two international monographs, co-edited six anthologies/books, and published several Norwegian, Swedish, and English (scientific) articles, some translated into German and Japanese.
Areas of Expertise
- Music Therapy
- Music and Health
- Music Listening
- Music and Ethics: Ethical Musicality
- Contemporary Developmental Psychology
- Mental Health of Vulnerable Children, Adolescents, and Adults
Publications
- Om relasjon og kommuniksjon i sangrommet 2026
- Music and Imagery: a receptive approach to exploration 2026
- Time-limited Guided Imagery and Music for a female executive: a reserach case 2026
- From Notes to Growth: Exploring music’s transformative potential in teaching and reflection 2026
- Å være musikalsk i et etisk perspektiv 2026
- From Notes to Growth: Exploring music’s transformative potential in teaching and reflection 2026
- Å være musikalsk i et etisk perspektiv 2026
- Musikk som etikk 2026
- On Ethical Musicality 2025
- The Swing Route: Inspirasjon til lederskap og nyskaping i musikkterapi 2025
