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Piano Think Tank _ Schema Coaching at the Piano

Feel Good, Play Great.

Practice & Performance Coaching for Musicians

— with Rob Szymanek, PhD

Welcome! 

I help musicians realise more of their technical and creative potential.

Through one-to-one coaching, you can learn tools to:
 

— Plan and prepare effectively for performances

— Improve technical control and confidence
— Unlock creativity and personal expression

— Manage and reduce music-related stress, anxiety, and doubt

— Cultivate more enjoyment, motivation, and fulfilment in music

— Care for your health and wellbeing throughout your musical life

— Develop more sustainable practice routines

— Work through the inner obstacles that may be holding you back

One-to-one coaching for musicians worldwide.
Online via Zoom or in-person in London.
Open to all music performers and creators.

All styles and experience levels.

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Thank you so much for everything you have done for me! You have taught me so much that I will remember forever! - Caitlin
"You helped me find my passion again. I could barely play a bar without freaking out. Yet with your help I overcame this and so many struggles. I can now see a future in music." - Frances
"You have restored my faith and love in music. I really valued the freedom you gave me in encouraging me to experiment, and you have shown me how to combine music and well-being." - Ryan
Coaching fo Musicians

Passionate about helping musicians thrive.

I am a coach for musicians specialising in cultivating wellbeing in practice and performance. I am also a classical pianist, composer and teacher with over 20 years' professional experience.

 

I bring a calm, understanding, and psychologically-informed approach that helps musicians break through unhelpful patterns and cultivate more freedom, joy and confidence in their work.

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Schema Therapy for Life!

A unique project taking the Schema Model beyond the therapy room. Leading innovators share their discoveries.

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LSO St Lukes, London

A Wellbeing-Centred Approach

When our wellbeing is good, it brings a whole range of benefits to our music-making. We can think more clearly and creatively in music, practice and perform with more assurance and accuracy, and experience more freedom and flow.

So together we work to strengthen your wellbeing in music, cultivating the inner conditions that support your growth, resilience, and flourishing in your work and life in music.

Previous workshops, seminars and courses:

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