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Stefanie Aeschlimann Arjona

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PhD Researcher

Stefanie Aeschlimann Arjona is an interdisciplinary practitioner with interests in neurorehabilitation, stroke, aphasia, cognition, and emotional recovery. Her current doctoral research explores cognitive music therapy in women with post stroke aphasia, integrating neuroscience informed approaches to investigate cognition, language, emotional regulation, and neuroplasticity.

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Cambridge Institute for Music Therapy Research

Faculty:
Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Education and Social Sciences
Location:
Cambridge
Background

Stefanie is a psychologist and music therapist with experience in psychotherapy, addiction services, and multidisciplinary mental health settings in Chile. Her professional background also includes therapeutic support, organisational development, and work across educational and administrative contexts, contributing to an interdisciplinary perspective on mental health and wellbeing.

Her academic interests include the application of music based interventions to cognition, emotional processing, and wellbeing in both clinical and non clinical populations. She is particularly interested in neuroscience-informed music therapy, neuroplasticity, emotional regulation, and person-centred approaches integrating psychological and rehabilitative perspectives.

Spoken Languages

Spanish

Research interests
  • Neurorehabilitation
  • Post-stroke aphasia
  • Stroke rehabilitation
  • Women’s health
  • EEG and music therapy
  • Cognition and emotional regulation
Qualifications
  • PhD in Music Therapy, ARU (ongoing)
  • Master’s in Music Therapy, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
  • Neurologic Music Therapy Certification, Academy of Neurologic Music Therapy
  • Postgraduate Studies in Couples and Sexual Therapy, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
  • MSc in Human Resources Management, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
  • Professional Degree and Licentiate in Psychology, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile (professional qualification for clinical practice in Chile)
Recent presentations and conferences

Aeschlimann Arjona, S. K. (2024) Presentation on EEG and music therapy research, IAMM-ISfAM Congress, Berlin, Germany, 18–21 September.