Heather O’Donnell is a psychologist (M.Sc.), and artistic-systemic therapist (certified: DGSF), and a former professional musician. She provides consultation services to individuals and organisations on systemic change processes, conflict mediation, leadership training, mental health, resiliency, and injury/illness prevention and recovery. 

She gives lectures, workshops, group coachings and seminars on topics including:

  • leadership training

  • systemic change processes

  • stress management

  • conflict mediation

  • diversity training

  • communication

  • improving organisational culture

  • psychological resilience

  • practicing techniques

  • career transition

Her work is informed and driven by her own experience as a professional musician and supported by extensive study and research in Psychology, Mindfulness Training, Systemic-Thinking, and Resilience Research. (CV).

Sample Workshops (click for more detail)

Featured
Resilience, Grit, Flexibility
Burning, not Burnout
Communication
Setting Boundaries
(Self)Leadership
Creative Career-Management

Whereas many of my workshops are designed to support performing artists, all are adaptible for groups from other sectors: healthcare, sports, business, management, culture, activism, non-profit, etc.

The following workshops are particularly designed for non-artists wishing to engage with artistic-systemic processes:

Lectures / Seminars / Workshops previously given at:

Performing Arts Medical Association, University College, London

European Network of Cultural Centres, Orihuela

UNESCO - German Commission, Bonn

Robert Schumann Hochschule, Düsseldorf

Eastman School of Music, Rochester N.Y.

PAMA, Weill Medical Center, N.Y.C.

World Piano Conference, Novi Sad, Serbia

New England Conservatory, Boston

Cornell University, Ithaca N.Y.

Manhattan School of Music, N.Y.C.

Columbia University, N.Y.C.

Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa

Max-Planck-Insitut for the History of Science, Berlin