Offerings for Organizations
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)
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:
Feedback from workshop participants:
‘I went into the seminar curious and came out inspired – the content was perfectly conveyed and to the point by the very competent and amiable Heather O'Donnell. An exciting and entertaining seminar despite complex content – more of the same please!’
‘Thank you for the great seminar with Heather O'Donnell. Your leadership was great and the seminar and the exchange were inspiring and encouraging. As an artist, I think such an offer is good and important.’
‘As feedback on the event, I would like to positively emphasise the opportunity for networking and exchange in the discussion group. As for the content of the lecture, I would also like to see practical techniques for implementation on such a topic. Perhaps also implementation strategies for how to train this in one's own life. Or examples of artists in whose problem-solving one recognises the factors such as grit, flexibility and resilience and thus incorporates them into one's own consciousness.’
‘Thank you for sending the documents for the workshop with Heather O'Donnell! And thank you very much for this successful event and the great organisation! I was really surprised by how multi-layered the topic is, how open the participants were and how exciting – and inspiring – this afternoon was as a result. It would be great if there could be another seminar on this topic!
‘Thank you for the workshop. In terms of content, it was a good confirmation for me and my way of working. I'll keep the grit high ;)’
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