Individual Counseling for Performing Artists
Heather O’Donnell, M.Sc. Health & Prevention Psychology, M.M. Piano Performance, MTTC Mindfulness Teacher
I offer psychological counseling and performance coaching to musicians and other performing artists. Some ways of working together are:
identifying and cultivating the conditions that enable peak performances
Artistic Systemic Therapy: approaching psychological issues through artistic means
Identifying and overcoming blockages in one’s approach to music-making.
Performance anxiety: one of the most destabilizing aspects of a performing artist’s life, performance anxiety can be tamed, so to speak, and used to one’s advantage. It helps to understand the sources of the anxiety, to talk about ways of working through and desensitizing one’s fear of performing, and to learn concrete pedagogical/psychological tools for addressing performing anxiety.
My ‘tool box’ is informed by various psychological approaches, for example: systemic, cognitive-behavioral, and person-centered psychology, by my academic studies (MSc Psychology, Certificate in Musicians’ Health from UdK / Hans Eisler, Artistic Systems Therapist training), and by my life experience as a professional musician.
Psychological counseling is available in my center: The Green Room in Cologne, Germany. These sessions can also be conducted online.
Booking / Prices / Conditions
Please book a free initial consultation (c. 45 Minutes) here:
In Person in TGR The Green Room (Cologne, Germany)
If you choose to continue, psychological counselling and Artistic-Systemic Therapy are priced at 100 € per session (60 minutes). I hold a certain number of spots each week free for those who cannot afford the full price and/or who are experiencing acute difficulties and need to be scheduled quickly. Please speak with me about these options at our initial consultation.
In case of cancellation, please give me 24-hours notice, otherwise I have to charge you for the session.