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Kathleen O'Hara

Family Business Advisor, Author and Psychotherapist

Palm Springs, CA, US | London, UK

Kathleen O'Hara

Matthew O'Donohoe

Prosek Partners

Kathleen’s Biography

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As a prominent Family Business Advisor, Kathleen provides individuals, families and Family Offices with innovative and strategic solutions for dealing with the complex challenges of living in the 21st century. As well as working with the next generation to navigate the different challenges they face, she also offers her services for relationships, difficult family dynamics, life cycle changes, traumatic grief, building resilience, managing executive stress, anxiety and substance dependency.

With over 28 years' experience as a psychotherapist, Kathleen has developed her own unique approach, enabling her to serve the needs of Family Offices, recognizing the extra pressures of wealth and business on the family’s dynamics and structure. Kathleen founded IHS, Integral Health Services, centered around the development and maintenance of an integrated approach to health and wellness for families. She is a founding principal of Drayson Mews, a consultancy that specializes in treatment options for families requiring assistance in addressing mental health and wellbeing issues.

She is a renowned... As a prominent Family Business Advisor, Kathleen provides individuals, families and Family Offices with innovative and strategic solutions for dealing with the complex challenges of living in the 21st century. As well as working with the next generation to navigate the different challenges they face, she also offers her services for relationships, difficult family dynamics, life cycle changes, traumatic grief, building resilience, managing executive stress, anxiety and substance dependency.

With over 28 years' experience as a psychotherapist, Kathleen has developed her own unique approach, enabling her to serve the needs of Family Offices, recognizing the extra pressures of wealth and business on the family’s dynamics and structure. Kathleen founded IHS, Integral Health Services, centered around the development and maintenance of an integrated approach to health and wellness for families. She is a founding principal of Drayson Mews, a consultancy that specializes in treatment options for families requiring assistance in addressing mental health and wellbeing issues.

She is a renowned author, garnering praise for her book A Grief Like No Other, an invaluable resource detailing how to navigate the sudden loss of a loved one and the challenges this presents. Kathleen has also been entrusted by Family Offices, to help following the death of the founder, family member or principal. She has guested on numerous panels, lending her wisdom and insights on issues impacting family offices, whilst heading roundtables on behalf of Campden Wealth.

Through her advocacy work, she has helped Victim Support Organizations in the US, Europe, the UK, Russia and Asia, helping to shape policy and programs. Kathleen also consultants for the US Department of Justice’s Federal Office for Victims of Crime.

She has a global practice, working with clients in London, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US and understands the value of cultural traditions and beliefs in her work. moreless

Kathleen’s Newsfeed

Campden Wealth

How To Cope With A Sudden Death In The Family Business

In an article written for Campden Wealth, Kathleen O'Hara, MA LPC, Psychotherapist, Author and Family Business Consultant, writes on the topic of how to deal with sudden death in the family business.

WHYY

With this Thanksgiving comes a sad first for many families: Lost loved ones

Kathleen O'Hara is quoted in this article for WHYY regarding how the Coronavirus pandemic has caused ‘grief on steroids’.

Kathleen’s Background

Kathleen O'Hara, MA LPC

Founder of Integral Health Services LLC

Apr 1993 - Present

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Kathleen O'Hara, MA LPC works predominantly with family offices, individuals and high-level executives. She helps her clients with trauma, family dynamics, conflict, communication, stress management and other related issues. She founded IHS to provide an integrated approach to health and well-being for her clients. She offers a variety of resources through her company to address their needs.

Drayson Mews

Founding Principal and Practitioner

London, UK

Kathleen is a founding principal of Drayson Mews, which was founded to address the complexity of mental, emotional and behavioral health issues that families and individuals of status face. With over five decades of combined experience, Drayson Mews helps some of the world’s most high-profile individuals address these issues using successful treatment strategies, discreetly and effectively.

Kathleen’s Gallery

Advisory Roles

Qineticare

Head of Mental and Emotional Wellness

2018 - Present

Hong Kong, HK

Qineticare is a unique service that enables families to achieve longevity and generational continuity by empowering them to manage, protect and improve their health and wellbeing.

Apiary Life

Hive Member

Jan 2021 - Present

New York, NY, USA

Apiary Life is a leading life crisis consultancy that specializes in providing employee-sponsored life crisis support. As a Hive Member, Kathleen helps Apiary clients, predominantly senior executives, employees, and high-net-worth individuals, deal with difficult life events, including divorce, serious illness, or bereavement.

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Media

Widemindedness with Victoria Ball

Podcast

May 2020

Kathleen O'Hara was invited to join Victoria Bell's Widemindedness podcast. They explore the limitless ways of living, thinking, as well as making sense of the world.

Interviews

From Tragedy To Transformation | Part 1

Interviewee

Jul 2014

London, UK

Kathleen talks to Rasheed Ogunlaru about her journey as a psychotherapist and her work in helping people transform. She also touches on her own trauma and the tragic loss of her son which led to her writing ‘A Grief Like No Other, Surviving the Violent Death of Someone You Love’.

From Tragedy To Transformation | Part 2

Interviewee

Jul 2014

London, UK

This video is part two of Kathleen’s interview with Rasheed Ogunlaru, in which she continues to share her wisdom, thoughts, and knowledge as a psychotherapist and transformational healer.

Features

Modern Family: How ‘Blended Families’ and Family Businesses Mix

Featured

Apr 2017

London, UK

In this Campden article, Kathleen explains that, to create a solid family structure, we need to recognise the emotional and psychological impact of trying to merge varied elements into a new family system.

Accreditation

Board of Psychology - Pennsylvania Department of State

Psychotherapy License

Harrisburg, PA, USA

Kathleen is certified to practise psychotherapy in the state of Pennsylvania in the US.

Publications

A Grief Like No Other, Surviving the Violent Death of Someone You Love

Author

Apr 2006

New York, NY, USA

Published by Perseus in 2006, Kathleen takes the reader through a seven-stage journey to support those surviving the violent death of a loved one. She offers practical steps and stages, allowing family and friends safe progress through this difficult journey.

Building Resilience: The Eight Human Qualities

Author

Palm Springs, CA, USA

In this publication she wrote for Qineticare during the coronavirus pandemic, Kathleen explores the 8 human qualities, Courage, Hope, Faith/Spirituality, Optimism, Humor, Patience, Joy and Compassion.

Speaking Engagements

United Nations | Inaugural International Day for Women and Girls in Science

Speaker

New York, NY, USA

The UN Inaugural International Day for Women and Girls in Science is an initiative sponsored and created by the Royal Academy of Science International Trust under the direction of HRH Dr. Nisreen El Hashemite, executive director of RASIT. In 2016, Kathleen spoke about ‘The Global Mental Health of Women and Girls’ and in 2017, she spoke about ‘Media Stereotypes of Women and Girls in Science’.

Campden Wealth | European Family Office Conference

Speaker

Palm Springs, CA, USA

Kathleen spoke at the European Family Office Conference for Campden Wealth in London in 2016, 2018 and online in 2021.

Campden Wealth | European Families in Business Conference

Speaker

Madrid, ES

Kathleen spoke at Campden Wealth's European Family Office Conference in Berlin in June 2016, Prague in May 2017 and Madrid in June 2018.

Campden Wealth | Middle East Family Office and Investment Conference

Speaker

Abu Dhabi, AE

Kathleen spoke at the Campden Wealth Middle East Family Office and Investment Conference in 2016 and 2017.

Campden Wealth | Family Wealth Management and Structuring Conference

Speaker

London, UK

In April 2016, Kathleen spoke at Campden Wealth's Family Wealth Management and Structuring Conference.

Campden Wealth | American Families in Business Conference

Speaker

Miami, FL, USA

Kathleen spoke at the Campden Wealth March 2016 American Families in Business Conference.

Qineticare | Embracing Change

Speaker

In a webinar for Qineticare, Kathleen discusses the following topic, 'Preparing to Leave the Cave'. She is joined by Feisal to explore what life will be like after the Covid pandemic, and the emotional and mental challenges we have and will face.

Qineticare | Embracing Change

Speaker

In this webinar, Kathleen discusses 'Mastering Your Emotions'. She provides a scale of emotions and how you can master and calibrate them.

Qineticare | Embracing Change

Speaker

Kathleen explores how you can improve family dynamics during disruptive times. She shares techniques of how to reduce tension between family members and learning how to recognize triggers, defusing potential disputes, and keeping connected from a distance.

Qineticare | Embracing Change

Speaker

In the webinar titled 'How to Thrive in Uncertainty- Engaging the 8 Human Qualities', Kathleen investigates 8 human qualities and how they can be used.

Apiary Life | Empathy at Work Supporting People through Bereavement

Speaker

In March 2021, Kathleen O'Hara joined a panel of experts to discuss supporting people going through bereavement at work and how to handle these challenging situations.

Keynotes, Presentations, Workshops and Retreats

A sought-after speaker, Kathleen is frequently invited to speak at many high-profile events across the world, including Turkey, Asia, Canada, Russia, the United States, Europe and the UK.

iCAAD | Catastrophic Trauma

Speaker

London, UK

Kathleen presents at the 2018 iCAAD conference in London to discuss catastrophic trauma. She delves into the lasting impact such an event can have, even across generations, and how it affects victims, survivors and communities.

iCAAD | Global Freedom Panel

Panellist

London, UK

Kathleen sat on the iCAAD Global Freedom Panel in London 2017, where she spoke alongside colleagues and fellow industry leaders Tamara Barnett, Andrew Wallis and Dr. Eileen Walsh.

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Kathleen’s Education

The California Institute of Integral Studies

Psychology (Somatics), Gratuate of 1989

Antioch University

Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Graduate of 1993