Jessica McGawley
Psychological Consultant. Founder. Parent.
For over 15 years, I’ve worked with high-achieving parents, and the advisors who support them, to raise grounded, kind, resilient children in a world where privilege can quietly work against that.
Parenting is rarely straightforward. And while success brings extraordinary opportunities, it also adds layers of complexity that most people never see. That’s where I come in. I help families and their teams navigate those layers, so that wealth becomes a force for growth and connection, not tension and isolation.

Services
For Parents
Raising children in the context of wealth brings unique challenges. Most high-achieving parents are excellent at preparing their wealth for their children - but fewer prepare the children for the wealth. Without that practical and emotional grounding, the gift you’ve worked so hard to create can become more of a burden than a blessing.
This coaching is for parents who want to raise grounded, motivated young people with a healthy relationship to wealth. Parenting in this world calls for a different kind of strategy - one that builds resilience, responsibility and purpose. Together, we tackle the big questions: boundaries, expectation, entitlement, inheritance conversations, social pressures, and the values that shape a life.
For Advisors
The best advisory work goes beyond technical expertise, it’s rooted in trust, alignment, and long-term stewardship. I work alongside private client advisors, wealth managers, trustees, and family office teams to deepen conversations around family dynamics, communication, and rising generation readiness.
My role is to support both advisors and their clients in exploring the personal and interpersonal dimensions of wealth, the often unspoken factors that profoundly shape outcomes. This support can take many forms: consulting, co-facilitation, training, or bespoke advisory offsites.
Insights
Much of my work happens behind closed doors, but the insights that emerge are anything but hidden. I write, speak, and facilitate on the psychology of wealth, especially where it intersects with parenting, adolescence, identity, and intergenerational connection.
I’m a regular keynote speaker, panelist, podcast guest, and contributor to family office gatherings and private trusts. Whatever the setting, my aim is always the same: to spark honest, meaningful conversations about what it really means to grow up with wealth, and how we can do it with more intention, connection, and care.
Press & Publications
Testimonials
“Jess said so many things that resonated with my client, but also with me personally. I love how approachable she is."
- Family Office Trustee
"You helped all generations of our family understand each other and find better ways to communicate. Thank you!"
- Parent S
“Gamechanger.”
Mother M.
“I thought I understood my client – now I do.”
- Relationship Manager
"You really understand the challenges that our clients face and offer practical solutions."
- Family Office Advisor
"I know how much effort you put into your excellent work. It really is enjoyable to work with competent people like you."
- Parent
Books I have been
featured in:

Family Business and Responsible Wealth Ownership
Preparing the Next Generation

Raising The Baobab
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Essential Reads on Family Offices
Description
Experience
• Principal and Founder of Dallington: A Mentoring practice for the Rising Generation
• Head of Next-Gen a Boutique Wealth Transition Practice
• Board Member of Rising-Gen, a 'real-world MBA’
• SEN Governor of Mossbourne Victoria Park Academy
• Trustee of The Cassandra Learning Centre
• Youngest-ever board member of United Nations Women London, setting up their first mentoring scheme in 2012
• Guest Speaker at Henley Business School Family Office Programme
• Tatler Expert Advisor
• Spears 500 Top Life and Performance Coaches for UHNW Individuals
• Expert Lead on Next Generation Education and Mentorship for Ispahani Advisory Ltd
Qualifications
• IMPC Qualified Mediator
• IMI Qualified Mediator
• Postgraduate Masters, Psychodynamic and Systemic Consulting Psychology - The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
• PGCert – Counselling and Psychotherapy - The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
• Relational Parenting - Relational Life Institute
• Suicide Prevention Level 2 CPD - STORM Skills Training
• Level 2 CPD - Child Protection and Safeguarding
• Safeguarding 16–25-year-olds: England and Wales - NSPCC
• Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
• Undergraduate BA – Ethnomusicology and African Culture, SOAS