About
No one is more dangerously insane than one who is sane all the time: he is like a steel bridge without flexibility, and the order of his life is rigid and brittle. The manners and mores of Western civilization force this perpetual sanity upon us to an extreme degree, for there is no accepted corner in our lives for the art of pure nonsense.
– Alan Watts
As a species we are at a critical point, closer to man made global catastrophe, then ever before. This is largely due to the climate crisis and the threat of nuclear war. Though not immediately obvious these issues are a result of an imbalance of consciousness on a global scale. Too much left brain not enough right; too much ego not enough soul. Therefore with ArtTherapySouled, I aim to do my part in trying to address this imbalance, and as a result do my part in trying to save the planet. I hope it will be more effective than washing out yogurt cartons.
The crisis we are in at the moment is due to the fact that our society values only one type of consciousness, ordinary, rational, logical, money making consciousness. A type of consciousness which fails to appreciate our interconnectedness with nature and each other. Through my therapeutic and academic work I wish to encourage and promote the use of non ordinary states of consciousness (which I call soul states) for healing and growth and assist in the evolution of consciousness.
This style of therapy differs from traditional talk therapy in that the primary emphasis is on encouraging these non ordinary states in which I believe the healing does itself, rather than trying to heal through discussions of the past. Though these discussions may occur as part of the process, they are not the main focus. As an art therapist I work primarily with the creative state of flow. But I also encourage clients to work with images from dreams and my integration work is focused on the psychedelic state.
I offer art therapy sessions via Zoom or in person in Ballydehob, West Cork. I charge €60 per 50 minute sessions in person and €50 for online sessions. I also offer reduced rates for students and the unwaged.
Research / advocacy
By situating Art therapy within the framework of consciousness I believe I can provide art therapy with the scientific grounding that it has long been accused of lacking.
Through my research and academic writing; I hope to promote the field of ‘Psychedelic Art Therapy’, which I believe has the best chance of quickly upgrading consciousnesses masse. Relatedly, with regard to the psychedelic assisted therapy that is currently going through a renaissance; I wish to show why I believe that art therapy would be a more appropriate framework to situate the psychedelic experience in, compared to talk therapy models currently being used. Through my writing I hope to demonstrate that the concept of soul is not incompatible with science.
