About Sean
We are all living out some pretty wild questions.
Some of mine include: How do I make the most of this precious life? How do I serve what is sacred? How do I leave this earth a little more beautiful than when I arrived?
For much of my life, I have felt a tug-of-war between dedicating myself to therapy and dedicating myself to art. Recently, I have surrendered the rope and begun asking how might art serve life, and how might I serve what is holy?
I’m a Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC) and have been practicing psychotherapy since 2013. My training includes five years of study at the Gestalt Institute of Toronto, Somatic Experiencing, and psychedelic-assisted therapy through Therapsil and Ecstatic Mysticism.
Over the past several years, I’ve deepened my work through nature-based practices with the Animas Valley Institute, and study with teachers such as Martin Shaw, Daniel Foor, and several medicine people from the Southern Hemisphere.
Before working as a therapist, I worked as an artist in performance, design and community-engaged art.
Clinical & Professional Training
Five-year training in Gestalt Therapy - Gestalt Institute of Toronto
Supervision Training - Gestalt Institute of Toronto
Three-year Somatic Experiencing® training - The Trauma Institute
Psychedelic Therapy Training - Therapsil
MA - University of Victoria
BFA in Theatre and Development - Concordia University
Nature, Ritual & Ancestral Studies
Student of Ecstatic Mysticism (AWE), with a concentration on liminality, death, and integrative psychotherapy
Ancestral Medicine studies with Daniel Foor
Dream Tending with Dr. Stephen Aizenstat
Various programs through Animas Valley Institute, including Wild Mind and Sweet Darkness
The Art of Mentoring - Wilderness Awareness School
Three-year Red Lodge Program - Institute of Contemporary Shamanic Studies
Story, Myth & Creative Practice
Storytelling Intensives with Dr. Martin Shaw
Past Artistic Director of Twelfth House, Community Arts Guild and Bain Arts Collective - designing and facilitating collaborative artistic processes and large-scale performances
My work also extends into writing, where I explore the intersections of psychotherapy, ecology, and contemplative practice.
Healing with the Night: Investigations into Experiences of Natural Darkness in Overnight Recollective Practices
Ecopsychology (2023)
Based on my graduate research, this article explores how experiences of natural darkness can deepen relationship with self, others, and the more-than-human world.
