Events
Explore upcoming events and conferences in psychedelic art therapy to stay informed on the latest trends, research, and creative techniques in the field.
Psychedelics, Art and Healing: Exploring Benefits, Risks, and Ethical Considerations AATA Virtual Conference
Join Psychedelic Art Therapists Rebecca Wilkinson and Alyssa Gursky as they present the unique benefits, risks, and ethical complexities that do not emerge in traditional therapy. This paper explores managing those complexities and ways that art therapy can help mitigate their impact, as well as ethical considerations in training non-art therapists to use art in this work. Eligible for 1 CEU in Ethics.
The Shadow Side of Psychedelics: Navigating Risks Safely at the AATA Virtual Conference
Art Therapists Charmaine Husum and Roberta Shoemaker-Beal explore the shadow side of psychedelic-assisted therapy, addressing risks, ethical dilemmas, and commercialization. It highlights art therapy’s role in integrating psychedelic experiences, fostering emotional processing, and supporting trauma-informed care. Participants will gain practical strategies for client safety, ethical practices, and honoring Indigenous knowledge in psychedelic healing.
Unveiling the Ineffable: Exploring Response Art in the context of Ketamine-Assisted Psychotherapy at the AATA Conference in Portland
Join Psychedelic Art therapy Emily Segal for a 90-minute workshop explores response art’s role in ketamine-assisted psychotherapy (KAP). Through didactic instruction and experiential art-making, participants will learn how response art helps clients process ineffable psychedelic experiences, specifically within the context of KAP. A partnered activity combining breath work, guided imagery, and response art will support this learning.
Ketamine Art Therapy: Expanding Arts-Based Research Through Self-Reflexivity at the AATA 2025 Conference in Portland
Come join Psychedelic Art Therapists at the American Art Therapy Conference in Portland, Oct 8-11, 2025.
Ketamine Art Therapy: Expanding Arts-Based Research Through Self-Reflexivity
Oct 10, 2025 2 -2:50 PT
Expansion of art therapy begins with the expansion of the self. This presentation highlights applications and uses of arts-based autoethnography, examining the clinical value of integrative art therapy in a ketamine-assisted research study. Ketamine art therapy and a transdisciplinary perspective are discussed in this presentation.
Psychedelic Art Therapists Navigating the World of Psychedelics: Our Stories at the AATA 2025 Conference in Portland
Art therapists Rebecca Wilkinson, Alyssa Gursky, Lesley Burke, Caterina Bragagnolo, and Kaitlin Maud share their experiences combining art therapy with psychedelic work. Hear seasoned, mid-level, early career perspectives on the personal, professional, and ethical challenges/opportunities that arise in navigating the complex legal, cultural, and clinical landscape of psychedelics as art therapy practitioners.
Psychedelic Art Therapy: History, Research, Theory, and Practice
Join us at the American Art Therapy Conference in Portland. Rebecca Wilkinson and Alyssa Gursky will present a Psychedelic Art Therapy Approach based on theory and research combining the benefits art therapy with psychedelic work. Art and art therapy’s role in the evolution of psychedelics will be explored. Concrete applications for the preparation, session/journey, and integration phases of psychedelic work will be outlined.. To register for the conference go to https://arttherapy.org/annual-conferences/.
Psychedelics, Art, And Practitioners at the Psychedelic Science 2025 in Denver
Come gather with others interested in exploring the role of art and creativity in psychedelic experiences at our gathering on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at 4 pm. This gathering is designed for practitioners working with non-ordinary states of consciousness who integrate — or wish to integrate — creative practice into their work.