Jason Butler
Associate Professor
Counseling Psychology
Integral Counseling Psychology
School of Professional Psychology and Health
Pronouns: he/him/his
Email: jbutler@ciis.edu
Research Interests
Psychedelic Psychotherapy Depth Psychotherapy
Dreams Social Justice Frameworks in Psychotherapy
Trauma-informed Psychotherapy
Biography
Jason Butler, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist, a psychotherapist and supervisor at Sage Integrative Health, and an associate professor in the Integral Counseling Psychology department at CIIS. He is a therapist with the MAPS MDMA-assisted psychotherapy expanded access program. His therapeutic approach is an integration of archetypal, relational, somatic, and liberation frameworks, with a lifelong interest in the study of dreams and the engagement of imagination in healing practices. He is deeply committed to broadening diversity, accessibility, and theoretical rigor in the field of psychedelic psychotherapy.
He has written several articles and book chapters focused on the intersection of depth psychology and social justice as well as a book entitled Archetypal Psychotherapy: The Clinical Legacy of James Hillman. He co-authored an article entitled “Blinded by the White: Addressing Power and Privilege in Psychedelic Medicine," which highlights the lack of representation of people of color in psychedelic medicine and articulates several key considerations to advance the field in a more equitable direction. He is also a co-editor and contributing author to a forthcoming edited volume entitled Integral Psychedelic Therapy: The Non-Ordinary Art of Psychospiritual Healing.
Education
Ph.D., Pacifica Graduate Institute
M.A., Saybrook University;
B.A., Humboldt State University
Courses
Introduction to psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy Psychodynamics Transpersonal Psychotherapy Clinical Relationship Archetypal Mythology
Publications
Butler, J., Herzberg, G., Miller, R. (In Press). Psychedelic-Assisted Psychotherapy: Deepening the Field. New York: Routledge.
Butler, J. (2014). Archetypal psychotherapy: The clinical legacy of James Hillman. New York: Routledge.
Book Chapters and Journal Articles
Butler, J., & Herzberg, G. (2019) Blinded by the White: Addressing Power and Privilege in Psychedelic Medicine. Chacruna Chronicles.
Butler, J., Maller, D., Hoeber, G., Derksen, S. (2019). Western Holistic Counseling. In P. Dunlap (Ed.) Holistic Healing: Theories, Research, and Practices. Canadian Scholars
Butler, J. (2017). Turning the World to Glass: Poetic Sensibility and Decolonizing the Imagination. International Journal of Jungian Studies.
Butler, J. (2017). Gnawing at the Roots: Toward a Poetics of Guilt and Death. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies.
Butler, J. (2016). Electronic dance music and the indomitable imagination. In B. Bright (Ed.) Depth Psychology and the Digital Age. Depth Insights Press
Butler, J. (2013). Alchemical Hermeneutics: Differentiating the Polyphony of Voices in the Work. International Journal of Multiple Research Approaches. 7(3): 300-307.
Butler, J. (2013). Review of “China on the mind.” Fort Da. Fall.
Butler, J. (2012). Beginning with Image. Journal of Archetypal Studies. 2.
Butler, J. (2012). The Shadow of Yoga: Reflections on the Soul/Spirit Distinction. Depth Insights. Fall
You can access Jason’s published articles here: https://ciis.academia.edu/JasonButler