About me.
My name is Oskar Bull-Hansen and I had my first psychedelic experience in 2013. Since then I have been very fascinated by the potential that lies in these molecules. Since the beginning of 2020 I have been working full-time with psychedelic therapy and I have read most of what I have found about psychedelic-assisted therapy. Listen to me on the Hennings Verden podcast (in Norwegian) here.
What makes me competent?
My best way to learn has been a combination of theory and practice. For the theory part, I have read these books , arranged weekly conversations with other psychedelic therapists around the world and taken courses in some different psychological models that fit both psychedelic therapy and my approach. After supporting around 350 processes in recent years, I have also learned an incredible amount about myself and the mechanisms of our minds. It has become easier to be myself in my work, have faith in the process and meet my clients with genuine curiosity and fascination. I encourage anyone who wants to listen to me on a podcast or book a free phone consultation to follow your gut feeling.
I was raised on Nøtterøy with a mother who is a teacher, a father who is a writer and an older brother who is a singer. I have a Swedish-Iranian partner who is a dentist, a son born in 2019 and a daughter born in 2021. The rest of the time (if I get any) is spent playing guitar or piano, cooking, exercising and preferably some kind of "hobby of the month" that I get into.
Theoretical models
There are some fundamental elements in my approach that I believe fit well in combination with psychedelic therapy. I believe that curiosity and openness are cornerstones of any well-functioning interpersonal relationship and it has been proven that psychedelics build on this. In addition, I am a supporter of a model called Internal Family Systems , which sees a personality as a composition of different parts, and where one has a fundamental peaceful "Self" at its core. This is also in line with Gabor Maté's view of personality, where what we perceive as our personality is largely an adaptation to our surroundings throughout our upbringing.