Creative Clarity & Creative Direction

I offer space for meaningful ideas to unfold through:

1. Creative Clarity
One-to-one sessions for thinking, exploring, distilling and finding direction.

2. Creative Direction & Design
Developing ideas and giving them tangible form through design.

I find it can be really helpful to have space to think something through with another person. This could be something you're exploring, developing or trying to put into words. Maybe an idea, a new project, a business or a change in direction.

I listen carefully and ask thoughtful questions, following the threads that emerge. I work instinctively and intuitively too - noticing connections, patterns and possibilities that might not be initially obvious. Together we can explore an idea, tease things out and distil it, looking at things from different perspectives and seeing where they might lead.

Creative Clarity can be a single session, or a series of sessions over several weeks, giving an idea time and space to unfold. From there, the work may develop into a larger creative project - where we would explore how the idea could take shape through Creative Direction and Design.

My Approach and Values

  1. Encouragement

  2. Empathy & Compassionate presence

  3. Thoughtful questioning

  4. Active listening

  5. Respect for the depth of the imagination, symbols and the unconscious

  6. Socially engaged and feminist design practice

  7. Collaboration and co-creation

  8. Offering of insights

  9. Clear and creative thinking

  10. Curiosity and enjoyment

My Background

I see my work as a strong and vibrant cross-pollinating ecosystem. I bring a balanced approach of deep imaginative exploration with a rigorous structured process - helping you bring form, clarity and a sense of tangibility to your ideas, offerings and business. My work draws on my rich background in:

  • Graphic design, product design & visual communication (Bachelor of Design, NCAD)

  • Business & Entrepreneurship (MSc, TU Dublin)

  • Jungian-informed creative process frameworks (Jungian Psychology with Art Therapy, LSAD)

  • GCE and a socially engaged design & art practice (Creativity & Change, MTU Crawford)

  • Diploma in Interior Design

  • Certificate in Organic Horticulture

  • Facilitating participatory creative processes and workshops

  • Yoga teaching (200-Hour YTT) and practice, bringing an embodied, mindful and sensory approach to projects

  • Reading and Research: I love to read and draw on multiple formal and informal writings and books that bring depth, relevance and meaning to projects

Testimonials

  • Steph has a real gift for bringing out the true essence of your business through thoughtful brand strategy and design. She gently peels back the layers of your work so you can reconnect to the core purpose of what you offer. From there, she translates that essence into colour, imagery, and design in a way that feels aligned and authentic. Working with Steph, elevates your brand visually as well as deepens your clarity and strengthens the connection with your audience. I highly recommend her to anyone looking to bring their business to the next level and while staying true to who they are.

    Robbie S, Body and Wisdom

  • Steph truly listens to understand. It feels very enlivening to connect with someone on that level who wants to help you discover the answers to your questions about direction, mission, strategy, branding and all the other myriad of things that starting and growing your own creative business brings. I highly recommend her to anyone looking to tease out their ideas and creative process.

    Elizabeth Fingleton, founder of Obeo

  • Steph Sheahan’s design work on our incredible book - What If We Were Brilliant? made a long-held dream of the Brilliant Ballybunion project tangible. Through her thoughtful, beautiful design, she captured the heart of our journey over the past two years, turning our shared vision into something we can hold, share, and be proud of.

    Gráinne Toomey, Manager of Brilliant Ballybunion

  • The simplicity and beauty of this book is absolutely profound. We need a book to remind us of how important ideas are. It really is an absolutely beautiful book….it gave me hope.

    President Catherine Connolly, speaking at the launch of the book, “What if we were Brilliant?”

Work with me

Creative Direction & Design

Creative Clarity Sessions