
Sebastian Beca, MS, MA, LMFT
Gestalt Therapist, Licensed MFT, Psychedelic Therapist, DJ
San Francisco Bay Area CA
Be who you are, and go the whole way. -Lao Tzu
I am inspired by transformation, by the possibilities, freedom, and implications of deep personal change. I’ve seen it in myself and my clients. Moving from stagnation to aliveness, from isolation to love. I’m honored to work with you on your path of healing, self-discovery, growth, and transformation.
In my work we build bridges to support the process of transformation. For some people that may come through healing past wounds, a life-transition, overcoming grief, coming out of depression or perhaps breaking an old habit or relationship pattern. Let’s start building your bridge and move towards the more authentic and soulful version of yourself.
1 Healing happens in the here and now
2 Healing is relational
3 Healing happens through the body
As we work together, you will see how each of these aspects shows up. In session, you will find me to be patient and caring. Providing safety is a top priority. And you may also find me at times challenging your edges in order to support your growth. I trust that you will come out of this on the other side of that bridge with a renewed sense of life.
I work with adults, teens, couples, and families in English and Spanish. I specialize in life transitions and healing from trauma, depression, and anxiety. My method is informed by Buddhist psychology, Gestalt, existentialism, and somatic awareness.
Psychedelic experiences can be deep, visionary, blissful and so many times overwhelming and difficult to unpack. I offer psychedelic integration from a Gestalt Therapy perspective. This is similar to how you might work with dreams and expressive art. We invite the aspects of your journey to come into the room so you can take the time to know them, hear their feelings, needs and true callings. At times we may find creative ways to embody these parts so that you can make peace with them and find a harmonious way for them to come through in your life. We build the puzzle piece by piece.
Hola!
I’m Seba. Sometimes think of myself as a hacker gone healer. After working for 20 years as a computer engineer and business consultant I realized that part of my life was complete and felt a call to share and work more with other human beings as well as to explore the depths of consciousness and find more inner peace with which to live life.
I began much like you may be at this moment, exploring therapy, meditation, expanded states of consciousness. Asking the big questions, why are we here? Why do we run into so much suffering in life? What is my purpose? And ultimately who am I?
While I can’t say I’ve answered all of those yet, I continue to be on this path. I went back to school both in Chile and San Francisco (CIIS) and became a licensed therapist. I found Gestalt therapy, in particular in the lineage of the late Dr. Claudio Naranjo, a modality that was born here in California, and in many ways is centered on Ram Dass’ maxim “Be Here Now”. While I was raised catholic, I always knew that religion was not for me, and with years and retreats I’ve come to embrace Buddhist philosophy (Goeka’s vipassana, Shambhala and a few others) as my way of relating to life and suffering. It
In a similar way as some buddhist monks take Bodhisatttva vows, I’ve also made a commitment in my life, to dedicate this therapy practice to end suffering and liberate all beings.
- Individual Therapy & Psychedelic Prep & Integration
- Ketamine Assisted Psychotherapy (KAP)
- Cannabis Assisted Psychedelic Therapy (CAPT)
- EMDR Therapy
- Ecotherapy
Group Offerings:
- Microdosing Hikes (Monthly in Santa Cruz with SCPS)
- Conscious Cannabis Circles (Online)
- Magic Breathwork Circles (Online, Berkeley, SF)
- Peer Integration Circles (Online with SCPS)