Tony Martin, MSW
Associate Therapist & Certified Psychedelic Facilitator
San Francisco CA
People who find their way to me are often navigating questions of identity, purpose, creativity, grief, relationships, or spiritual life. Some are integrating powerful and sometimes destabilizing experiences. Others want a space to engage compassionately with the complexity of being human. I work with individuals and couples across adolescence and adulthood, in person in Oakland and virtually throughout California. I offer structured preparation before journeys and ongoing integration support afterward. Each container is built around the specific person: their history, their nervous system, their goals, and the relational and cultural context they're embedded in. I have experience supporting queer and questioning folks, BIPOC communities, people living with chronic illness, survivors of complex trauma, and those who have felt on the edges of family, faith, or culture. I also work with people who are doing well and want to go deeper including high performers, executives, and creatives. People who are curious about more: more meaning, more aliveness, more clarity about what they're here to do. My style is warm, collaborative, and grounded. I bring humor and humility alongside clinical rigor and genuine care. I don't see transformation as a single event. I see it as a process of coming into deeper relationship with yourself, your community, and your life, and I take that arc seriously from first contact to final session.
I'm Tony, a Bay Area certified psychedelic facilitator and Registered Associate Clinical Social Worker (ASW #117378), working under licensed clinical supervision. I came to this work through an unusual path - twenty-five years as a senior executive in global businesses and mission-driven non-profits, followed by a deliberate turn inward. That transition wasn't just a career change. It was a reckoning with the kind of success that looks right from the outside while something essential goes unmet inside. My relationship with psychedelics stretches back twenty years. While earning my MSW, I conducted research on psychedelic therapy and engaged in experimental training in Jamaica. I went on to serve as Program Director at the UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics, where I worked at the intersection of research, public education, and the cultural dimensions of this field. I completed psychedelic facilitation training through UC Berkeley and Fluence, and was part of the second cohort of UC Berkeley's facilitator program. I practice within Buddhist traditions, was raised in Christianity, and hold deep respect for diverse spiritual paths and the ancestral lineages behind this work.
Deep Work Series - A structured, relationally-grounded 2-3 month container for deep inner work - from first conversation to lasting integration. Designed for people navigating anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, or major life transitions, as well as those who are functioning but feeling stuck or curious about a deeper relationship with their interior life.
Ketamine Series - A three-journey container built around continuity, safety, and relational depth. Designed for those navigating depression, chronic pain, acute challenges, or a readiness for change that hasn't found its opening yet. Each session builds on the last. A strong entry point for those new to this work or in a period of acute challenge. Includes four preparation sessions, two ceremonies, and three integration sessions.
Heart Opening Series - A nine-month, three-journey arc for those ready to commit to something meaningful. Moves from heart opening work to a bridging experience to deeper inner work. Meets people where they are, whether newer to this work or seeking deeper progression. Relational, somatic, and structured from first session to final integration.
Integration Support - Two - four sessions for people who have already journeyed and are navigating what comes next. This container offers steady relational support to find footing and make meaning. Particularly useful for those returning to relationships or communities that can't meet them where they are, or navigating spiritual emergence or emergency.