Gerard Artesona, LMFT

Gerard Artesona, LMFT, is a psychotherapist in Oakland, United States, working in person and remotely. He offers psychotherapy, psychedelic integration and ketamine-assisted psychotherapy, and is also a yoga teacher and a student of traditional Amazonian plant medicine. He describes his approach as bridging the science of psychology with entheogenic ritual and practice, shaped by trauma-informed, indigenous, cross-cultural, holistic and transpersonal traditions.

Who it is for

People affected by complex trauma, depression and anxiety, and those navigating major life transitions, existential concerns, chronic illness, neurodivergence or non-ordinary states of consciousness.

Background

He completed a Masters in Counseling Psychology in 2012 and is certified in psychedelic integration, ketamine-assisted psychotherapy and somatic therapy. Before his own practice he worked in psychiatric hospitals, social service organisations, group rehabilitation homes and a county jail, with clients of all ages, gender identities and racial backgrounds. He has worked with ayahuasca and yagé since 2010, travelling frequently to Ecuador, Peru and Colombia and staying for extended periods to study indigenous Amazonian use of these medicines.