BEBA (Building and Enhancing Bonding and Attachment): A Center for Family Healing

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The BEBA Staff

Clinical Staff

  • Clinical Director

    Raymond Castellino, D.C. (retired), R.P.P., R.P.E., RCST®, R.P.P. is the co-founder and Clinic Director. He has been a pioneer in the field of prenatal and perinatal trauma resolution and since 1992. He is a founding board member of aTLC (Alliance for Transforming the Lives of Children), as well as a faculty member of the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute's Pre and Perinatal Psychology Master's and PhD programs and their Somatic Psychology PhD program. He has been a frequent presenter at the APPPAH (Association for Pre and Perinatal Psychology and Health), CSTA-NA (Craniosacral Therapy Association - North America) and APTA (American Polarity Therapy Association) national conferences.

    He has developed and teaches a two-year Foundation Training course for healthcare professionals. Since 1994, he has taught eight Foundation Trainings including six in Santa Barbara, one in England and one in Switzerland. He also facilitates small group Process Workshops for professionals and offers clinical supervision and advanced courses for graduates of his Foundation Training. All the facilitators in BEBA are graduates of his Foundation Training and have taken and assisted numerous process workshops and an additional Foundation Training. They are also all craniosacral therapists.

  • There are four primary facilitators

    • Jean Weitenstiener, O.T.R./L., N.D.T.®, RCST® is a licensed occupational therapist, certified pediatric neurodevelopmental specialist, and registered craniosacral therapist. She has been working at the BEBA clinic since 1996. She is a graduate of Dr. Castellino's Foundation Training and has assisted numerous Process Workshops as well as assisting in Dr. Castellino's Foundation Training and other advanced courses. She has presented workshops and lectures at APPPAH, privately, and as a contributing faculty member at the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute.

      In addition, Jean has a private practice in Santa Barbara supporting adults, children, and their families in a practice of Essential Listening®, supporting the fullness of healthy relationships and development, and the resolution of early trauma.

    • Nancy Greenfield, RCST® is a Ph.D pre-candidate in prenatal and perinatal psychology at the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, and has worked at the BEBA clinic since 1996. Currently she works as a facilitator at the Santa Barbara and Ojai BEBA clinics. She is a certified craniosacral therapist, and M.F.T. intern, number 47194, supervised by Cynthia Burnside (MFT 22657). She is a graduate of Dr. Castellino's Foundation Training, has taken many graduate level classes with him and assisted in numerous process workshops for adults, as well as Dr. Castellino's two-year Foundation Training and other advanced courses.

    • Tara Blasco

      Tara Blasco, RCST® has a Ph.D in prenatal and perinatal psychology at the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute, and has worked at the BEBA clinic since 1996. Currently she works as a facilitator at the Santa Barbara and Ojai BEBA clinics. She is a certified craniosacral therapist. She is a graduate of Dr. Castellino's Foundation Training, has taken many graduate level classes with him and assisted in numerous process workshops for adults, as well as Dr. Castellino's two-year Foundation Training and other advanced courses. She also has worked as a psychologist, craniosacral therapist and yoga teacher in Barcelona, Spain.

    • Alison Green-Barton, RCST® is a craniosacral and pathwork therapist and former president of Pathwork of California. She is a graduate of Dr. Castellino's Foundation Training, has taken many graduate level classes with him and assisted in numerous process workshops for adults, as well as Dr. Castellino's two-year Foundation Training and other advanced courses.

  • Videographers

    Videographers are students of the Castellino Foundation Training, students from the Santa Barbara Graduate Institute's Santa Barbara Graduate Institute's Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology Program, and/or healthcare professionals who are approved by Dr. Castellino. Many of them are practicing health care professionals with years of clinical experience.

Adminstrative Staff

  • Sandra Castellino, M.Ed., R.P.P., is BEBA's Administrative Director. She is responsible for communicating with prospective and participating families regarding scheduling of appointments, financial agreements and arrangements, bookkeeping, and any other general and logistical concerns. She is also responsible for the creation of written materials, record keeping, the video archive, and helping with grant writing. Sandra has a Master's in Education from Harvard Graduate School of Education, worked as an elementary school teacher, practiced as a polarity therapist and herbalist, teaches families how to enjoy math with their children and has coordinated the Castellino Training programs since 1993.
  • Forrest Cameranesi Forrest Cameranesi, a graduate of Santa Barbara City College's Multimedia Arts program and of UC Santa Barbara's Philosophy program, helps BEBA maintain its computer systems and website.
  • Volunteers are welcome. Opportunities include supporting the creation and organization of the video archive and helping with administrative duties both on and off the computer. Hours are flexible. Contact Sandra for information.