Antoinette Mastronardi (She/Her)

I work with LGBTQ+ adults who are really struggling with anxiety, anger, and self-criticism to identify the problematic thoughts, behaviors, and patterns that stem from our oldest and deepest attachment wounds. I help my clients better understand themselves (and their partners) so they can feel happier within themselves and more secure in their relationship. I specialize in trauma informed approaches to working with anxiety and depression in the LGBTQ+ community and have extensive experience working with the effects of religious trauma and discrimination. I work with couples and ENM partnerships from an attachment perspective - helping partners identify the patterns that are rooted in attachment wounds and unmet attachment needs. I help partners communicate in a way to promote closeness, understanding, and intimacy. I am especially skilled at supporting partnerships that are struggling with the effects of discrimination due to their LGBTQ+ identities and/or ENM relationship structure

I am a proud member of the LGBTQ community. I am trans and non-binary affirming as well as poly/ENM affirming and competent. I am neurodivergent affirming am not trying to change that shit! I am also continuing to learn, grow and promote racial justice in my personal life as well as my work. I believe that systems of oppression impact our mental health, and can cause systemic trauma/racialized trauma, which is why I take these systems into account when working with my clients.