- Guilt and shame
- CBT and mindfulness
- Client-centered care
About Antonia
Antonia Rapinesi is a Florida Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 28 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, and depression. She also addresses related concerns such as guilt and shame, domestic violence, workplace issues, and life purpose.
She approaches therapy from the perspective that each person knows their own story best. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and practical steps to reduce what feels overwhelming. Antonia encourages small changes that add up to clearer thinking and steadier mood.
Her work draws on client-centered methods that keep the person’s experience central. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Mindfulness techniques offer simple ways to notice feelings without being swept away by them.
Antonia also uses solution-focused and psychodynamic ideas when they fit the situation. Solution-focused work can help find concrete next steps when a decision feels stalled. Psychodynamic attention looks at how past patterns show up now and what that means for current relationships and choices.
She aims for practical, readable conversations rather than technical language. The first session usually looks at immediate concerns, what a person hopes to change, and the next small steps to try. Antonia invites honest talk about guilt and shame so those feelings can be understood and handled without judgment.
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-centered therapy keeps the focus on the person's experience. In practice that means conversations that follow what matters most to the client and respect their perspective. This approach helps with feelings like guilt and shame by treating those emotions as important information rather than problems to be dismissed.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is about noticing thoughts and testing them with small behavioral experiments. It is useful for anxiety, low mood, and patterns that keep someone stuck. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short practices to observe thoughts and sensations without getting pulled into them, which can reduce rumination around past actions or identity-based shame.
Choosing the right mix of these approaches is a collaborative decision. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that make sense, and adjust based on what helps. Clients and the therapist work together to pick exercises and conversational focus that fit day-to-day life.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around work or caregiving, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Those practical advantages often help people keep therapy consistent while they attend to everyday responsibilities.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
28+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem issues, and depression, plus related concerns such as guilt and shame and workplace problems.
How does she approach guilt and shame in sessions?
She listens for the story behind the feeling and uses client-centered conversation, CBT, and mindfulness to help people understand and respond to those emotions.
How much experience does she bring to therapy?
She has 28 years of professional experience working with adults on the concerns listed above.
What credential and location are on file?
She is a Florida LCSW and practices from Florida.
Are sessions available in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
How are sessions billed or priced?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.