Antanien Slomba

Welcome! I know it can be difficult to make the decision to start therapy. Congratulations on taking the first step! I am an inclusive, culturally competent, Buddhist practitioner with more than 25 years of experience as a psychotherapist, life coach, and educator. I hold a Master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling/ Counseling Education from Canisius University.

The human experience is full of happiness, hardships, and challenges. At times, it is difficult to see clearly enough to step in the direction of your hopes and dreams. Symptoms of anxiety, depression, relationship conflict, or a challenging life transition can leave one feeling overwhelmed and lost. Our life journey can be difficult to face alone. Working alongside a therapist can empower healing, change, and growth toward your goals.

I believe your inner wisdom and individual strengths can cultivate the authentic self and enhance the experiences of love, play, and career. As a Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapist, I specialize in modalities incorporating self-awareness and spiritual awakening to support the human experience. I utilize a multitude of therapeutic techniques to assist you in your journey: existential therapy, mindfulness techniques, feminist therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, schema therapies, exposure therapy, attachment-based techniques, and emotionally focused therapy.

I am also very passionate about helping those who have experienced disparities in care linked to discriminatory social structures, such as women, BIPOC, and LBGT2AI+ communities. Many people have navigated life negotiations between authenticity, connection, safety, and health due to such structures.

The therapeutic process begins with you. The first few visits will be spent getting to know one another. I am here to listen, and support YOUR journey. I am here to walk, run or jump with you through whatever changes you seek. My goal is to empower you to navigate the world. I utilize a compassionate, person-centered approach to build a therapeutic alliance that will support and promote the opportunities needed to share and explore private, emotionally charged, existential experiences. Psychoeducation is provided to allow you to fully understand your symptomatology. Our first directive on this journey will be to decrease symptoms causing distress by implementing some healthy coping strategies that will motivate change and can be employed throughout your lifetime. Mindfulness techniques and self awareness are the cornerstones of my work. A multitude of clinical approaches will be used to problem solve, process, and systematically establish new cognitions or behaviors. Exercises and homework will be assigned to support transformation. This will be an imperative part of you developing a self directed care plan that will support you well after therapy has concluded. The privilege to help thousands of clients over the years has provided me with a diverse and comprehensive knowledge to refer to in supporting your needs. I am consistently successful in increasing personal clarity while stabilizing symptoms within an average of 3-6 months for those with depression, anxiety, trauma, and couples / relationship conflict, identity conflict, racial trauma and self esteem issues.

Clients can expect to receive psychoeducation / resources to support emotional regulation and distress tolerance therein decreasing daily challenges.