Anthony Critelli-O'Donnell

Life can get messy, and sometimes it’s hard to understand why we keep finding ourselves in the same patterns, even when we genuinely want things to change. Maybe you’re navigating anxiety, depression, PTSD, relationship difficulties, or a challenging life transition. Perhaps you’re working to change your relationship with drugs, alcohol, or food, or trying to make sense of experiences that continue to affect you today. My background as a social worker and therapist has included working with people experiencing addiction and eating disorders, individuals facing homelessness, incarcerated youth and adults, and people navigating a wide range of mental health challenges. These experiences have shaped my belief that everyone deserves compassionate, nonjudgmental support. I specialize in addiction and eating disorder recovery, attachment and relationship patterns, codependency, life transitions, and co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns. My goal is to help you better understand yourself, recognize the patterns that may be holding you back, and find practical ways to move toward the life you want.

Our work will honor where you’ve been while focusing on the changes you can make to create a different future. My approach is trauma-informed and somatically centered, meaning we’ll consider not only your thoughts and emotions but also how past experiences and stress may show up in your body, relationships, and everyday life. I’m particularly interested in helping people who feel caught between where they’ve been and where they want to go. Together, we’ll explore how your experiences have shaped your coping strategies, attachment patterns, and relationship with yourself, while identifying practical ways to move beyond patterns that no longer serve you. I believe therapy should be tailored to the person, not the other way around, and I enjoy incorporating your interests into our work. That might include art, literature, spirituality, astrology, 12-step recovery, or even something you came across on TikTok. I want therapy to feel relevant to your actual life, not separate from it. Whether you’re working through addiction, eating disorder recovery, relationship difficulties, or other mental health concerns, we’ll focus on building insight, strengthening your ability to cope, and making changes that feel realistic and sustainable.

Our first session is about getting to know each other and understanding what brings you to therapy. We’ll talk about what’s been happening, what you’d like to change, and what you’ve already tried. Depending on your needs, we may explore your personal history, relationships, mental health, substance use, or recurring patterns you’ve noticed in your life. Together, we’ll identify some initial goals and begin developing a plan that feels practical and achievable. I want our sessions to feel like honest conversations where you can ask questions, explore difficult topics, and be yourself without worrying about being judged. As we continue, we’ll make space to understand the deeper roots of your struggles while also focusing on the concrete steps you can take in the present. Progress doesn’t mean having everything figured out or never struggling again; it means developing new ways to respond when life gets difficult. Most importantly, I want you to feel that therapy is a place where you can show up as you are, figure out what you want moving forward, and begin turning those goals into reality. If you’re ready to make a change, let’s get to work.