Antonina Vargas, LMSW

Specialties: Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, Couples, Relationships, ADD/ADHD, Family Conflict, Codependency.

Rates: $230 · individual session | $280 · couples session

“It takes courage to recognize when something in your life isn’t working the way you’d hoped. You might be struggling with relationships, life changes, or a sense of disconnection from yourself or others. Maybe you’re feeling anxious, depressed, stuck, or overwhelmed. These feelings often signal parts of ourselves that need attention and care. In my work with individuals and couples, we explore these signals to uncover areas for healing, growth, and meaningful transformation.

I draw from psychodynamic, attachment, and somatic approaches to create a collaborative space. I help couples understand patterned conflicts, deepen communication, and enhance intimacy. With individuals, I support reconnecting with the self and making sense of difficult emotions, always with the goal of fostering insight, resilience, and more authentic ways of living.”

Q & A

How do you describe your counseling style?

My style is warm, present, and collaborative, and I bring my whole self to our sessions. I focus on embodiment and help clients tune into their bodies and notice how emotions, tension, and stress show up physically, and learn to use those cues as a guide to understanding what they truly need in difficult moments. I draw from somatic, trauma-informed, and psychodynamic approaches, as well as EMDR and therapeutic Hatha yoga, to support clients in releasing old patterns, connecting with their inner resilience, and making choices that feel aligned with their authentic selves. Together, we’ll create practical tools to help you feel more grounded, present, and empowered in your life.

Have you been in therapy yourself?

Yes! I’ve been in therapy for many years, and it has been a really important part of my own growth and healing. In fact, my personal experience in therapy is what ultimately inspired me to change careers and become a therapist. I started with psychodynamic talk therapy and later explored somatic approaches like EMDR and IFS. Living in a world that often tells us our feelings are “too much” or that we’re not enough can make it easy to lose touch with ourselves, and therapy helped me recognize that we are already whole and capable exactly as we are, and it’s that sense of possibility I hope to bring to the people I work with.