Antonio M.
Certified Peer Supporter · NY
Hi, I'm Antonio. I've lived with mental health challenges since I was a teen—over three decades of walking through my own recovery. I know what it means to need someone who just gets it, and I know how hard it is to reach out. You're not alone in this. I'm here to listen.
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Pull Up a Chair: A 30-Minute Conversation
No agenda, no pressure. Thirty minutes to meet each other before anything else begins.
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Focus With Compassion: ADHD Flow + “Real-Life” Routine Builder
Peer coaching for ADHD and executive function struggles — get unstuck, build a routine, and leave with a plan your brain can use.
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Steady Through the Storm: DBT-Informed Emotion Skills, Practiced With Compassion
Peer-led DBT-informed skills for intense emotions: ride the wave, ground the body, and leave with a plan for the next hard moment.
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Back to You: Values + Recovery-Aligned Goals (Motivation That Holds)
Peer coaching to find what still matters, set one goal that fits real life, and leave with a 7-day plan rooted in your own values.
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Grounded Again: Anxiety Reset + Nervous System Plan
A trauma-informed peer session to steady your nervous system, understand anxiety in your body, and leave with a reset plan for hard days.
DetailsAbout Antonio
You're here because something hurts, and if your pain is real, you belong here. I'm Antonio, though most people call me Tony or ACE. I'm a Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPS-P) who has lived with complex PTSD, anxiety, and bipolar depression, and I've walked through my own recovery as someone who lived it: the setbacks, the 2 AM panic, the mornings when getting out of bed felt like lifting a building. I know what it means to sit with what's hard and not know if you'll make it through—and I also know you can. I'm not here to fix you. You're not broken. I'm here to walk alongside you while you figure out what comes next, at your pace, on your terms, with presence and empathy and the kind of understanding that only comes from having been there yourself. I trained through the Academy of Peer Services, hold my CPS-P credential from the New York State Certification Board, and bring over three decades of lived experience alongside eight years working in mental health and addiction recovery. You don't have to have the right words or have it figured out. You just have to show up. Book a session and let's start where you are.
My Recovery Story
Recovery meant enduring dozens of medication changes before I found the right psychiatrist and regimen. I spent over 30 years cycling through therapists until one finally saw what others missed, and though I no longer see her, I’ve carried forward what she helped me uncover. Now I create music, videos, art, and self-help projects because I’ve learned that when I support others, I heal too. Recovery, to me, is reaching one’s fullest potential through positive, deliberate life changes that foster mental wellness and an empowered, self-directed life.
My Motivation To Help
I tried to end my life multiple times from my teens into my early twenties. Almost as painful as what I was going through was feeling like no one understood—or cared enough to ask. I felt invisible. What pulled me through wasn’t one dramatic breakthrough, but finding people who truly listened and helped me see I wasn’t as broken as I believed. I don’t want anyone else sitting in that darkness, thinking nobody cares. If I can be for someone what I once needed—just one person who understands—maybe they won’t have to fight as hard or as long as I did.
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