Antonio Rigonan

Antonio Rigonan is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Texas with over 15 years of experience supporting people through a wide range of emotional and mental health concerns. He earned an M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Texas A&M University-San Antonio and brings a background as a retired U.S. Air Force chaplain, offering a steady, compassionate presence for clients facing difficult seasons of life.

His work often focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, and self-esteem, along with concerns such as depression, anger, sleep challenges, relationship strain, and coping with major life changes. He also has special interest in men’s issues, social anxiety, communication difficulties in relationships, and exploring life purpose. Clients may also seek support around isolation and loneliness, financial stress, guilt and shame, forgiveness, commitment concerns, and compassion fatigue, including hospice and end-of-life counseling and aging-related issues.

Antonio’s style is warm, collaborative, and culturally responsive, with an emphasis on creating a supportive space for clients to understand their emotions, build resilience, and move toward meaningful personal growth. He integrates evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), client-centered therapy, solution-focused therapy, mindfulness therapy, and narrative therapy, tailoring sessions to each client’s goals and lived experience. He provides therapy in English and Tagalog (Filipino).