Our Philosophy

“Everybody’s Place” speaks for itself in the concept of a therapy practice. It represents a place of belonging, support, and safety where you can find acceptance in all the things that make you, well, you! The origins of Everybody’s Place come from family values and ideology: hard work, sincerity, and authenticity guide our work together so that you can find the best version of yourself. It is okay to be struggling, and it is okay to ask for help. You have a place here. 

About Antoinette Bonafede Shine, LCSW

Antoinette Bonafede Shine, LCSW's malleability to the client’s needs allows her to integrate several modalities into her work to ensure person-centered and individualized care.

“I got into this work because I was enamored by the sheer resilience of people. Hearing about life experiences and how these experiences color a person’s world fascinates me. Even in the darkest of places, people still find ways to survive. In our time together, we work collaboratively to understand challenges and navigate through them to brighter places.”
— Antoinette

Collaboration with clients and their care team (including psychiatrists and nutritionists) ensures gold-standard care. Antoinette goes the extra mile to understand each individual's goals deeply, and how their values and lifestyles influence them. 

Education & Training

Antoinette has built a robust knowledge base both in her schooling at Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College and in her post-graduate training to ensure that she is always current on the best resources for clients.

These trainings include:

  • The Gottman Institute:  Clinical Training Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Bridging the Couples Chasm

  • The Gottman Institute: Gottman Method: Couples Therapy Level 2

  • NYU Silver School of Social Work Post-Master’s Certificate Program: Advanced Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

  • Albert Ellis Institute Advanced Certificate Practicum in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

  • Albert Ellis Institute Primary Certificate Practicum in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

  • Columbia University School of Social Work- Adult Psychopharmacology for Non-prescribing Clinicians

  • PESI Certified Dialectical Behavior Therapy Professional (C-DBT) Training: An Advanced Online Skills Training for Adapting Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Everyday Clinical Needs

  • PESI Group Therapy: Effective Strategies for a Successful Group Practice

  • PESI Addictive Behaviors of Self-Preservation: Key Insights from the Internal Family Systems Model

  • PESI Personality Disorders Certification Training: Advanced Diagnosis, Treatment & Management

  • PESI CSTS Certification: Eating Disorders, Addictive Eating, Body Shame, and More

  • National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center: Foundations of LIGBTQIA+ Health

  • Clearly Clinical- Providing inclusive, Respectful Care to your Gender Questioning, Transgender & Non-Binary Clients

  • Clearly Clinical- Narcissist: The Skilled Abuser Part II: How Narcissistic Personalities Effect Family Dynamics

  • Clearly Clinical- Lifting Black Voices: Therapy, Trust and Racial Trauma

  • PESI Suicidality: Assessment and Intervention

  • PESI Eating Disorders, Addictive Eating, Body Shame, and More

  • NetCe Professional Boundaries in Mental Health Care

  • Make an Impact-The Good Enough Therapist: Futility, Failure, and Forgiveness in Treatment

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