Unveiling Post-Traumatic Growth: Thriving above Trauma
People use their inner strength to get through life's darkest tunnels in a world where resilience and post-traumatic growth are intertwined, only to find a stunning daybr...
Antonette Tillo
Registered Counselor
“As a counselling therapist, psychometrician, and mental health advocate, I have expertise working with stress management, life transitions, conflict management, behaviour change, bereavement, and burnout. Additionally, I manage intervention programs on handling change, mental health awareness, and marriage counselling.”
About Me
I help individuals and couples navigate life's challenges, from stress and burnout to bereavement and relationship conflicts. My approach guides you to build resilience and find clarity. We can explore practical strategies, drawing on insights from mental health awareness and change management programs. This offers you concrete tools to better handle life transitions and foster healthier connections. Clients seeking support through difficult periods will find a grounded, collaborative space here.
Approach
When we work together, I lean into practical steps and reflective conversation so you can move through transitions with clearer decisions and steadier pacing. Sessions—offered in Surigao City or online in English and Tagalog—blend brief assessment, focused dialogue, and skill-practice tailored to your situation, and I often suggest simple between-session tasks to reinforce new patterns. I use psychometric insight sparingly to shape goals and track progress. This approach tends to help adolescents, parents, individuals, and couples seeking steady, solution-focused support.
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Basic Information
Services
Services Offered:
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Advocacy
Services that help individuals navigate healthcare, education, or social systems to ensure their mental health needs are recognised and met.
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Conflict Management
Structured approaches to resolving disputes and improving communication between people in conflict, whether in relationships, families, or workplaces.
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Consultation
An initial meeting with a therapist to discuss concerns, ask questions, and determine whether they are the right fit.
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Counseling
A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.
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Relationship Counseling
Counselling for couples or partners focused on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection.
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Personal Development
The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.
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Online Therapy
Therapy sessions conducted over video call, phone, or secure messaging, using the same professional methods delivered remotely.
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Psychoeducation
Structured information provided about a mental health condition (what it is, why it occurs, and what strategies can help) as part of the therapeutic process.
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Psychometric Testing
Standardised tests that measure cognitive abilities, personality traits, or emotional functioning, used to support diagnosis and inform treatment.
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Individual Therapy
One-on-one therapy sessions between a client and a therapist, focused on that person's specific concerns and goals.
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Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment
Formal assessment of a child's psychological, cognitive, or emotional functioning to identify conditions and guide appropriate support.
Works With:
- •Adolescents
- •Children
- •Individuals
- •Parents
Area of Expertise
Scope of Practice:
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Life Transitions
Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.
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Anger
An intense emotional response to perceived threat, injustice, or frustration that, when persistent or uncontrolled, can damage relationships and well-being.
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Stress / Burnout
The body and mind's response to prolonged or excessive demands. When sustained, it can lead to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced functioning (burnout).
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Abuse
Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.
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Inadequacy
A persistent inner sense of not being good enough, often rooted in early experiences and manifesting as self-doubt, comparison, or avoidance.
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Personal Development
The ongoing process of self-awareness, self-improvement, and reaching one's potential, pursued not because something is wrong but to live more fully.
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Self-Esteem
A person's overall sense of their own worth and value. When chronically low, it can drive self-doubt, avoidance, and difficulty in relationships.
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Relationship Issues
Difficulties in romantic relationships, including communication problems, trust breakdowns, conflict patterns, or uncertainty about the relationship's future.
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Professional Title:
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Registered Counselor
A counselor who is formally registered with a professional or regulatory body.
Qualifications
Father Saturnino Urios University
Registrations
Philippine Guidance Counselor Association; Psychological Association of the Philippines; American Psychological Association
Guidance Counselor
