About the Trainers

Senior Brainspotting Trainer: Deborah Antinori, MA, LPC, FT, RDT is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 29 years in private practice. She is a Brainspotting Trainer and Certified Consultant, and a member of David Grand’s NY supervision group. She has been using Brainspotting since its inception. She is currently a PhD candidate at International University for Graduate Studies. 

Deborah is a masters graduate of NYU’s Drama Therapy Dept. As a grief therapist, she holds her FT from ADEC. She is the author of the double award-winning audiobook, Journey Through Pet Loss. Originally an actress, she earned her BFA from the Boston Conservatory of Music and is still in the professional actor’s unions, AEA and SAG/AFTRA. She can be contacted at [email protected] or 908 507-4254.

Senior Brainpsotting Trainer, Susan PInco, PhD, LCSW

Dr. Susan Pinco is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in Trauma, Loss and Grief; Dissociation, Panic, Anxiety, Depression and Phobias; ADHD; Creativity and life enhancement; Sexual Orientation, Sexual Issues & Infertility; Chronic Pain & Chronic Illness. She maintains a private practice in the Upper Westside of New York City and in Edgewater, NJ and teaches Internationally.

With over 25 years experience as a therapist, Dr. Pinco, a graduate of both Columbia University and International School of Graduate Studies states:

"I have had the honor of working with people from many continents and all walks of life. These individuals, whether alone or in groups, never cease to humble and amaze me with their courage and willingness to engage in the process of healing." 

Dr Pinco works with individuals of all ages, helping them to come into coherence, and generate a sense of safety, contentment and pride in themselves. She also offers training in the Mandala of Being tm , Silence as a tool of integration and healing, Brainspotting, Crisis Communication and Crisis Response.