Hi, I’m Antonio FILIPOVIć.
Welcome to Fifth House Healing.
I am a Reiki practitioner with the Second Specialized Degree in the Usui Shiki Ryoho lineage and a Gestalt psychotherapist in training, working under supervision.
HOW I GOT HERE…
Most healing practitioners will tell you that their journey began in childhood or even before birth. And that’s true. As healers and therapists, we bring all our lived experience into each contact with our clients.
I’m not sure when mine started, but I remember that as a kid — a weird kid who grew up in a post-war society that wasn’t very kind toward differences — I loved nothing more than listening to, even feeling, other people’s life stories.
A bit older, I realized that nothing fulfills me more than helping someone reach an “aha!” moment about their story. At the same time, my spiritual side was quietly simmering in the background, with spiritual practices as “funny hobbies” that slowly grew into more.
With time, I realized that I wanted to use both of these passions to help others. The former led me to begin my training in Gestalt psychotherapy, and the latter introduced Reiki into my life.
As a Psychotherapist…
I like to balance gentle support with necessary challenge, thoughtful dialogue with embodied experiment, and serious focus with a sense of humor.
My own experiences make me especially attuned to themes such as expat life, LGBTQI+ identity, transgenerational trauma, and neurodivergent perspectives.
I can hold space for deep emotional work and trauma while also supporting you in moving forward with clarity and purpose. Drawing on a background in business, I bring structure and direction when needed.
I was taught that growth comes from real, living contact. I will laugh with you, I might cry with you, and yes, I will drop an occasional f-bomb.
As a Reiki Practitioner…
Here, my role is quieter. I serve as a channel for the healing energy that flows to you. Your physical and energetic body is the real hero doing the healing.
My intention is to help you feel safe, relaxed, and open to the process. After each session, I love taking time to share the images or sensations I receive from your energy field.
The conversations in longer sessions often help you translate the experience into insights and awareness that stay with you beyond the session.
I don’t heal you.
I channel the energy and hold space for your own healing to find its way.
Why Fifth House Healing
I’m not an astrologer (okay, maybe an enthusiastic amateur), but its language and symbols inspire me deeply.
In astrology, the Fifth House represents how we play, love, express ourselves, and connect with joy. It’s the space of creativity, romance, children, and authenticity.
I created Fifth House Healing to help people reconnect with those qualities: joy, curiosity, self-expression, and the inner child within.
When we meet these parts of ourselves again, life becomes more alive, more meaningful, and more fulfilling.