DR. ANTHONY LOMBARDI

Another year and Anthony is missed. He was such a wonderful student. Gone to soon. I remember when he got the rabbit in our class. Thinking of you

I was so blest to have Anthony in our 3rd grade class at East Oakview. I remember he got our class bunny when he wrote a wonderful letter. Gone too soon.

It was just a short while ago that I learned of Anthony's passing so please excuse my late message. I was one of his supervisors when he was gathering his supervision hours during his graduate training at Pacific University. He came to our clinic (Anxiety and Panic Treatment Center) highly recommended by another Pacific student, Daniel Gibson, and he didn't disappoint. He was with us for about two years and he and I co-led numerous OCD treatment groups as well as had many hours of supervision...

I was so shocked and saddened when I heard of Anthony's passing. As a client of Anthony's, I knew him to be warm, caring, compassionate, thoughtful, understanding, and always accommodating when I felt like a mess. I wanted you to know how important he was to me. He was always adjusting and learning new things for our work so he could try different approaches when I got stuck, and he helped me find gentle humor in situations that felt hopeless. I miss him very much. I hope his family finds...

Dear Lombardi family,

Anthony was my therapist up until his passing.

I’m sure you’ve heard this from many others by now, but I’d like to add my voice to the chorus of praise for Anthony. He was a fantastic therapist and a wonderful human being -- one of the best people I’ve ever had the privilege to know. He was so enthusiastic about every success of mine, no matter how small, and unrelentingly encouraging and understanding about every setback or hesitation. The one...

I'm sending so much love your way. Anthony was my supervisor for a brief period during my doctorate training. He made me feel completely at ease and was so kind and warm. When I think of Anthony I think of his smile, his laugh, positive energy, and sweetness. And his fashion sense- the man had dope shoes. My heart feels heavy to hear of the news and I'm grateful for the opportunity to have met such a beautiful person. And that beauty is such a testament to you, his family.

Dear Anthony's family,

As one of Anthony's former patients, I must tell you how truly incredible and gifted your son was. He quite remarkably cured me of a phobia and my generalized anxiety, made me realize my passion for therapy (and, later, gave me the courage to become one), and brought so much light to my life all in under one year.

Anthony had the power to transform the way I viewed myself and made me understand my self worth. I felt immediately connected to him...

I was a student at Pacific University in the class below Anthony. One thing I will never forget is something that he said to our small supervisee group in my first year of clinical training. When his patients were having a hard time outside of session, they said to themselves, "What would Anthony do?" In doing so, they were able to bring Anthony's voice to mind to help guide them in their distress. To me, this not only expressed the impact that we, as therapists, can have on our patients, but...