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Tina Salerno

Warm, experienced therapist for life transitions

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Credentials
LMFT
Experience
31 years
Licensed in
Florida
Languages
English, Armenian
Format
Online sessions

About Tina

Tina Salerno is a licensed marriage and family therapist who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, grief, sleep and eating concerns, parenting challenges, relationship struggles, and questions about identity and intimacy. She brings more than 31 years of clinical experience and speaks English and Armenian. Her practice is based in Florida and she accepts international clients.

Tina keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She listens first, then helps clients set clear goals.

Background and approach

She uses proven methods like cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical skills, and person-centered talking to help people change habits and cope better. Her style is warm and solutions oriented. Tina helps people build routines, practice new skills, and change unhelpful thoughts.

She also uses motivational techniques to support readiness for change when addiction or ambivalence blocks progress. With long experience, Tina has worked across many concerns including mood disorders, attention challenges, caregiver stress, adoption and foster issues, and blended family dynamics. She draws on psychotherapy approaches that match each concern rather than one fixed method.

Tina offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. To begin, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step connects people with her practice under a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

Evidence-informed approaches for online support

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist provides an accepting space and helps clients clarify what matters to them, which often helps with confidence and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches practical tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills such as emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal behavior to help with strong emotions and impulsive actions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tina will collaborate with each person to try methods that match their goals and preferences. Together they will adjust techniques as needed so therapy stays useful and relevant to daily life.

Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule. Video calls let people meet face to face from home, while phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for shorter check-ins or times when video is not possible. These options help people maintain momentum between sessions and practice skills in real life as issues come up.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?
Tina supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, parenting, self-esteem, career questions, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and related matters.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She uses a warm, practical approach that focuses on listening, setting goals, and teaching skills. Sessions combine problem-solving with emotional support to help people make changes.
What background does she bring to therapy?
She has 31 years of clinical experience working with many concerns from mood and attention issues to caregiver stress and adoption-related topics.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, credential FL LMFT MT2879, and practices from Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Armenian. International clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
31 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English, Armenian

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