- Compassionate listener
- Practical skills focus
- Career and life work
About Tina
Tina Salerno is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Florida. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, career questions, and relationship or intimacy issues. She also supports those dealing with trauma, parenting strain, ADHD, and self-esteem struggles.
Tina works in a straightforward, compassionate way. Sessions focus on what matters most right now. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals and try practical steps between meetings. Clients can expect a calm, steady presence and an emphasis on practical change.
Her approach blends talking therapy with concrete skills. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and routines. Dialectical behavior ideas add tools for managing strong emotions and improving relationships.
Tina also uses client-centered talk therapy and motivational interviewing to support motivation and personal choice. She brings elements of the Gottman Method when relationship patterns are a focus. The work is tailored to each person’s needs rather than a fixed program.
With 31 years of experience, Tina draws on a long history of helping people through big life shifts and ongoing struggles. She speaks English and Armenian and accepts international clients. Her license is FL LMFT which indicates a Florida licensed marriage and family therapist.
Tina works in a straightforward, compassionate way. Sessions focus on what matters most right now. She listens first, then helps people set clear goals and try practical steps between meetings. Clients can expect a calm, steady presence and an emphasis on practical change.
Her approach blends talking therapy with concrete skills. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and routines. Dialectical behavior ideas add tools for managing strong emotions and improving relationships.
Tina also uses client-centered talk therapy and motivational interviewing to support motivation and personal choice. She brings elements of the Gottman Method when relationship patterns are a focus. The work is tailored to each person’s needs rather than a fixed program.
With 31 years of experience, Tina draws on a long history of helping people through big life shifts and ongoing struggles. She speaks English and Armenian and accepts international clients. Her license is FL LMFT which indicates a Florida licensed marriage and family therapist.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Gottman MethodMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
31+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English, Armenian
Approaches That Translate Well to Online Sessions
This therapist uses a mix of approaches that work well in remote conversations and focused sessions. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice thoughts and actions that keep problems going, and then try small behavioral experiments to change them. It is often used for anxiety, depression, sleep, and habit changes.Dialectical behavior therapy offers concrete emotion-regulation and distress-tolerance skills. Those tools can be taught in short exercises and practiced between appointments to help with strong emotions and relationship reactions. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and empathy, giving people space to tell their story and decide the pace of change.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Then she will suggest methods to try and adjust them based on what fits the client’s needs.
Session formats are not listed in the original biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people continue work together across time zones when international arrangements are in place.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Tina address?
Tina supports stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, and many related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She blends a warm, client-centered stance with practical, goal-focused work. Sessions emphasize listening, clear goals, and skills you can use between meetings.
How long has she been practicing?
She has 31 years of clinical experience working with people through life transitions and ongoing emotional struggles.
What credential and location does she have?
She is a FL LMFT, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Florida.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Armenian.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are accepted; confirm scheduling details when you begin the process.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to start therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.