Tina Salerno, LMFT

Tina Salerno is a Florida-based licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 31 years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Her style is warm and straightforward, aimed at making the first steps easier for someone who is worried or uncertain.

She offers practical support for everyday problems as well as deeper, longer-term issues. Sessions focus on coping skills, clearer communication, and building routines that support mental and emotional stability. Tina pays attention to how past experiences and current pressures influence mood and behavior.

Her approach blends client-centered methods with cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior strategies. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help changing habits, and elements of the Gottman Method are brought in for those wanting to improve relationship communication. These tools are chosen to match each person’s needs and goals.

Tina has worked with a wide range of concerns across her career, including grief, parenting stress, eating and sleep problems, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and career questions. She also supports people with attachment issues, adoption and foster care histories, and chronic health challenges. Sessions are offered in English and Armenian, and she accepts international clients.

To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s Start Therapy process to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to available times. Costs vary by location and the service subscription can be canceled at any time.

How her approaches shape online therapy

Tina often uses client-centered therapy to start. This approach focuses on listening, understanding the person’s experience, and helping them set their own goals. It is helpful for people who need support processing feelings and gaining clarity about next steps.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is another common tool she uses. CBT looks at how thoughts and behaviors keep problems going and teaches practical skills to change them. It can help with anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and patterns that keep causing stress.

Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, provides skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. It includes attention to mindfulness, distress tolerance, and better emotional regulation, which can be useful for people facing anger, impulsive behaviors, or ongoing mood swings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Tina will talk with each person about their goals, test tools in session, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. This is a collaborative process that aims to match methods to individual needs and preferences.

Because session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and remove travel time. Licensed professionals can use online appointments to practice CBT or DBT skills, work on motivation for change, and support recovery from addiction while helping clients apply new strategies between meetings.