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Tina Salerno, LMFT
Florida
LMFT - Stress and Relationship concerns
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
About Tina
Tina Salerno is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) in Florida with 31 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, relationship concerns, grief, and intimacy-related issues. Tina also supports people facing career questions, parenting strain, sleep or eating difficulties, attention challenges, and compassion fatigue. Sessions are offered in English and Armenian, and she accepts international clients.
Tina uses straightforward, skills-based methods to help people notice patterns that keep problems going. She works with clients to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, then tries practical alternatives in session. That can mean learning new emotion regulation skills, changing daily routines, or practicing different ways of communicating.
Her approach draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) for skills and structure, alongside client-centered conversations and motivational interviewing when people are weighing change. She also brings elements of the Gottman Method for relationship-focused work and psychodynamic ideas when exploring past attachments. These tools are used to fit the problem being addressed rather than as fixed prescriptions.
Tina frames therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people set clear, achievable goals and tracks progress across sessions. Practical homework and short experiments between meetings are common so new habits can be tested in daily life.
Her long experience includes work with complex, overlapping issues such as co-morbidity, codependency, attachment and caregiver stress. People who want concrete strategies for feeling more in control often find her practical style useful.
How CBT and skills work in online sessions
Tina commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. CBT sessions often include short exercises, problem lists, and homework that help break patterns of worry, low mood, or avoidance.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. DBT-based work is useful for managing strong emotions, impulsive actions, and repeated conflict. Client-Centered Therapy is part of her style too, which means sessions include open conversation and the client's own priorities guide the agenda.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tina will talk with each person about their goals, symptoms, and preferences, and then suggest which methods to try. That decision is collaborative and may be adjusted as progress is tracked.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since the profile does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people practice skills from home or during a break and use tools like worksheets and screen-shared materials during a meeting.
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Experience
31+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English, Armenian
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, depression, relationship issues, grief, and related problems listed in her specialties.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
The approach is practical and skills-based. Sessions focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors between meetings.
What is her level of experience?
Tina has 31 years of clinical experience as a practicing therapist.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - practicing in Florida.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Armenian.
Can international clients work with her?
Yes, she accepts international clients.
How are sessions scheduled and what about formats?
Confirm current session options before booking by using the online matching steps; the profile advises checking available formats prior to scheduling.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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