Tina Salerno, LMFT

Tina Salerno is a licensed marriage and family therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and grief. She also supports those facing relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, career questions, and challenges tied to ADHD or sleep and eating difficulties. Tina works in English and Armenian and sees people from Florida as well as international clients.

She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on everyday thoughts and habits people can use outside the room. Conversations move toward small, practical steps - things to try this week that can reduce anxiety or improve communication. Tina listens for what’s getting in the way and helps people notice patterns in thinking and behavior.

Her style blends client-centered work with techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. She also uses motivational interviewing to support change and elements of the Gottman Method for relationship concerns. These approaches are tools she uses flexibly to match each person's needs.

With 31 years of experience as an LMFT - licensed marriage and family therapist - she draws on long practice to guide recovery from trauma, addiction, and ongoing mood concerns. Tina emphasizes building emotional skills, improving day-to-day routines, and creating clearer communication habits.

People who come to her often want concrete strategies and steady support while they make changes. She encourages realistic goals and gradual steps, and she checks in on progress so plans can be adjusted when needed.

Approaches for online care that focus on thinking and habits

Client-centered work puts the client's goals and lived experience at the center of therapy. It involves open listening, asking about what matters most, and shaping sessions around the person's priorities. This approach is helpful for people seeking a supportive, nonjudgmental space to sort out emotions and daily routines.

Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people spot unhelpful thought patterns and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety or depressive symptoms. CBT is often used for stress, anxiety, sleep and eating concerns, and managing mood shifts.

Dialectical behavior therapy, DBT, teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It can be useful for anger, relationship conflict, and emotional regulation challenges.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Tina will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is revisited as therapy progresses so techniques can be adjusted based on what helps most.

If you want online sessions, confirm available session formats before booking since they are not listed here. Online therapy can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also helps people fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving routines, or other busy days without promising any specific format.