Tina Salerno, LMFT

Tina Salerno is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Florida with 31 years of clinical experience. She helps people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief, and relationship strain. Tina speaks English and Armenian and accepts international clients when that makes sense for care.

Tina works in a calm, straightforward way. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. She pays attention to how past wounds affect day-to-day choices and relationships. The room is meant to be respectful and steady while people talk through painful memories and current problems.

Her practice brings together client-centered conversations and skill-based methods. That can mean using cognitive behavioral techniques to test unhelpful thoughts or dialectical behavior approaches to manage strong emotions. She also draws from motivational interviewing to support change and from the Gottman Method when relationship patterns are part of the concern.

Tina has supported people through addiction recovery, parenting stress, career transitions, eating and sleeping problems, and challenges related to identity and intimacy. She also addresses areas like abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and codependency. Her work often blends talk therapy with concrete tools to help people feel more steady day to day.

If someone is unsure where to begin, Tina helps set clear goals and small, manageable steps. The process emphasizes collaboration so each plan fits the person’s life and needs.

How Tina’s approaches translate to online therapy

Tina uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy as core ways to help people. Client-centered work means the therapist follows the person's lead, listens closely, and reflects what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and practice small behavior changes to feel better.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotions feel overwhelming. DBT techniques teach emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication so people can handle strong feelings without getting stuck. These approaches are useful for trauma responses, anxiety, relationship stress, and mood concerns.

Finding the right fit is part of the process. Tina will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals and needs, adjusting tools as progress is made. The work is practical and paced to what the person can manage.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and offer shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow use of written exercises, screen-shared worksheets, and at-home practice that link therapy to daily life.