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Tina Salerno, LMFT

  • Experience31 years
  • LocationFlorida
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Addictions, and Trauma and abuse
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
  • LanguagesEnglish and Armenian
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About Tina

Tina Salerno is a Florida-licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with 31 years of clinical experience helping people facing a wide range of emotional and life challenges.

Background and approach

She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction, relationship concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem, career struggles, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue, among other areas. Her practice blends compassionate, client-centered care with established therapeutic tools.

Tina draws on Internal Family Systems alongside approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help clients explore inner parts, shift maladaptive patterns, and build practical coping skills. She also integrates relational methods to address communication and connection in important relationships.

With an emphasis on collaboration and respect for each person’s story, Tina supports clients through transitions, healing from past wounds, and developing greater emotional resilience. Sessions are offered in English and Armenian, and she accepts international clients for remote work from her Florida practice.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Internal Family Systems helps clients notice and relate to different internal parts rather than being overwhelmed by them; this approach can be useful for trauma, anxiety, and internal conflicts by encouraging curiosity and compassionate self-leadership. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating an accepting, nonjudgmental space where clients guide the pace and focus of work and often helps with self-esteem, life transitions, and emotional processing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, offering structured tools for managing symptoms of anxiety, depression, and patterns that interfere with daily functioning.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the therapeutic process, and the therapist works collaboratively with each person to determine which approaches match their goals, preferences, and presenting concerns. Together they assess what feels most helpful and adjust the plan as progress unfolds.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and needs. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain continuity during transitions, and access support from a licensed professional regardless of location.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can Tina help with?
Tina supports a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, depression, relationship and family matters, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem, career challenges, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is compassionate and collaborative, combining client-centered listening with practical, evidence-based techniques to help clients explore emotions, internal dynamics, and behavior change.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 31 years of clinical experience as a licensed therapist working with diverse emotional and life challenges.
Where is Tina licensed and based?
She is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Florida holding the credential FL LMFT MT2879 and maintains a practice serving clients from that state.
Does she work with clients in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and Armenian, and she accepts international clients for remote sessions.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and needs.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsTrauma and abuseAnger managementDepression

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

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English, Armenian