Therapist
Tina Beshers
LMHC, LCMHC
Practical, affirming therapy for everyday struggles
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- 15 years experience
- LGBTQ affirming
- Florida based LMHC
About Tina
Tina Beshers is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with over 15 years of experience. She offers a calm, affirming presence and focuses on practical ways to help people cope. Her style aims to make the first step feel less daunting for someone seeking help.
She uses a mix of evidence-based approaches to help people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and mood concerns. Tina often helps people address stress, substance issues, and the strain that comes from caregiving or burnout. She also works with concerns related to self-esteem, grief, sleep, eating, and attention differences.
Tina has experience supporting members of the LGBTQ community and veterans, as well as older adults, young adults, and teens. She emphasizes a nonjudgmental space where a person can be heard and start to make small changes. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills that can be used between visits.
Her approach blends acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive-behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, client-centered listening, and mindfulness practices. That combination is used to build practical coping tools and to help people notice what matters most to them. Tina adapts strategies to each person's pace and needs.
She practices in Florida as an LMHC and LCMHC. If someone is ready to begin, the typical first steps are a short matching questionnaire and scheduling the initial session. The goal is to make therapy fit into everyday life, one step at a time.
She uses a mix of evidence-based approaches to help people manage anxiety, depression, trauma, and mood concerns. Tina often helps people address stress, substance issues, and the strain that comes from caregiving or burnout. She also works with concerns related to self-esteem, grief, sleep, eating, and attention differences.
Tina has experience supporting members of the LGBTQ community and veterans, as well as older adults, young adults, and teens. She emphasizes a nonjudgmental space where a person can be heard and start to make small changes. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills that can be used between visits.
Her approach blends acceptance and commitment ideas, cognitive-behavioral techniques, dialectical skills, client-centered listening, and mindfulness practices. That combination is used to build practical coping tools and to help people notice what matters most to them. Tina adapts strategies to each person's pace and needs.
She practices in Florida as an LMHC and LCMHC. If someone is ready to begin, the typical first steps are a short matching questionnaire and scheduling the initial session. The goal is to make therapy fit into everyday life, one step at a time.
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Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
15+ years
Credentials
Utah, Florida
Languages
English
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How her approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns through practical exercises and homework between sessions. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices that reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation.Tina approaches therapy as a collaboration. She will work with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs, goals, and daily life. Together they try different strategies and adjust the mix if something does not feel useful.
Practical benefits of online therapy often include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and avoiding travel time. Online work can make it easier to maintain continuity when life gets disrupted and supports steady practice of skills between visits. The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current session options before booking to learn how sessions can be arranged to fit into everyday routines.
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Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Tina commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, bipolar disorder, ADHD, grief, sleep and eating issues, and related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive-behavioral and dialectical techniques, plus client-centered listening and mindfulness exercises.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has practiced for 15 years and has worked with veterans, older adults, young adults, teens, men, women, and members of the LGBTQ community.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credentials LMHC and LCMHC and practices in Florida as a Florida LMHC and Utah LCMHC.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule based on the therapist's availability.
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