Tristine Barry , LMHC

Tristine Barry is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with 11 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship struggles, career transitions, ADHD, trauma, chronic pain, and mood concerns. As an LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor - she blends practical strategies with an emphasis on each person’s strengths to tailor care that meets individual needs.

Her approach is calm, attentive, and intuitive, offering validation, guidance, and collaborative problem solving. She teaches resilience through mind-body coping tools, including polyvagal-informed techniques, tapping, and mindfulness practices, empowering clients to manage emotional and physical reactions to life’s challenges. Cognitive behavioral methods and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are integrated into treatment to help clients shift patterns of thinking and increase meaningful action in the present moment.

Tristine incorporates technology, apps, and online resources to extend therapy beyond sessions and support growth between meetings. She focuses on practical skill building and personalized strategies for issues such as grief, sleep and eating concerns, caregiver stress, family and attachment difficulties, and substance-related problems. Tristine aims to support clients with empathy and encouragement, partnering with them to build coping skills and pursue meaningful change toward a better quality of life.

Online Therapeutic Approaches and How They Work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and focus on values-based action that leads to a more meaningful life. ACT can be helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related struggles.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors. It is practical and skill-oriented, often used for anxiety, mood concerns, trauma-related symptoms, and addiction-related patterns.

Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes an empathetic, nonjudgmental relationship where the client’s goals guide the pace and focus of work. This approach supports self-exploration, self-esteem, and emotional processing across a range of life challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and is decided collaboratively. Tristine works with clients to understand their needs, goals, and preferences, then adapts methods to fit each person’s situation and pace.

Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to access care from different locations. These options allow licensed professionals to provide ongoing support, skill practice, and check-ins in ways that suit each client’s life and learning style.