About
- Addictions
- CBT methods
- Motivational interviewing
About Teri
Teri Hines is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 20 years of professional experience. She helps people dealing with addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, and stress related to life changes. She also supports people facing career strain, self-esteem and intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue.
Her sessions focus on practical, straightforward conversations. She listens to the immediate problem, and helps identify small steps that can reduce stress. She uses techniques drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Solution-Focused Therapy to guide those steps.
In practice she works at a pace set by the person in front of her. That can mean short goal-focused work to resolve a single problem or a longer plan for handling recurring issues like grief or bipolar mood swings. She talks through coping strategies, sleep concerns, anger, and guilt and shame as they come up.
Over two decades she has helped people navigate LGBT-related concerns, intimacy questions, post-traumatic stress, and forgiveness issues. Her work also addresses women's issues and the specific pressures many people face while juggling family responsibilities and career demands.
Her approach is direct and practical. Sessions center on clear goals and measurable steps. People who want to change a specific pattern, reduce symptoms, or regain steadier day-to-day functioning will find concrete tools and collaborative planning in her practice.
How sessions work
How her therapeutic approaches work in online sessions
Motivational Interviewing focuses on drawing out a person's own reasons for change. In practice this looks like reflective questions, exploring ambivalence, and building small, doable plans for change. It is often helpful for addictions, low motivation, and when someone feels stuck.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Online CBT sessions typically break problems into manageable parts and include homework tasks to practice new skills between meetings. This approach is commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and anger management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then suggest techniques that fit those aims. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Confirm which session formats she currently offers before booking. Online appointments can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy home life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, or removing the need to be on camera for every meeting. These practical benefits help therapy fit into work breaks, parenting schedules, and other daily responsibilities.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she address?
She helps people work through family conflict, parenting strain, and relationship difficulties that affect daily life.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The style is practical and goal-focused, using short steps and clear strategies to address problems.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with addictions, trauma, grief, mood disorders, and related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices from Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.