About Edit
Edit "Tina" Minassian helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, or big life changes. She greets each person with warmth and plain language.
Background and approach
Tina keeps conversations focused and practical so parents and busy adults can fit therapy into a crowded life. Tina is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - LMFT - practicing in California with ten years of experience.
She adapts the pace and plan to what matters most to the client. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused, with attention to real-life steps between meetings.
Her approach centers on listening with respect and sensitivity. Tina works to identify patterns that increase stress and anxiety, then helps people experiment with different ways of responding.
She offers straightforward tools for managing strong emotions and improving communication. Tina supports people facing relationship strain and those navigating transitions such as moves, career shifts, or family role changes.
She explains options clearly and tailors recommendations to each person’s routine and responsibilities. Progress often comes from small, consistent changes practiced over time.
Tina encourages anyone who is ready to try therapy to take a first step. She aims to make the process understandable and manageable.
Conversations focus on what a person wants to change and practical ways to get there.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Two common, evidence-based techniques Tina uses are skills-focused work and problem-solving strategies. Skills-focused work teaches concrete coping tools for anxiety and stress, such as breathing methods, activity planning, and ways to notice and change unhelpful thought patterns. Problem-solving strategies break a larger worry or life change into small steps and create a plan to test what helps.She also uses communication-focused methods to improve how people talk about needs and set boundaries. These methods help reduce repeated conflicts and make daily interactions less stressful by practicing new ways to speak and listen.
Choosing an approach is a shared process. Tina will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try out methods that fit day-to-day life, and adjust the plan as progress or challenges appear. The aim is to find what actually helps the client, not to force a single style.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let the therapist and client see visual cues and cover complex topics. Phone sessions work well when a shorter check-in is needed or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging support ongoing coaching, quick updates, or brief check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Coping with life changes
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English