Dr. Tiffany Vastardis, LMHC
Compassionate guidance for real-life struggles
Details
| Name | Dr. Tiffany Vastardis |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | Florida |
| Licensed in | Florida |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 17 |
About Tiffany
Dr. Tiffany Vastardis helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and the effects of trauma and abuse. She offers clear, down-to-earth guidance for people facing relationship struggles, communication problems, or the fallout from complex life events.
Her style is warm and practical, with an emphasis on steady steps forward. Dr. Vastardis brings 17 years of experience as a licensed mental health counselor in Florida.
She draws on narrative ideas alongside cognitive and acceptance-based tools to tailor sessions to each person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on real-life skills, uncovering unhelpful stories, and building new ways of coping. Her work often addresses attachment issues, abandonment, adoption and foster care concerns, and challenges tied to autism and personality differences. She also supports people dealing with body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and relationship commitment worries.
Sexuality and kink are approached without judgment when they relate to a person's wellbeing. In conversation she aims to be straightforward and curious. People can expect someone who listens closely, asks practical questions, and co-creates goals.
Therapy may include skill practice, examining patterns in life stories, and short exercises to try between sessions. Dr. Vastardis provides care in English and accepts international clients.
Her approach suits people who want a mixture of empathy and hands-on strategies for change.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Relationship issues among the things Tiffany works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Somatic Therapy: Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Systemic Therapy: Listed by Tiffany among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Tiffany directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Tiffany directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How narrative and practical approaches work online
Dr. Vastardis integrates Narrative Therapy with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in ways that fit online work. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and finds new, more helpful ways to talk about tough events. It can be useful for relationship problems, identity questions, and unpacking how past events shape daily life.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, mixes acceptance of difficult feelings with clear values-based action. It helps when anxiety, avoidance, or depression make it hard to move toward what matters. Attachment-Based Therapy helps map how early bonds influence current relationships and can guide ways to change interaction patterns.
Choosing an approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different methods to see what fits. Together you will decide which tools to use and adjust the plan as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face connection and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is good for shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect in writing between scheduled times. These options provide flexibility for work, travel, or busy days.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship conflict, trauma and abuse, and depression as well as related issues like attachment or body image.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, practical, and curious. Sessions mix listening with concrete exercises and story work to produce manageable next steps.
What is her experience background?
She has 17 years of clinical experience and works as a licensed mental health counselor in Florida.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Florida LMHC and practices from Florida.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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