About Wendy
Wendy Bertino is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 25 years of experience. She focuses on addictions, relationship challenges, self-esteem, depression, and coping with life changes. Wendy aims to support people who want clearer direction and more balance in daily life.
She centers conversations on the person in front of her and treats clients as the expert on their own story. Sessions often start by identifying strengths and small, realistic steps.
How Wendy works
Wendy uses practical strategies to help people manage mood, reduce substance use, or rebuild confidence. Her background includes long experience helping people work through co-morbidity, codependency, communication problems, and issues stemming from family of origin. She has also supported people navigating divorce and separation, forgiveness work, and guilt or shame.
First responder issues and men's issues are particular areas of attention. Wendy draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and drug and alcohol addiction. Her approach balances problem-solving with emotional processing, so people can make tangible changes while understanding underlying patterns.
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Wendy encourages a steady pace and collaborative planning so goals feel manageable. Taking a first step can feel hard, and she aims to walk alongside each person as they build more confidence and purpose.
What Wendy works with
The areas below are the ones Wendy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 25 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Evidence-based approaches and online access
Wendy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional understanding. One approach involves structured work to reduce substance use and manage cravings, teaching concrete skills for coping with triggers and building healthier routines. Another approach addresses mood disorders and post-traumatic stress by helping people identify unhelpful patterns, process difficult memories, and practice new ways of responding to strong emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Wendy collaborates with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals, needs, and comfort level. Together they set clear, achievable goals and test methods that feel useful in real life rather than stick to any single method from the start.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face-to-face when visual cues are helpful. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, in-between support, or when someone prefers written conversation. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain steady progress from wherever the client is located.
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