Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
How Tony works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 27
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Tony
Tony Byrd is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 27 years of experience. He uses clear, practical methods to help people manage strong emotions and everyday challenges. He focuses on anger, stress, anxiety, mood disorders, addictions, and relationship or family concerns.
He combines cognitive behavioral approaches with dialectical behavior and emotionally-focused work, plus mindfulness and existential ideas. Sessions focus on learning skills, understanding patterns, and trying new ways of responding to hard situations.
Background and approach
Tony helps clients break problems into manageable steps and build tools they can use outside sessions. His experience includes inpatient and outpatient care, substance abuse and trauma settings, and work with forensic and court-related programs. That background informs his calm, straightforward style and his emphasis on practical strategies.
He also has experience addressing LGBT concerns, gender dysphoria, HIV/AIDS, and issues like impulsivity and co-morbidity. In therapy people can expect education, structured treatment planning, and active collaboration. Tony aims to make sure clients know what to expect and participate in decisions about goals and techniques.
He frames himself as a partner who walks alongside people as they practice new skills. Tony practices in Florida and conducts sessions in English. He offers a range of session formats including video calls, phone, live chat, and text messaging, with scheduling guided by the site's matching process.
What Tony works with
Everything Tony lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Tony's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
Approaches Tony lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life
CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical behavior changes to reduce anger, anxiety, and mood symptoms. DBT, or Dialectical Behavior Therapy, emphasizes skills for tolerating distress, regulating intense emotions, and improving interpersonal effectiveness; it is useful when impulsivity or strong reactions are a problem. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps identify and change interaction patterns in relationships and can support people struggling with intimacy, attachment, or recurring conflicts.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Together they will choose or blend techniques and check in over time to adjust the plan based on progress and day-to-day needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to work on these approaches. Video calls let people practice new skills with face-to-face interaction. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, sharing notes, or keeping momentum between longer sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while fitting it into a busy schedule.
Questions people ask about Tony
What issues does he commonly address?
Tony works with concerns such as anger, stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, addictions, trauma, and relationship or family strain.
What is his general therapy style?
He uses practical, skills-based approaches that emphasize learning tools and changing patterns. Sessions balance education, skill practice, and discussion.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 27 years of experience across inpatient and outpatient settings, substance abuse programs, trauma care, forensic work, and court-related treatment.
Where is he licensed and practicing?
He is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (FL LMHC) and practices in Florida.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on the client's needs.
How are costs and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin work with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.