Cathrine Kearns, LCSW
Licensed in Florida · 20 years in practice
Cathrine Kearns is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns.
License and registration
- LCSW, Florida
- SW8454 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1801425137 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
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About Cathrine
Cathrine Kearns is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship concerns. She has two decades of practice and offers calm, practical support for everyday struggles. Many people come to her feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to start, and she focuses on clear steps to make life more manageable.
Cathrine uses a collaborative approach. She asks questions, listens carefully, and works with each person to set realistic goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on skills that can be used between meetings, such as coping strategies, communication tools, and ways to reduce anxiety and negative thinking. Her background includes graduate study in counseling, psychology, and social work, and roughly 20 years of experience in clinical settings.
Cathrine draws on several evidence-informed methods to match the work to each person's needs rather than following a single formula. She commonly helps with grief, parenting stresses, intimate relationship concerns, identity issues related to LGBT experiences, mood disorders, and recovery from trauma or abuse. Cathrine also supports people facing caregiving strain, chronic illness, body image and eating concerns, and major life transitions.
Sessions may include short-term coaching-style work or deeper trauma-focused therapy depending on what a person needs. Cathrine aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can speak honestly, try new ways of coping, and track small changes over time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Cathrine lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- 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
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- 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
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Cathrine names
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Approaches that translate to online care
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is a practical approach that looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. It teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, depression, and unhelpful thinking patterns and is useful for managing stress and mood symptoms.Mindfulness Therapy helps people become more aware of the present moment and less swept up in worry or rumination. It often includes short attention and breathing exercises that can be practiced between sessions to reduce reactivity and improve sleep or focus.
Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative way to build motivation for change. It uses gentle questions and reflections to help people clarify goals, address ambivalence, and move toward healthier choices, which can support work on behaviors like eating, caregiving routines, or substance-related concerns.
Choosing the right approach is part of the initial work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. This is a joint process shaped by the client's needs and preferences.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when a fuller conversation is needed. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break. Live chat or text-based messaging can provide frequent check-ins or quick coaching between meetings. These options make it simpler to keep consistent progress while fitting therapy into a busy life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Cathrine helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, LGBT concerns, parenting and family stresses, eating and sleeping problems, anger, self-esteem, career matters, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes.
What is the general therapy style and approach?
Her style is collaborative and goal oriented. Sessions combine practical skills training, problem-solving, and trauma-focused work when needed.
How much experience does the therapist have?
She has about 20 years of experience working in clinical settings and supporting people with a wide range of mental health and life stress issues.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
The clinician is listed as an LCSW licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Are sessions conducted in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English, and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are available for meeting with this therapist?
People can meet via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How are costs and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working with this therapist?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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