Cathrine Kearns
Compassionate therapist guiding practical change
LCSW Florida
- Experience
- 20 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Cathrine
Cathrine Kearns is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and relationship challenges. With 20 years of experience in Florida, she offers an empathetic, collaborative style that centers the client’s goals and strengths.
Background and approach
She works with concerns such as intimacy and family issues, LGBT matters, eating and sleeping problems, parenting stress, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue, as well as a wide range of related life transitions and coping challenges.
Cathrine integrates several practical, evidence-informed methods into her work, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), mindfulness approaches, motivational interviewing, solution-focused techniques, and trauma-focused strategies. Her approach emphasizes teamwork between therapist and client, tailoring interventions to individual needs while encouraging openness and nonjudgmental communication.
She holds a Master’s in Counseling and Psychology plus a Master’s in Social Work and practices under the FL LCSW credential SW8454. Cathrine accepts international clients and provides sessions through multiple online formats to fit different schedules and preferences.
Practical Approaches for Online Healing
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replacing them with more adaptive strategies; it is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and many day-to-day challenges. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and nonreactive observation of thoughts and feelings, which can reduce rumination and improve coping with grief, trauma reactions, and ongoing stressors. Motivational Interviewing helps people clarify their values and strengthen internal motivation for change, useful for goals like improving sleep, addressing health behaviors, or managing career and life transitions.
Finding the right combination of methods is part of the therapeutic process. The therapist collaborates with each client to evaluate needs, try approaches, and adjust techniques so the care fits personal goals and preferences rather than applying a single method rigidly.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility: video calls provide a virtual face-to-face experience, phone sessions accommodate those who prefer audio-only contact, and live chat or text messaging make it easier to connect when schedules are tight or when shorter check-ins are needed. These options can make consistent work on symptoms and life goals more accessible across time zones and busy routines.
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Experience
20+ years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English