- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Cathrine
Cathrine Kearns is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people navigate parenting stress and related life challenges. She works with individuals who are coping with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship strain, and parenting pressures. Her style is collaborative and practical, with straightforward conversation aimed at easing daily worry and finding clear next steps.
She holds a Master of Social Work and a prior masters in counseling and psychology.
Background and approach
That background informs an approach that blends practical tools with attention to emotional experience. Sessions focus on what a person is trying to change and how to make small, doable shifts at home and work. Cathrine uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try new responses.
She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas to set realistic goals and track progress. Trauma-focused methods are available when past events are getting in the way of present functioning. In sessions she aims to create a nonjudgmental space where people can talk openly about parenting struggles, identity concerns, caregiving burden, or chronic stress.
The tone is practical and compassionate, focused on concrete strategies rather than long lectures. Many people work on managing sleep, eating, anger, or relationship communication while also addressing larger life transitions. Cathrine helps clients translate session discoveries into everyday routines and small experiments to see what works.
She provides services from Florida and speaks English. International clients may also be seen, with session format adjusted to best fit each person.
What Cathrine works with
Everything Cathrine lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Cathrine helps people with.
- 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 lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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 for online parenting support
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It breaks down problems into manageable parts and offers practical exercises to try between sessions, which can help with anxiety, sleep, and parenting challenges.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. These techniques are useful for managing stress, improving focus, and handling strong emotions in the moment.
Motivational Interviewing supports people who are unsure about change by clarifying goals and strengthening internal motivation. It is helpful when someone wants to shift habits or tackle a difficult parenting decision.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each client to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. Sessions are tailored over time based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit into a work break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework notes, or when someone prefers writing to speaking. These options let people fit therapy into busy parenting lives and try different formats as needs change.
Questions people ask about Cathrine
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Cathrine works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and parenting-related struggles. She also supports people facing relationship strain, identity concerns, caregiver stress, and changes in work or life roles.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical. She focuses on clear goals, small experiments to try between sessions, and straightforward techniques to reduce day-to-day worry.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience in the mental health field working with individuals on a broad range of issues from trauma to parenting and mood concerns.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She practices in Florida and holds the credential LCSW, which stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work together with her?
International clients are accepted; scheduling and session format can be arranged to accommodate different locations.
What formats are available for meeting?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How does payment and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and the subscription used; sessions operate under a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
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