- Collaborative approach
- Goal focused
- Experience with trauma
About Cathrine
Cathrine Kearns is a licensed clinical social worker with twenty years of experience helping people navigate difficult life moments. She focuses on practical, day-to-day concerns like stress, anxiety, grief, and relationship strains. Cathrine also supports people working through money-related stress as part of broader life challenges. Her approach aims to make conversations feel calm and nonjudgmental so clients can talk honestly about what’s hard for them.
She holds a Master of Social Work and a Master’s degree in Counseling and Psychology. Cathrine uses straightforward methods that help people set small goals and notice change. Sessions are framed as a collaborative effort where the client and therapist decide what to try next.
Cathrine draws on several evidence-informed approaches in her work. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. Mindfulness techniques are used to build awareness and reduce stress in daily life. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to make changes they care about.
Her background includes long-term work with people facing trauma, PTSD, depression, and LGBTQ-related concerns. She also supports those coping with parenting pressures, career transitions, chronic illness, and caregiving stress. Cathrine emphasizes practical steps and coping skills that can be used between sessions.
Many clients choose her for the steady, team-based style she brings to tough topics. She aims to create a worry-free space where concerns can be named and worked through at a comfortable pace. Cathrine works from Florida and conducts sessions in English.
How Cathrine’s Approaches Translate to Online Work
In her practice Cathrine often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes, which can reduce anxiety and improve daily routines. She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple awareness exercises that lower stress and improve sleep. Motivational Interviewing is another tool she can use to help people find personal reasons to change habits and stick with them.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Cathrine treats therapy as a team effort and will help clients choose which methods to try based on needs, goals, and what feels most useful. She checks in and adjusts the plan as progress is made.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact formats available before booking since formats are not specified in her biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively over distance by sharing exercises, setting between-session tasks, and tracking progress together.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What problems does Cathrine help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family challenges, and money-related stress as part of life difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She helps people set achievable goals and uses straightforward techniques to address thinking, behavior, and coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has twenty years of experience working in the field, including work with trauma, PTSD, LGBTQ concerns, and caregiving stress.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
Cathrine is an LCSW, licensed in Florida, and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from other countries.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.