Cathrine Kearns, LCSW

Cathrine Kearns is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people navigate major life changes. She practices in Florida and works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, and trauma. Cathrine aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can share difficult experiences and begin to make concrete changes.

Cathrine uses a collaborative, team-based style. She helps clients set clear goals and focuses on practical steps toward those goals. Sessions emphasize understanding patterns, building skills, and identifying small, achievable shifts that add up over time.

Her background includes two master’s degrees, one in counseling and psychology and one in social work. That blend informs a flexible approach that mixes problem-solving with attention to emotional experiences. Cathrine draws on methods that target thoughts, behaviors, and coping skills while also addressing the impact of trauma.

Common concerns she addresses include grief, parenting strain, caregiving stress, chronic illness, body image and eating issues, and workplace or career stress. She also supports people processing identity-related questions and LGBT concerns. Cathrine incorporates attention to attachment and abandonment themes when relevant to a person’s story.

People who choose Cathrine can expect straightforward discussion and practical strategies. She encourages collaboration and tries to make therapy feel less daunting. The focus is on understandable steps to help daily life feel more manageable.

How Cathrine’s Approaches Fit Online Work

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It breaks problems into smaller parts and teaches skills to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress. Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice the present moment and build attention skills that reduce reactivity and support emotional regulation, which can help with grief, chronic stress, and sleep problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Cathrine collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. She may blend CBT, mindfulness, and other tools as progress and goals become clearer, and she checks in regularly to adjust the plan.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Many people find remote work helpful because it can fit more easily into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove travel time. Online options can also make it simpler to keep continuity during life transitions or when facing mobility or caregiving constraints. Discuss scheduling preferences when you match so sessions can be arranged to fit your routine.