Cathrine Kearns

Cathrine Kearns is a licensed clinical social worker with 20 years of experience helping people navigate big life changes. She welcomes conversations about stress, anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, and coping with life transitions. Her approach aims to make starting therapy feel straightforward and manageable for someone juggling work and family life.

She uses a collaborative style where client and therapist set goals together. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between appointments. Cathrine draws on techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people notice patterns and try new responses.

Her background includes long-term practice in Florida and training across counseling, psychology, and social work. That experience informs a flexible, person-centered process rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. She is familiar with trauma-related concerns and works with people affected by abuse, grief, and major change.

Cathrine also supports people facing identity and relationship questions, including those who identify as LGBT. She helps clients address parenting stress, career pressure, caregiving strain, and health-related adjustments such as chronic illness or cancer caregiving challenges.

In sessions she aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk honestly. The focus is on clear, achievable steps, building coping skills, and finding ways to feel more steady during transitions. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How therapy approaches translate online

CBT, or cognitive behavioral therapy, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try experiments to change behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress when people want concrete tools to test in everyday life.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus. It can help with ongoing worry, sleep problems, and managing strong emotions in the moment.

Motivational interviewing focuses on a person's own reasons for change and helps strengthen commitment to new habits. This approach can be useful for career shifts, lifestyle changes, and building motivation during transitions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Cathrine partners with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. She adjusts plans based on what is helpful and what the person wants to try next.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the available session formats before booking since the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and reduce travel time. Talk with the therapist about what will fit your routine and needs.