About Austin
Austin Kerker is a licensed clinical social worker who uses a client-centered approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, and low self-esteem. He works with everyday struggles like motivation, intimacy-related issues, anger, and coping with life changes. His tone is straightforward and respectful, and he focuses on practical steps that fit each person’s situation.
With 11 years of experience, Austin draws on several therapeutic styles to match what a person needs.
How Austin works
He may use cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. He also uses motivational interviewing to build readiness for change and solution-focused ideas to set clear, attainable goals. Austin emphasizes respectful, sensitive care.
He tailors conversations and treatment plans to each individual’s unique circumstances. Sessions aim to help people feel more capable and find workable next steps rather than prescribe one fixed method. He has worked with concerns ranging from depression and bipolar symptoms to ADHD, compassion fatigue, and career stress.
Additional focus areas include relationship challenges, family problems, substance misuse, impulsivity, and issues tied to shame, abandonment, or attachment patterns. Sessions are offered in English and available to people in Florida and beyond. Austin supports a collaborative process where clients set the pace and practical goals guide progress.
Austin lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Austin works with
The areas below are the ones Austin selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Psychotherapy Approaches and Online Options
Austin commonly blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral therapy to address everyday struggles. Client-centered work means the conversation starts with what matters most to the person and aims to build trust and clarity. Cognitive behavioral techniques focus on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.He also uses motivational interviewing to help people find internal reasons to change when motivation feels stuck. That approach is useful for addictions, impulsivity, and making difficult lifestyle shifts because it starts where the person is and builds commitment bit by bit. Austin treats the choice of approach as collaborative and adapts methods to match each person's goals and preferences.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats offer flexibility - video for fuller face-to-face conversation, phone when bandwidth is limited, live chat for quicker check-ins, and text messaging for ongoing, brief support. Together they make it easier to fit therapy into work, family, or travel schedules while keeping the focus on practical progress.
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