About Kerline
Kerline Alexis is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting worries, anger, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, and problems with eating or sleeping. She also supports those managing career changes, bipolar disorder, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and other life transitions.
Her counseling style is warm and interactive. She approaches sessions with respect, compassion, and a nonjudgmental attitude.
How Kerline works
Sessions focus on clear, practical steps people can use between meetings as well as space to talk through feelings. Kerline blends psychodynamic work with cognitive approaches. That means she pays attention to patterns rooted in past experience while helping people try new thinking and behavior strategies.
She also draws on dialectical behavior skills and motivational interviewing when useful. She has six years of professional experience as an LMHC and has worked with people from varied backgrounds and life situations. Her background includes mental health, learning differences, chronic illness, and issues that arise across the lifespan.
In sessions she aims to empower people to build coping skills and clearer communication. The work often moves between understanding where patterns come from and practicing concrete tools that reduce distress. Her goal is to help people feel more capable managing the challenges they bring into therapy.
Kerline lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Kerline works with
The areas below are the ones Kerline selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Kerline’s Methods Translate to Online Care
Kerline commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) in her sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on giving people an accepting space to talk and helping them find their own answers. CBT involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying specific strategies to change thinking and behavior, which can reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression.She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills when people need tools to manage intense emotions and improve interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills training teaches concrete strategies for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and maintaining relationships, which can be practiced between sessions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, comfort level, and day-to-day life. Changes can be tested and adjusted as therapy progresses to make sure the work feels useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and shared visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter, flexible touchpoints for brief updates or between-session support. These options let people fit therapy around work, caregiving, and other commitments.
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