Austin Kerker, LCSW

Austin Kerker is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 11 years of experience based in Florida. He focuses on practical, person-centered work that helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, and struggles with self-esteem. Austin emphasizes respectful and compassionate care while tailoring conversations to each person’s needs.

He uses straightforward talk and clear goals to help people cope with life changes and motivation challenges. Sessions often address intimacy-related issues, relationship concerns, anger, and career stress in ways that connect to daily life. He also supports people facing depression, bipolar symptoms, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Austin draws on several approaches to shape the work. He leans on Client-Centered Therapy to prioritize the person’s perspective and build trust. He also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful patterns of thinking and behavior and Solution-Focused and Narrative techniques to set goals and reframe difficult stories.

Additional areas he often addresses include abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, infidelity, substance misuse, isolation, jealousy, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose. He aims to make sessions practical, helping people try small changes between meetings and track progress.

People who choose Austin can expect a collaborative style that balances listening with clear next steps. He invites clients to shape the pace and focus of therapy so the work matches their goals and daily realities.

How Austin’s approaches translate to online therapy

Austin uses Client-Centered Therapy to build a supportive, listening-based relationship where the person’s concerns lead the work. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes sessions around their priorities.

He also applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot and change unhelpful thought and behavior patterns, which can be practiced between sessions. Motivational Interviewing is used to strengthen a person’s own reasons for change and to boost readiness when motivation is low.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Austin will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. He aims to adapt the pace and techniques so the work fits what the person wants to accomplish.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can use these methods effectively across distance while helping people practice new skills in everyday settings.