Drauzin Kern

Experienced LCSW guiding practical emotional growth

LCSW Louisiana

Experience: 38 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, LGBT, Relationship
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Drauzin

Drauzin Kern is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 38 years of clinical and behavioral healthcare experience. He draws on client-centered principles and cognitive behavioral tools to help people make sense of difficult emotions, improve communication, and build practical coping skills for everyday life.

Background and approach

His practice emphasizes an affirming, compassionate stance for clients exploring identity, relationship challenges, and recovery from trauma. He has worked extensively with concerns such as depression, anxiety, self-esteem struggles, grief, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue, and also addresses a broad range of related topics including abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, and family of origin problems.

Drauzin integrates approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and existential ideas when appropriate, aiming to support clearer values, increased psychological flexibility, and more grounded decision-making. Based in Louisiana, he offers a nonjudgmental environment where people can address communication problems, life transitions, and the effects of trauma and abuse.

Drauzin focuses on helping clients develop insight, strengthen relationships, and create practical strategies for coping with change and restoring a sense of purpose.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online support

Many clients benefit from clear, skills-based work that addresses thoughts, behaviors, and values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thought patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms and to improve day-to-day functioning. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes clarifying personal values and building psychological flexibility through mindful acceptance and committed action, which can help with grief, life changes, and ongoing stress.

Attachment-Based Therapy concentrates on patterns of relating and emotional connection, helping people understand how early relationships shape current intimacy and communication, and it can be useful for relationship and family concerns. Drauzin approaches these models collaboratively, working with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences rather than assuming a single approach will fit everyone.

Online therapy with him uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more accessible and adaptable to busy schedules or geographic distance. These options provide flexibility for follow-up, skills practice between sessions, and continuity of care when life is unpredictable, allowing therapeutic work to continue in a format that fits the client's routine.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist commonly help with?

Drauzin works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related problems, anger, and compassion fatigue.

What is Drauzin's therapeutic style?

He blends client-centered listening with evidence-informed techniques such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to foster insight, communication skills, and practical coping strategies.

How much clinical experience does he have?

He brings 38 years of clinical and behavioral healthcare experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through complex life transitions and emotional challenges.

What are his credentials and where is he located?

He is licensed as an LCSW in Louisiana with license number LA LCSW 8103 and practices from that state.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are conducted in English, and he also accepts international clients for remote work.

In what formats are sessions offered?

He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What is the process to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

38+ years

Licensed

Louisiana

Languages

English