William Kearns, LCSW

William Kearns is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Indiana. He frames his work around each person's strengths and helps people take practical steps toward a more fulfilling life. He emphasizes courage and steady support during change.

He has ten years of documented experience working with addictions, relationship strain, family conflict, trauma and abuse, and parenting challenges. He also helps with issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, codependency, chronic illness, and communication problems. This range reflects the kinds of concerns he commonly addresses in sessions.

William uses client-centered methods that focus on the person’s own goals and resources. He also draws on solution-focused techniques that aim for concrete, short-term steps to improve daily habits and thinking. Sessions tend to center on figuring out what is working, what needs to change, and small experiments people can try between meetings.

In practice he listens for what matters most to each person and then shapes the work around that. He encourages practical changes you can test out in real life. He supports people through tough decisions like separation or navigating caregiving stress without making assumptions about anyone’s story.

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How his approaches guide online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. The therapist reflects understanding, helps clarify goals, and supports people in deciding the next steps that fit their life. This approach is useful for handling relationship strain, parenting stress, and processing trauma in a way that honors personal priorities.

Solution-Focused Therapy centers on small, practical changes. It helps set straightforward, short-term goals and tests small experiments between sessions to change everyday habits and thinking. This can be helpful for addictions, communication problems, and rebuilding routines after difficult events.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each person to decide which combination of listening and short-term goal work feels most useful. They will check in and adjust techniques based on the person’s needs, goals, and preferences.

Session formats were not specified in the provided biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow for scheduling around work or caregiving. It also supports using the same therapeutic approaches in a way that aims to change everyday thoughts and habits without requiring a specific location.