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Drauzin Kern, LCSW

  • Experience38 years
  • LocationLouisiana
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, LGBT, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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About Drauzin

Drauzin Kern is a licensed clinical social worker with 38 years of experience who centers his work in Internal Family Systems-informed care while drawing on several complementary therapeutic approaches.

Background and approach

He creates an affirming, person-centered environment aimed at helping people navigate anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, identity concerns, and the emotional fallout of trauma and loss. His practice emphasizes self-understanding, improved communication, and rebuilding connection within relationships.

Kern’s work reflects a holistic view of wellbeing that combines evidence-based techniques with compassionate listening. He addresses a broad set of issues including stress, grief, intimacy-related difficulties, anger, compassion fatigue, caregiver strain, and family-of-origin problems.

Available to clients in Louisiana and internationally, he offers flexible formats to fit varying needs and life circumstances, tailoring guidance to each person’s goals and preferences as they work through life changes and healing.

Integrating Therapy Approaches for Online Support

Internal Family Systems (IFS) frames the work as an exploration of inner parts and their relationships, helping clients understand conflicting feelings and move toward greater internal harmony; this approach can be useful for trauma recovery, identity exploration, and relational tensions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) emphasizes values-guided action and learning to live with difficult thoughts or feelings rather than being dominated by them, supporting work on anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns formed in early relationships and how they affect current connections, which can help with communication problems, intimacy struggles, and family dynamics.

Finding the right combination of methods is part of the collaborative process. The therapist works with each person to identify goals, consider which approaches feel most useful, and adapt techniques over time so the work aligns with the client's priorities and preferences.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local access to care. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity during life changes and to engage in ongoing therapeutic work from different locations while allowing therapists and clients to select the communication style that best supports progress.

Frequently asked questions

What types of concerns does this therapist address?
The practice focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, grief, compassion fatigue, and a wide range of family and communication problems.
What therapeutic approaches are used in sessions?
Sessions draw from Internal Family Systems, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to match techniques to client needs.
How much clinical experience does the therapist have?
The clinician brings 38 years of clinical and behavioral healthcare experience working with individuals, couples, and families through complex life transitions and emotional challenges.
What are the therapist's credentials and where are they located?
He is licensed as an LCSW in Louisiana with license number LA LCSW 8103 and maintains a practice serving clients in that state and beyond.
Can people outside the therapist's country work with him?
Yes, he accepts international clients and offers services to people located outside the United States.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment structured?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process for beginning therapy?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesSelf esteemDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCoping with life changesCompassion 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