Karen Murphree, LCSW

Karen Murphree is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three decades of experience. She works with adults who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to put their experience into words. Karen emphasizes a strengths-based, whole-person approach rather than focusing only on illness. She blends practical talk therapy with creative tools. Sessions can include guided imagery, music, art, movement, and brief meditations alongside evidence-informed approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy. Karen often shares educational links so people can follow up between meetings. Karen pays attention to lifestyle factors that affect mood and coping. Her background includes time as an LPN and graduate-level study in natural and alternative healing, plus training in health coaching. She commonly addresses sleep, food, and daily routines along with emotional work. Many clients seek help for anxiety, depression, grief, stress, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma, and self-esteem issues. Additional focuses include attachment struggles, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and concerns related to gender and sexuality. Clients from LGBTQIA2S+ and kink-friendly communities may find her affirming. She describes her own spiritual and creative interests and brings curiosity to each person’s values and meaning. Karen aims to help people find practical ways forward and to notice choices that better fit their lives.

How Karen’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy

Karen often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes in thinking and behavior; this approach is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related problems. Attachment-based therapy is used to look at patterns in close relationships and to practice new ways of relating when old patterns cause pain. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and the person’s own goals so people feel heard and can direct the pace of change.

Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals, and preferences and suggest what to try first. They will check in and adjust methods as the work unfolds so the plan fits the person rather than forcing a single route.

Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and do structured exercises together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Chat and messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing skill practice, or when a shorter touchpoint is needed between longer sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into busy lives.