Karen Murphree, LCSW

Licensed in Kansas · 30 years in practice

Karen Murphree is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience.

License and registration

LSCSW, Kansas: LSCSW 1496 · expires September 2026
LICSW, Washington: LW00004122 · expires September 2026
LCSW, Missouri: 2022026451 · expires September 2027
LCSW, Montana: BBH-LCSW-LIC-62799 · expires December 2026
LCSW, Idaho: LCSW-44088 · expires September 2026
LCSW, Oregon: L14851 · expires October 2027
NPI: 1568921658 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 30
Languages: English

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About Karen

Karen Murphree is a licensed clinical social worker with thirty years of experience. She brings a whole-person, strength-based outlook to therapy and often combines practical tools with creative interventions. Karen’s style is accepting and nonjudgmental, and she aims to help people find ways that work for their life.

Karen offers straightforward conversation and simple exercises. She uses visual imagery, guided meditations, music, art, movement, and rituals alongside talk therapy. Sessions often include education and resource suggestions so people can try ideas between appointments.

Background and approach

Her background includes nursing and graduate-level study in natural and alternative healing. That experience informs a focus on the food-mood connection, sleep, and lifestyle factors alongside mental health work. She blends those perspectives with established psychotherapies to address thoughts, emotions, and behavior.

Therapeutic approaches Karen draws on include attachment-based work, cognitive-behavioral techniques, dialectical behavior skills, and EMDR-informed methods. She frames these within a strength-based approach to help people identify limiting beliefs and try new ways of coping. Karen is LGBTQIA2S+ friendly and affirming of diverse identities and relationship styles.

She aims to support people who have felt marginalized or who are rethinking spirituality. Her approach is collaborative and tailored to each person's needs. People who come to Karen often want practical steps, creative outlets, and time to explore deeper feelings.

She encourages openness, curiosity, and steady progress while honoring each person’s values and pace.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Karen lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Grief
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Anger management
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Control issues
Divorce and separation
Family of origin issues
Forgiveness
Gender dysphoria
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Isolation / loneliness
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Sexuality
Social anxiety and phobia
Visually impaired
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Approaches Karen names

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Online support

How Karen’s approaches translate to online therapy

Karen uses attachment-based work to look at how patterns in relationships affect feelings and behavior; this can help with intimacy, trust, and communication concerns. She also uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes that reduce anxiety and depression. EMDR-informed methods are used as one option for processing trauma and painful memories, adapting exercises so they translate to a virtual session.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what does or does not help. Together they decide which blend of techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions let people use visual cues and guided exercises. Phone sessions can be a quicker check-in and work well when bandwidth is limited. Chat and messaging are useful for short updates, tracking skills, or when someone prefers typed communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to try different ways of connecting until the best fit is found.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Karen help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and other life changes.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is accepting and collaborative, mixing practical skills with creative tools such as imagery, music, and guided meditation alongside talk therapy.

How much experience does she have?

She brings thirty years of clinical experience and a background that includes nursing and graduate-level coursework in natural and alternative healing.

Where is Karen licensed and based?

She holds LCSW credentials in Oregon and Missouri and practices from Montana as listed in her profile.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist scheduling; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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