Karen Murphree , LCSW

Karen Murphree is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 30 years of clinical experience who takes a strengths-based, whole-person approach to therapy. She works with adults who feel out of step with social expectations, find themselves struggling to name their experiences, or get dysregulated around certain relationships. Rather than focusing solely on pathology, her style blends traditional psychotherapy with creative and lifestyle-informed techniques to support healing of mind, body, and spirit.

Karen's training includes early work as an LPN and graduate-level coursework in natural and alternative healing as well as health coaching, which inform her interest in the food-mood-lifestyle connection. In sessions she integrates imagery, music, art, guided meditations, movement, rituals, aromatherapy, attention to sleep and nutrition, and spiritual exploration alongside evidence-informed practices such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), polyvagal theory, attachment theory, compassionate inquiry, and motivational interviewing. She also incorporates hybrid somatic and trauma-processing methods including elements of IFS, Brainspotting, EMDR, and FLASH when appropriate within a strength-based frame.

Karen is identity-affirming and welcoming to LGBTQIA2S+ people and those with expansive relationship and sexual identities, and she identifies personally as neurodivergent, genderfluid, and pansexual. She describes herself as a spiritual animist and a Reiki master who values nature, animals, plants, music, and cooking. While she is passionate about helping people discover their own paths toward healing, she is not currently accepting new clients. Prospective clients should continue to seek a good match if this profile does not fit their needs.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Karen Murphree draws from several complementary approaches to support emotional healing. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape patterns of connection and regulation; it helps people who struggle with trust, closeness, abandonment fears, or relational triggers by exploring relational histories and building safer ways of relating. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience, offering empathetic listening and collaborative exploration so clients can discover their own goals and solutions; this approach is especially helpful for those seeking validation, self-understanding, and growth at their own pace. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress management.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Karen works collaboratively with each person to tailor methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts techniques over time and invites clients into decisions about what feels most helpful.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to access consistent care from licensed professionals without geographic barriers. These formats provide flexibility for scheduling, allow people to engage from familiar environments, and support continuity of care even when life is busy or circumstances change.